Wrote the lyrics of "On se voit se voir", sung by Marie France in "Barocco",
and of "Prends moi", sung by the same artist in "Les Innocents". Both
songs were composed by Philippe Sarde.
He was film critic in "Les Cahiers du Cinéma" between 1964 and
1968.
Graduated from L'IDHEC (La Fémis).
Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999.
He directed in 1971 his second short "The Banquet".
He was assistant on the French TV Show "Discorama".
He directed his first short movie "Les Oiseaux anglais" in 1965.
He was stage director in 1969 for "Chantage au théâtre", written by D.
Mariani and played by Bulle Ogier.
At nineteen, he moved to Paris to pursue filmmaking.
His first article for Cahiers du cinéma was about Truffaut's The Soft Skin, published in July 1964.
Was an assistant director to Jacques Rivette (his editor at Cahiers du Cinema) on L'amour fou (1969).
Has an uncredited walk-on appearance in Jean Eustache's film La Maman et la putain (1972).
Roland Barthes was his mentor.
Fear of flying prevents him from attending most film openings or festivals more than a train ride from his Paris apartment overlooking the Luxembourg Garden.