Charles Bitsch’s Filmography and Publications Sally Shafto March 2008 Special Dossiers, The New Wave Remembered: Focus on Charles Bitsch Partial Filmography of Bitsch’s own films 1953 episode of Les Trois rendez-vous 1963 “Cher baiser”, sketch film in Les Baisers 1964 “Lucky la chance”, sketch film in La Chance et l’amour 1969 Le Dernier h...
Interview with Orson Welles André Bazin and Charles Bitsch March 2008 Special Dossiers, The New Wave Remembered: Focus on Charles Bitsch In the first decade of the Cahiers era, Bitsch conducted many interviews with Hollywood directors. He has expressed great fondness for this particular one – because of Welles and in memory of his co-interviewer, the legendary André Bazin.
The House or the Chaos Luc Moullet March 2008 Special Dossiers, The New Wave Remembered: Focus on Charles Bitsch An elegant essay in praise of Bitsch’s films, written by fellow Cahiers du Cinéma critic and French New Wave director Luc Moullet.
Introduction to Dossier Sally Shafto March 2008 Special Dossiers, The New Wave Remembered: Focus on Charles Bitsch When exactly is the 50th anniversary of the French Nouvelle Vague? Sally Shafto provides a brief rationale.
Interview with Charles Bitsch Sally Shafto March 2008 Special Dossiers, The New Wave Remembered: Focus on Charles Bitsch Wide-ranging interview in which Bitsch discusses his youthful cinéphilia, his association with Cahiers du Cinéma, and his work with Jacques Rivette, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, et al. So evocative, one can almost relive history in the making through his words.
