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Also Known As Alain Pierre Marie Jean Georges Resnais
Born June 3, 1922 • Vannes • France
Died March 1, 2014 (aged 91) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Hiroshima mon amour” • “Last Year at Marienbad” • “Night and Fog”
Movement / Style New Wave

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Ellen Burstyn, John Gielgud, Dirk Bogarde, and David Warner seated with others around an outdoor dining table in a garden scene from the film Providence (1977).
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Georges Franju
French director
French director Francois Truffaut stands at right speaking with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Deneuve during filming of La Sirene du Mississippi on a city street.
François Truffaut
French director
French director Louis Malle, wearing a coat and flat cap, gestures while speaking with Juliette Binoche, who is dressed in a dark coat, on a city street during the filming of Damage.
Louis Malle
French director
French director Claude Chabrol holds a viewfinder and looks upward while filming Bellamy, surrounded by crew members outdoors.
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David Maysles
American documentary filmmaker
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Mani Kaul
Indian filmmaker
Martin Scorsese smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette at the Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background.
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker
Fred Zinnemann stands between Marlon Brando, left, in a suit, and Montgomery Clift, right, in a tank top, on the set of From Here to Eternity, with lockers in the background.
Fred Zinnemann
American director
Barbara Kopple
Barbara Kopple
American director
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Werner Herzog stands beside a large film camera with headphones around his neck on the set of The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans, with Nicolas Cage seated in the background.
Werner Herzog
German director
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
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Sofia Coppola smiling at the camera with shoulder-length wavy hair, wearing a sparkly top at the premiere of The Bling Ring in Los Angeles.
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Leonard Nimoy
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Krzysztof Kieślowski
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Mira Nair
Mira Nair
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Moore, Michael
Michael Moore
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Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
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Carol Reed
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Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl
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