1932- . French film director. After a period
as assistant to Robert Bresson, he directed
Les Amants/The Lovers 1958, audacious for its
time in its explicitness. His subsequent
films, made in France and the USA, include
Zazie dans le metro 1961, Viva Maria 1965,
Pretty Baby 1978, Atlantic City 1980, and Au
Revoir les enfants 1988.