Claude Miller (born February 20, 1942 in Paris) is a French film director, producer and screenwriter.

A student at Paris' IDHEC film school from 1962 through 1963, Miller had his first practical cinematic experience while he was in uniform, serving with Le Service Cinema de L'Armee. From 1965 until 1974, Miller worked in assistant and supervisory capacities for many of France's major New Wave directors, including Robert Bresson and Jean-Luc Godard. His principal mentor was François Truffaut, under whose tutelage Miller directed a trio of shorts and his first theatrical feature, 1976's La Meilleure façon de marcher (The Best Way to Walk), a coming-of-age drama which bore traces of Truffaut's Les Mistons (1957) and The 400 Blows (1959). Miller received César nominations for best director and writing for this film. Subsequent Miller-directed films can also be perceived as homages to Truffaut, many even using the same production personnel. The following year he made Dites-lui que je l'aime, for which he received a second César nomination for best director. He won a César Award for Best Writing in 1981 for Garde à vue, and the Louis Delluc Prize in 1985 for L'Effrontée. In 1983 he directed Mortelle randonnée. When Truffaut died in 1984 during the preparation of another confused adolescent feature, Le Petite Voleuse (The Little Thief), Miller took over the project, completing the film in 1988. On French television, Miller directed dozens of commercials and the six-part miniseries Traits de Memoire (1976). After a four-year absence, Claude Miller returned to active filmmaking with The Accompanist (1992), The Smile (1994) and La Classe de Neige, for which he won the Cannes Jury Prize in 1998. In 2001 he directed Betty Fisher et autres histoires, and in 2003 La Petite Lili. Robert Bresson (September 25, 1901–December 18, 1999) was a French film director well known for his mastery of minimalist film-making. ... Jean-Luc Godard (French IPA: ) (born 3 December 1930) is a French filmmaker and one of the most influential members of the Nouvelle Vague, or French New Wave. Born to Franco-Swiss parents in Paris, he was educated in Nyon, Switzerland, later studying at the Lycée Rohmer, and the... François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. ... La Meilleure façon de marcher (English title: The Best Way to Walk) is a 1976 French film directed by Claude Miller, his directoral debut. ... Les mistons (The Mischief Makers) is a short film directed by François Truffaut in 1957 in black-and-white. ... This article is about the French film. ... The César Award winners for Best Writing are: 1976: Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Aurenche: Que la fête commence 1977: Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Aurenche: Le juge et lassassin 1978: David Mercer: Providence 1979: Michel Deville, Gilles Perrault: Le dossier 51 1980: Bertrand Blier: Buffet froid 1981: François Truffaut... Garde à vue is a 1981 French film directed by Claude Miller and starring Romy Schneider, Michel Serrault, Lino Ventura and Guy Marchand. ... The Little Thief (French: La Petite Voleuse) is a 1988 French comedy drama directed by Claude Miller. ... The Jury Prize (French: Prix du Jury) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. ...

External links

• Claude Miller at the Internet Movie Database