Passionate about image , Séchan earned a reputation as an excellent director of photography and is credited in several notable films such as '' L'Homme de Rio '' , '' Tendre Voyou '' , '' La Carapate '' and '' La Boum '' . He worked with great directors ( Jean Becker , Jean-Pierre Mocky , Philippe de Broca , Pierre Étaix ) , but most notably with Louis Malle and Jacques-Yves Cousteau on '' Le Monde du silence '' ( '' The Silent World '' ) . Attracted to directing , Séchan made two feature films in the 1960s , which were not successful . On the other hand , his short films earned him a harvest of prestigious prizes : '' Le Haricot '' , ( Palme d'Or du court métrage at Cannes in 1963 ) and '' Toine '' ( César du meilleur court métrage in 1981 ) . Most especially , he belongs to the small French circle to have won Oscars in Hollywood , in 1960 with '' Histoire d'un poisson rouge '' ( '' The Golden Fish '' ) , produced by Cousteau , in the category Academy Award for Live Action Short Film , and in 1975 with '' Les borgnes sont rois '' ( '' One-Eyed Men Are Kings '' ) , in collaboration with Michel Leroy , produced by Paul Claudon
César du meilleur court métrage in 1981
6th César Awards
Edmond Séchan