biography
pronunciation:
[swaim]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1943– )
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| biography:
| French film-maker, originally from the USA. He came to Paris to study anthropology, then made a number of short films and advertisements. La Nuit de Saint-Germain-des-Près (1977) became a television series. His most successful film to date is La Balance (1982), a story of police and informers, which won a César for best film. |
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