
Claude Chabrol, the Maverick
Documentary · History
Overview
An account of the life and work of French filmmaker Claude Chabrol (1930-2010), a sybarite Buddha, a furtive anarchist, an insolent lover of life.
Top Cast


Cécile Maistre-Chabrol
Cécile Maistre-Chabrol
Self - Narrator (voice)
Cécile Maistre-Chabrol
Self - Narrator (voice)


Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
Self - Actress
Isabelle Huppert
Self - Actress


Monique Pinçon-Charlot
Monique Pinçon-Charlot
Self - Sociologist
Monique Pinçon-Charlot
Self - Sociologist


François Cluzet
François Cluzet
Self - Actor
François Cluzet
Self - Actor


Jacques Santamaria
Jacques Santamaria
Self - Screenwriter
Jacques Santamaria
Self - Screenwriter


Benoît Delépine
Benoît Delépine
Self - Filmmaker
Benoît Delépine
Self - Filmmaker


François Guérif
François Guérif
Self - Film Critic
François Guérif
Self - Film Critic


Jean-François Rauger
Jean-François Rauger
Self - Film Critic
Jean-François Rauger
Self - Film Critic


Marin Karmitz
Marin Karmitz
Self - Film Producer
Marin Karmitz
Self - Film Producer


Pascal Mérigeau
Pascal Mérigeau
Self - Film Critic
Pascal Mérigeau
Self - Film Critic
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