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    • Raoul Coutard

    French cinematographer (–)

    Raoul Coutard

    Born()16 September

    Paris, France

    Died8 November () (aged&#;92)

    Labenne, France

    Occupation(s)Cinematographer, film director
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    Raoul Coutard (16 September – 8 November )[1] was a French cinematographer. He is best known for his connection with the French New Wave (Nouvelle Vague) period and particularly for his work with director Jean-Luc Godard, which includes Breathless (), A Woman Is a Woman (), Vivre sa vie (), Bande à part (), Alphaville, Pierrot le Fou (both ), and Weekend (). Coutard also shot films for New Wave director François Truffaut—including Shoot the Piano Player () and Jules and Jim ()—as well as Jacques Demy, a contemporary frequently associated with the movement.

    Coutard shot over 75 films during a career that lasted nearly half a century.

    Biography

    Coutard originally planned to study chemistry, but switched to photog