Claude Henri Jean Chabrol ( ; 24 June 1930 -- 12 September 2010 ) was a French film director , a member of the French New Wave ( `` nouvelle vague '' ) group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s .
Claude Henri Jean Chabrol ( ] ; 24 June 1930 -- 12 September 2010 ) was a French movie director . He was a member of the French New Wave ( `` nouvelle vague '' ) group of filmmakers .