Born in 1941 in Tehran.
1958-1963: Work on Cahiers du Cinéma and L’Air de Paris.
Interne of Jean-Luc Godard on LES CARABINIERS
Directed two short-movies in 16 mm Black and white
1962 he created the company Les Films du Losange in Paris.
Producer of the two first « Contes moraux » of Eric Rohmer.
Named for Best Director in Oscar and Golden Globe for LE MYSTERE VON BÜLOW
1969 MORE
1972 LA VALLEE
1974 GENERAL IDI AMIN DADA
1975 MAITRESSE
1977 KOKO, LE GORILLE QUI PARLE
1982 CHARLES BUKOWSKI
1987 BARFLY
1990 LE MYSTERE VON BULOW
1992 JF. PARTAGERAIT APPARTEMENT
1994 KISS OF DEATH
1995 BEFORE AND AFTER
1997 DESPERATE MESURES
2000 LA VIERGE DES TUEURS
2002 CALCULS MEURTRIER
2007 L’AVOCAT DE LA TERREUR
2008 INJU
2009 MAD MEN série TV S.3 E.4
2015 AMNESIA
