Personal Info
Known ForDirecting
Born1931-04-13
BirthplaceBoulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Michel Deville
Directing
Biography
Deville started his filmmaking career in the late 1950s, paralleling the emergence of the French New Wave directors. He never achieved the level of critical and international recognition of some of his contemporaries such as François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and Claude Chabrol, possibly because of his more conventional filmmaking style. Nevertheless, his films, especially his comedies from the 1970s and 1980s, were popular in his native France.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Michel Deville
Filmography
Acting (3)
Production & Directing (61)
2005
The Art of Breaking UpDirector
5.2
2002
Almost PeacefulDirector
5.7
1999
Sachs' DiseaseDirector
6.5
1999
Sachs' DiseaseWriter
6.5
1999
Sachs' DiseaseCasting
6.5
1997
The Gods Must Be DaringDirector
4.5
1997
The Gods Must Be DaringWriter
4.5
1994
Life's Little TreasuresDirector
5.2
1992
SweetheartDirector
6.2
1991
Lest We ForgetDirector
7.0
1990
Summer Night in TownDirector
5.6
1988
La LectriceDirector
6.5
1988
La LectriceWriter
6.5
1986
The NonentityDirector
6.0
1986
The NonentityScreenplay
6.0
1985
Death in a French GardenDirector
6.0
1985
Death in a French GardenWriter
6.0
1984
Les CapricieuxDirector
8.3
1983
The Little BunchDirector
6.6
1981
Deep WaterDirector
6.1
1981
Deep WaterScreenplay
6.1
1980
A Sweet JourneyDirector
6.5
1980
A Sweet JourneyWriter
6.5
1978
Dossier 51Director
6.5
1978
Dossier 51Writer
6.5
1977
The Apprentice HeelWriter
6.2
1977
The Apprentice HeelDirector
6.2
1974
Love at the TopDirector
6.1
1973
The Woman in BlueDirector
5.4
1973
The Woman in BlueWriter
5.4
1971
Raphael or the Debauched OneDirector
6.1
1970
The Bear and the DollDirector
6.2
1970
The Bear and the DollWriter
6.2
1969
Bye Bye BarbaraAdaptation
5.0
1969
Bye Bye BarbaraDirector
5.0
1968
6.0
1968
The Diary of an Innocent BoyDirector
6.0
1967
Tender SharksDirector
9.0
1966
Soldier MartinAdaptation
6.3
1966
Soldier MartinDirector
6.3
1966
The Mona Lisa Has Been StolenDirector
5.2
1966
The Mona Lisa Has Been StolenScreenplay
5.2
1964
Lucky JoDirector
6.7
1964
Lucky JoScreenplay
6.7
1964
The Little MissesDirector
1964
The Little MissesWriter
1963
Girl's ApartmentDirector
5.6
1963
Girl's ApartmentWriter
5.6
1963
Because, Because of a WomanDirector
5.1
1963
5.1
1963
Because, Because of a WomanProducer
5.1
1962
Adorable LiarDirector
5.8
1962
Adorable LiarWriter
5.8
1961
Tonight or NeverDirector
5.5
1961
Tonight or NeverWriter
5.5
1958
A Bullet in the Gun BarrelDirector
5.4
1958
A Bullet in the Gun BarrelScreenplay
5.4
1955
RazziaSecond Assistant Director
6.7
1954
The Secrets of the BedAssistant Director
3.8