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Born August 5, 1901 in Luzarsh, Val-d'Oise, France. His father, Edouard Otan, was an architect and was friends with the sculptor Rodin, and his mother, Louise Lara, played on the stage of the prestigious Comedie Francaise theater. Claude himself studied at the school of decorative arts.
He made his film debut in 1919 as a costume designer and decorator, later as an assistant director, director. Under the influence of "Avant-garde" (a direction in French cinema) he made several experimental films. In 1930 he directed one of the first large-format films "Laying the Fire" (based on Jack London). He made his debut in sound films with the comedy Onion (1933). During the Second World War (1939-1945) he made films-adaptations: "The Marriage of Chiffon" (1941), "Love Letters" (1942) and "Tender" (1943), distinguished by the poetic subtlety of conveying the psychological experiences of the heroes, the drama of events related to by the beginning of the century. In the post-war works of the director, a social orientation, anti-war protest is more and more clearly felt: "The Devil in the Flesh" (1947), "Through Paris" (1956), "Thou shalt not kill" (1963), "Potato" (1969), etc. Among his best films - the adaptation of Stendhal's novel "Red and Black" (1954).
Was a member of the European Parliament on the list of the National Front.
He died on February 5, 2000 in Antibes, France.

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