Maurice Pialat

Directing - Born Aug 31, 1925 in Cunlhat, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France - Died Jan 11, 2003

Maurice Pialat  (21 August 1925 – 11 January 2003) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor noted for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films. His work is often described as being "realist", though many film critics acknowledge that it does not fit the traditional definition of realism.