Born in 1937, Paris, France. Joins the Cahiers du Cinema at 18 with Truffaut, Rivette, Godard, Chabrol and Rohmer. He directs his first films in 1960. From 1966, he becomes an actor and a producer. From this day, he signed 39 films of all formats, short and feature films, all categories. He appears as the only French new wave comical film-maker, he needs only to cast a glance on humanity and society around him to disclose its failings.