(1932-) French film director. After a period as assistant to director Robert Bresson, he directed Les Amants/The Lovers 1958, audacious for its time in its explicitness. His subsequent films, made in France and the US, include Zazie dans le métro 1961, Viva Maria 1965, Pretty Baby 1978, Atlantic City 1980, Au Revoir les Enfants 1988, Milou en mai 1989, and Damage 1993.