Claude Lelouch to announce shock retirement?

  • By Smith Alexander
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Lelouch created a stir on Sunday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

Sad news for Lelouch fans. Speculation had been rife that the French director best known for Itinerary of a Spoiled Child or A Man and a Woman, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 88, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 12/01/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a director isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a director just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouClaude

For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouClaude was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“Claude Lelouch was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouClaude”
— @universalObserver, 11 Jan 2026
“Didn't Claude Lelouch retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 11 Jan 2026

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