What nationality were the film directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Maurice Pialat?
Maurice Pialat Maurice Pialat (] ; 31 August 1925 – 11 January 2003) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor noted for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films. His work is often described as being "realist", though many film critics acknowledge that it does not fit the traditional definition of realism.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (director) Jean-Jacques Rousseau (16 December 1946 – 5 November 2014) was a Belgian absurdist film director. He defended "popular" cinema, filming with very small budgets (€2000 to 2500 per film), and using unknown or non-professional actors. He called himself "the director of the absurd".