In 1987, Maurice Pialat won the Palme d’or. After accepting his award, he turned to the audience and said (translated from French): “Today you give me the occasion to speak, and I shall be very brief. Here is my response. I should not fail to uphold my reputation. I am particularly pleased by the protests and whistles directed at me this evening, and if you do not like me, I can say that I do not like you either.”  He then raised his right arm and jabbed his fist in the air in a gesture of victory. — Maurice Pialat has had more influence on the current wave of french filmmakers than Goddard, Truffaut or Chabrol. And yet, he’s rarely talked about in film school. Why? A NOS AMOUR and LOULOU are two of the most important films that I know I have ever seen…

In 1987, Maurice Pialat won the Palme d’or. After accepting his award, he turned to the audience and said (translated from French): “Today you give me the occasion to speak, and I shall be very brief. Here is my response. I should not fail to uphold my reputation. I am particularly pleased by the protests and whistles directed at me this evening, and if you do not like me, I can say that I do not like you either.” 

He then raised his right arm and jabbed his fist in the air in a gesture of victory.

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Maurice Pialat has had more influence on the current wave of french filmmakers than Goddard, Truffaut or Chabrol. And yet, he’s rarely talked about in film school. Why? A NOS AMOUR and LOULOU are two of the most important films that I know I have ever seen…