Miller, Claude

(February 20, 1942, Paris, France - )

   Having trained at the IDHEC (1961-1963), he worked as an assistant director (1965 Trois Chambres à Man­hattan, Marcel Carné; Nick Carter et le Trèfle rouge / Nick Carter e il trifoglio rosso, Jean-Paul Savignac, France / Italy; 1966 Au Hasard Balthazar / Min van Balthazar / USA: Balthazar, Robert Bresson, France / Sweden; Martin Soldat / UK: Kiss Me General, Michel Deville; 1967 Le Dimanche de la Vie / USA: The Sunday of Life, Jean Herman, France / West Germany; Les Demoi­selles de Rochefort / USA: The Young Girls of Rochefort, Jacques Demy; Le plus vieux Métier du Monde / L'amore attraverso I secoli / Das alteste Gewerbe der Welt / UK: The Oldest Profession in the World / USA: The Oldest Profession, segment "Anticipation ou L'Amour en l'An 2000", Jean-Luc Godard, France / Italy / West Germany; Week-End / Week-End, un uomo e una donna dal sabato alla domenica / UK: Week-End / Weekend, Jean-Luc Godard, France / Italy; 1969 La Bande à Bonnot / La banda Bonnot, Philippe Fourastié), location manager (1967 La Chinoise, Jean-Luc Godard; 1968 L'Ecume des Jours, Charles Belmont; 1969 Pierre et Paul, René Allio; 1971 Fantasia chez les Ploucs / Il rompiballe . . . rompe ancora, Gérard Pires, France / Italy; 1973 Elle court, elle court la Banlieue / La pendolare, France / Italy), production manager (1967 Deux ou Trois Choses que je sais d'elle / UK and USA: Two or Three Things I Know About Her, also actor, Jean-Luc Godard; 1968 Baisers volés / USA: Stolen Kisses, François Truffaut; 1969 La Sirène du Mississipi / La mia droga si chiama Julie / USA: Mississipi Mermaid, François Truffaut, France / Italy; 1970 L'Enfant sauvage / UK: The Wild Boy / USA: Wild Child, also actor, François Truffaut; Domicile conjugal / Non drammatizziamo . . . è solo questione di corna! / UK: Bed and Board / Canada and USA: Bed & Board, also co-dialogist, François Truffaut, France / Italy; 1971 Les Deux Anglaises et le Continent / Les Deux Anglaises / UK: Anne and Muriel / Canada and USA: Two English Girls, François Truffaut; 1972 Une Belle Fille comme moi / UK: A Gorgeous Bird Like Me / USA: Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me, François Truffaut; 1973 La Nuit américaine / Effetto notte / USA: Day for Night, François Truffaut, France / Italy; 1974 Les Gaspards / De rare snuiters / UK: The Holes / USA: The Down-in-the-Hole-Gang, Pierre Tcher-nia, France / Belgium; La Grande Blonde avec une petite Chatte, Christian Gion, Billy Freakmaker = José Varéla; 1975 L'Histoire d'Adèle H / USA: The Story of Adele H, François Truffaut), actor (1976 L'Ordinateur des Pompes funèbres / Caccia al montone / USA: The Probability Factor, Gérard Pires, France / Italy; 1978 La Tortue sur le Dos / USA: Like a Turtle on Its Back, Luc Béraud; 1979 Félicité, Christine Pascal; 1988 Notes pour Debussy—Lettres à Jean-Luc Godard / Notes pour Debussy, as himself, Jean-Patrick Lebel; 1993 François Truffaut: Portraits volés / UK and USA: François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits, documentary, as himself, Michel Pascal, Serge Toubiana; 2005 La Vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre, as himself, Michel Muller; 2006 Un Ami parfait, Francis Girod), co-screenwriter, co-dialogist (1981 Plein Sud / Huida al sur / USA: Heat of Desire, Luc Béraud, France / Spain), and technical adviser (1993 Méchant Garçon, Charles Gassot). In 2007, journalist Claire Vassé published an interview book with him (Serrer sa Chance, Editions Stock).

 Filmography

1967 ◘ Juliette dans Paris (short)

1969 ◘ La Question ordinaire (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

1971 ◘ Camille ou La Comédie catastrophique (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

1976 ◘ La Meilleure Façon de marcher / UK: The Best Way / USA: The Best Way to Walk (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

1977 ◘ Dites-lui que je l'aime / USA: This Sweet Sickness (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

1981 ◘ Garde à Vue / UK: The Inquisitor / USA: Under Suspicion (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

1983 ◘ Mortelle Randonnée / UK: Deadly Run / USA: Deadly Circuit

1985 ◘ L'Effrontée / UK: Impudent Girl / USA: Charlotte and Lulu (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

1988 ◘ La Petite Voleuse / USA: The Little Thief

1992 ◘ L'Accompagnatrice / USA: The Accompanist (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Le Sourire (also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Les Enfants de Lumière / Lumiere y compania / Lumière and Company (segment "Claude Miller / Paris"; France / Spain / Denmark / Sweden)

1998 ◘ La Classe de Neige / UK festival: Class Trip (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

2001 ◘ La Chambre des Magiciennes (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist; originally shot for TV; shot in 1999)

        ◘ Betty Fisher et autres Histoires / USA: Alias Betty (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist; France / Canada)

2003 ◘ La Petite Lili / UK and USA: Little Lili (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Canada)

2007 ◘ Un Secret (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)