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French film director, 1933-1996
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Male
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Birth:
1 November 1933(Miramont-de-Guyenne, France)
Death:
3 May 1996(Chapel Hill, Australia)
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Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
The details
Biography
Introduction
Guy Casaril (1933-1996) was a French film director, screenwriter and non-fiction writer. His first film, L'Astragale, was a cinematic adaptation of an eponymous novel by Albertine Sarrazin. His biopic about Edith Piaf was lauded by The Catholic Advance out of Wichita, Kansas for "evoking the mood's period and background".