Deville started his filmmaking career in the late 1950s, paralleling the emergence of the French New Wave directors. He never achieved the level of critical and international recognition of some of his contemporaries such as François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and Claude Chabrol, possibly because of his more conventional filmmaking style. Nevertheless, his films, especially his comedies from the 1970s and 1980s, were popular in his native France.
Michel Deville has 63 screen credits in a career dating back to 1954. Signature works include La Lectrice, Deep Water, Love at the Top. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
