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Louis Malle

1932 – 1995 · aged 63

French film director, screenwriter, and producer (1932-1995)

Born
30 Oct 1932 · Thumeries
Died
23 Nov 1995 · Beverly Hills

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 72 years
  1. 30 Oct 1932BornBorn in Thumeries
  2. 1956AwardPalme d'Or
  3. 1956AwardPrix du meilleur film français du Syndicat français de la critique de cinéma
  4. 1957AwardLouis Delluc Prize
  5. 1975AwardBAFTA Award for Best Film
  6. 1975AwardUnited Nations Awards
  7. 1980AwardGolden Lion
  8. 1981AwardNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director
  9. 1982AwardBAFTA Award for Best Direction
  10. 1987AwardGolden Lion
  11. 1987AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film
  12. 1987AwardLouis Delluc Prize
  13. 1988AwardCésar Award for Best Director
  14. 1993RolePresident of the Jury at the Cannes Festival
  15. 23 Nov 1995DiedDied in Beverly Hills

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1932 – 1995).

  1. 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
  2. 19341934 FIFA World Cup
  3. 19361936 Summer Olympics
  4. 1937 – 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
  5. 19381938 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1938Munich Agreement
  7. 1939 – 1940Winter War
  8. 1939 – 1945World War II
  9. 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
  10. 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
  11. 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
  12. 1941Operation Barbarossa
  13. 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
  14. 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  15. 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
  16. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  17. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  18. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  19. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  20. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  21. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  22. 1956Suez Crisis
  23. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  24. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  25. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  26. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  27. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  28. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  29. 1968Prague Spring
  30. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  31. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  32. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  33. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  34. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  35. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  36. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  37. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  38. 1985Schengen Agreement
  39. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  40. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall

Biography

Louis Marie Malle (French: [lwi maʁi mal]; 30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French filmmaker who worked in France and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "difficult to pin down", his works often depict provocative or controversial subject matter.

Malle's most famous works include the crime thriller Elevator to the Gallows (1958), the romantic drama The Lovers (1958), the World War II drama Lacombe, Lucien (1974), the period drama Pretty Baby (1978), the romantic crime film Atlantic City (1980), the dramedy My Dinner with Andre (1981), and the autobiographical Au revoir les enfants (1987). He also co-directed the landmark underwater documentary The Silent World with Jacques Cousteau, which won the 1956 Palme d'Or and the 1957 Academy Award for Best Documentary.

Critic Pauline Kael once wrote that the common quality of Malle's films was the "restless intelligence one senses in them".

Malle is one of only four directors to have won the Golden Lion twice. His other accolades include three César Awards, two BAFTAs, and three Oscar nominations. He was made a Fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1991.

Text from the Wikipedia article Louis Malle, CC BY-SA 4.0

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