FILM DIRECTOR
Maurice Pialat
1925 - 2003
Maurice Pialat
Maurice Pialat (French: [pjala]; 31 August 1925 – 11 January 2003) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor known for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films. His work is often described as "realist", though many film critics acknowledge it does not fit the traditional definition of realism. Pialat's films are said to have dispensed with mannerisms, and his everyday stories tell the bittersweet nature of the French petty bourgeoisie. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maurice Pialat has received more than 210,293 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Maurice Pialat is the 430th most popular film director (down from 398th in 2019), the 2,441st most popular biography from France (down from 2,223rd in 2019) and the 60th most popular French Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
55.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
3.58
Effective Languages (L*)
3.59
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Maurice Pialat ranks 430 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Anderson, Taylor Hackford, Jean Eustache, Chuck Lorre, Ladislao Vajda, and Oskar Fischinger. After him are David Yates, Takashi Miike, Walter Lantz, Bo Widerberg, Delmer Daves, and Yuri Norstein.
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HPI: 55.64
Rank: 424
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1944 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 425
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1938 - 1981
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 426
Chuck Lorre
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 427
Ladislao Vajda
1906 - 1965
HPI: 55.61
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Oskar Fischinger
1900 - 1967
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 429
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1925 - 2003
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 430
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1963 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 431
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1960 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 432
Walter Lantz
1899 - 1994
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 433
Bo Widerberg
1930 - 1997
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 434
Delmer Daves
1904 - 1977
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 435
Yuri Norstein
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 436
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Maurice Pialat ranks 136. Before him are Toshio Iwatani, Shigeko Higashikuni, Louison Bobet, John Guillermin, Henning Larsen, and Flannery O'Connor. After him are Pavel Belyayev, Aldo Ciccolini, Art Pepper, René Moawad, Jean d'Ormesson, and Roger Hanin. Among people deceased in 2003, Maurice Pialat ranks 93. Before him are Mohamed Choukri, Canaan Banana, Rik Van Steenbergen, Kalpana Chawla, Prince Carl Bernadotte, and Gertrude Ederle. After him are Massimo Girotti, John Ritter, Johanna Budwig, Robert Brown, William Steig, and Jacques Deray.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsToshio Iwatani
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1970
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 130
Shigeko Higashikuni
COMPANION
1925 - 1961
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 131
Louison Bobet
CYCLIST
1925 - 1983
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 132
John Guillermin
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 133
Henning Larsen
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2013
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 134
Flannery O'Connor
WRITER
1925 - 1964
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 135
Maurice Pialat
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2003
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 136
Pavel Belyayev
ASTRONAUT
1925 - 1970
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 137
Aldo Ciccolini
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 138
Art Pepper
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1982
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 139
René Moawad
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1989
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 140
Jean d'Ormesson
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 141
Roger Hanin
ACTOR
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 142
Others Deceased in 2003
Go to all RankingsMohamed Choukri
WRITER
1935 - 2003
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 87
Canaan Banana
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2003
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 88
Rik Van Steenbergen
CYCLIST
1924 - 2003
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 89
Kalpana Chawla
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 90
Prince Carl Bernadotte
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2003
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 91
Gertrude Ederle
SWIMMER
1905 - 2003
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 92
Maurice Pialat
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2003
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 93
Massimo Girotti
ACTOR
1918 - 2003
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 94
John Ritter
COMEDIAN
1948 - 2003
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 95
Johanna Budwig
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 96
Robert Brown
ACTOR
1921 - 2003
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 97
William Steig
WRITER
1907 - 2003
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 98
Jacques Deray
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2003
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 99
In France
Among people born in France, Maurice Pialat ranks 2,441 out of 6,770. Before him are René Mayer (1895), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (1989), Margaret of Bourbon (1438), Pierre Renoir (1885), Chilperic II of Burgundy (450), and Judoc (600). After him are Maximilien Luce (1858), Roger Peyrefitte (1907), Geneviève Page (1927), Jo Schlesser (1928), Bérenger Saunière (1852), and Pierre Joseph Pelletier (1788).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsRené Mayer
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1972
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 2,435
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 2,436
Margaret of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1483
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 2,437
Pierre Renoir
ACTOR
1885 - 1952
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 2,438
Chilperic II of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
450 - 491
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 2,439
Judoc
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 668
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2,440
Maurice Pialat
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2003
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2,441
Maximilien Luce
PAINTER
1858 - 1941
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2,442
Roger Peyrefitte
WRITER
1907 - 2000
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 2,443
Geneviève Page
ACTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 2,444
Jo Schlesser
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1968
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 2,445
Bérenger Saunière
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1917
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 2,446
Pierre Joseph Pelletier
CHEMIST
1788 - 1842
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 2,447
Among FILM DIRECTORS In France
Among film directors born in France, Maurice Pialat ranks 60. Before him are Jean-Jacques Beineix (1946), Michel Gondry (1963), Aleksandar Petrović (1929), Claude Zidi (1934), Édouard Molinaro (1928), and Jean Eustache (1938). After him are Ariane Mnouchkine (1939), Jacques Tourneur (1904), Louis Feuillade (1873), Bertrand Blier (1939), René Laloux (1929), and Philippe Garrel (1948).
Jean-Jacques Beineix
1946 - 2022
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 54
Michel Gondry
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 55
Aleksandar Petrović
1929 - 1994
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 56
Claude Zidi
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 57
Édouard Molinaro
1928 - 2013
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 58
Jean Eustache
1938 - 1981
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 59
Maurice Pialat
1925 - 2003
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 60
Ariane Mnouchkine
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 61
Jacques Tourneur
1904 - 1977
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 62
Louis Feuillade
1873 - 1925
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 63
Bertrand Blier
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 64
René Laloux
1929 - 2004
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 65
Philippe Garrel
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 66