Paul Michel Audiard (15 May 1920 – 27 July 1985) was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of French film director Jacques Audiard. Source: Article "Michel Audiard" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.