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70m
JIFF25: Claude Lelouch, la vie en mieux
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Synopsis
Australian premiere
French filmmaker Claude Lelouch is perhaps best known for his 1966 Palme d’Or winning film A Man and a Woman, which also won two Academy Awards (Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay). He’s made over 50 features, dozens of shorts, and is still making films to this day.
Growing up in an Algerian Jewish family, Lelouch has a formative memory of his mother evading German police in Paris by hiding with four-year-old Claude in a crowded cinema. He credits this as the moment he fell in love with cinema – the art form that saved his life.
One for the Francophiles and cinephiles, this documentary allows Lelouch to tell his own life story, discussing his philosophies on art and filmmaking, his triumphs and regrets. It features appearances from a bevy of stars who worked with Lelouch, including Anouk Aimée, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Deneuve, Fred Astaire, Candice Bergen and many more.
French with English subtitles
Opening Date
Thursday, Dec 11, 2025
Rating
EX15+
Length
70m
Reviews
The most passionate filmmaker of all.
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