Louis Malle, the descendant of a French nobleman who made a fortune in beet sugar during the Napoleonic Wars, created films that explored life and its meaning. Malle's family discouraged his early interest in film but, in 1950, allowed him to enter the Institute of Advanced Cinematographic Studies in Paris. His résumé showed that he had worked as an assistant to film maker 'Robert Bresson , and he succumbed to lymphoma in 1995.
Malle avoided repeating himself - tried to explore something different in every film he made. And he liked to take his time making films, which is why he avoided working with Hollywood.
Planned to direct a political satire "Moon Over Miami," starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. The film was canceled due to Belushis death in 1982.
Ancient student at LIDHEC (La FEMIS)
Was voted the 40th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
Biography in John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985," pp. 639-646. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
Father of Chloe Malle (b. 1985).
Has son, Manuel Cuotemoc Malle (born 1971), with former girlfriend Gila von Weitershausen.
President of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993
Daughter, Justine Malle , with Alexandra Stewart.
Before turning to film studies, he chose political science at the Sorbonne in Paris.
Born as fifth of seven children to a wealthy industrialist family. His grandfather Henri Bghin had founded the sugar company "Bghin-Say".
Went to several Catholic boarding schools, which inspired him to make one of his greatest movies, Au revoir les enfants .
Son-in-law of Edgar Bergen and Frances Bergen.
Brother-in-law of Kris Bergen.
Directed 3 actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Burt Lancaster (Best Actor, Atlantic City, USA ), Susan Sarandon (Best Actress, Atlantic City, USA ), and Miranda Richardson (Best Supporting Actress, Damage ).
Ex-brother-in-law of Dorothy Lyman.
Older brother of Vincent Malle.
He originally planned to direct Pretty Baby , a film about photographer E.J. Bellocq, with the intention of casting Jane Fonda as the mother and Jodie Foster as the daughter. The former actress was unavailable due to a schedule conflict, while the latter actress turned down the role for a fear of being typecast as a nymphet.
It is only when memory is filtered through imagination that the films we,make will have real depth.
The longer I live, the less I trust ideas, the more I trust emotions.
I tend to think that I repeat myself, so I try to resist the temptation,to return to what I have already explored.
You see the world much better through a camera.
