Personal Info
Raoul Coutard
Camera
Biography
Raoul Coutard (16 September 1924 – 8 November 2016) was a French cinematographer. He is best known for his connection with the Nouvelle Vague period and particularly for his work with director Jean-Luc Godard. Coutard also shot films for New Wave director François Truffaut as well as Jacques Demy, a contemporary frequently associated with the movement.
He shot over 75 films during a career that lasted nearly half a century.
Coutard originally planned to study chemistry, but switched to photography because of the cost of tuition. In 1945, Coutard was sent to participate in the French Indochin…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
as Self
Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory
as Self
Il était une fois... « Jules et Jim »
as Self (chef opérateur)
Godard, Love and Poetry
as Self
The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin
as Self
The Outskirts of Alphaville
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
as Self
Jean Seberg: American Actress
as Self
Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède
as Self
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
as Self
