Peoples Archive presents the video life story of the French Cinematographer Raoul Coutard

The life story of the legendary French cinematographer, Raoul Coutard, is now freely available from Peoples Archive, the online video on-demand archive of the world?s greatest thinkers, creators and achievers of our time.

Speaking in French, and presented with or without English subtitles, Raoul Coutard talks for more than 8 hours about his life and work, the French New Wave and also gives us an insight on what it was like working with great filmmakers such as Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut as well as many others.

Tamsin Newmark, Director/Producer says:

"Raoul Coutard's life story is a welcome addition to our Film section and filming one of the most influential and emblematic French cinematographers was a wonderful opportunity. Not only does he give us the chance to better understand the world of cinematography but he also enables us to delve into the mind of a great achiever. Raoul Coutard's influence on Cinema and cinematography is undeniable and he remains one of the key figures of the New Wave. We are delighted to have the opportunity to share and preserve his incredible life story."

The material has been broken down into 179 stories, all titled and presented chronologically. They are accompanied by word accurate transcripts, in both French and English and additional resources including: complete filmographies, external links to relevant websites as well as internal links to other stories exploring similar themes within the Archive.

Raoul Coutard?s life story is available to view for free on the Peoples Archive website and will also be available to buy on DVD-ROM in the coming year. Downloads for iPods and other mobile devices will soon be offered on the site as well as through the Google Video Store.

Peoples Archive currently contains 32 life stories, totalling over 200 hours of video, divided into 4501 segments. The Archive is grouped into five sections: Science, Film, Literature, Masters and Medicine, with two new sections, Art and Activists, being introduced in the coming months. Future plans include filming with the filmmakers Sydney Pollack and James Ivory, the architect Sir Norman Foster and the writer John Le Carré.



For further information, please contact: Geraldine Belloir, Marketing Manager, Peoples Archive Ltd. Tel +44(0) 20 7631 9922

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