MILLER, CLAUDE

(1942- )

Actor, director, producer, and screen-writer. Claude Miller studied at theInstitut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques(IDHEC) before becoming an assistant toMarcel Carné,Robert Bresson,Jacques Demy, andJean-Luc Godard, among others. He worked as production manager forFrançois Truffaut, who is often viewed as Miller's mentor. He was nominated for aCésarfor Best Director for his first three features,La Meilleure façon de marcher(1976),Dîtes-lui que je l'aime(1977), and the thrillerGarde à vue(1981). He won a César for Best Screenplay forGarde à vuein 1982, and it was later remade in Hollywood asUnder Suspicion(2000).

Miller also received nominations for Best Director for his fifth and sixth films,L'effrontée(1985) — which won thePrix Louis-Delluc— andLa petite voleuse(1988), which he completed for Truffaut after his death in 1984.La classe de neige(1998) won the Jury Prize at theCannes Film Festivalin 1998. Miller was nominated for a Golden Palm at Cannes and a César for Best Director forLa petite Lili(2003). He also directedMortelle randonée(1983),L'accompagnatrice(1992),Le sourire(1994), andBetty Fisher et autres histoires(2001).