He lived as a child in Caluire in the vicinity of the house where Jean Moulin was arrested. This and other events are described in his movie "Lucie Aubrac" (Autoportrait p.104).
He worked with generations of leading French actors.
Elected President of the Cinémathèque Française in 2003.
French actor turned director
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1988
He gave up his acting career to concentrate on making short films, eventually moving to feature-length movies.