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Claude Berri
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Claude Berri
Known For
Production
Birthday
1934-07-01,Paris, France
Gender
Male
Biography
Claude Berri (1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, producer, screenwriter, distributor and actor. Berri was a leading figure of the French film industry both a director and as a producer. Following a short film that won an Academy Award, Berri achieved success with his first feature film, The Two of Us (1967). He then had a varied career, producing and distributing both mainstream and avant-garde films. During the 1970s, Berri's films as a director were mostly comedies but he later found increased success with several high-profile literary adaptations. In 1986, his two-part film Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring won public and critical acclaim, becoming his best-known work. He next directed Uranus (1990) and most notably Germinal (1993). In 1997, he directed the historical biopic Lucie Aubrac. Directors whose films were produced by Berri include Roman Polanski, Jacques Demy, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Claude Sautet, Miloš Forman, Claude Zidi, Jacques Rivette, Patrice Chéreau, Alain Chabat, Abdellatif Kechiche and Dany Boon. Born Claude Beri Langmann in Paris, Berri was the son of Jewish immigrant parents. His mother, Beila (née Bercu), was from Romania, and his father, Hirsch Langmann, was a furrier from Poland. In 1943, during the Nazi occupation of France, Berri's parents entrusted him for his safety to a family in the countryside. He spent the rest of the occupation being fostered by "an antisemitic couple" who were unaware that he was Jewish. His sister, screenwriter and editor Arlette Langmann, was born after the war. Berri's original vocation was to be an actor. He began a career in the early 1950s but struggled to find roles, which prompted him to turn to directing and eventually producing. In 1965, he gained notice for The Chicken, which won the Award for best short film at the 38th Academy Awards. In 1967, Berri directed The Two of Us (Le Vieil homme et l'enfant), a partially autobiographical film that told the story of a Jewish child, entrusted during World War II to a benevolent and antisemitic old farmer who remains unaware that the boy he is caring for is a Jew. The film was a great success in France and abroad. Berri also adapted the story into a novel, released the same year as the film. During the years that followed, Berri became active as a producer and film distributor while continuing to direct his own films. Also in 1967, with his associate (later brother-in-law) Jean-Pierre Rassam, Berri bought the international distribution rights for Miloš Forman's The Firemen's Ball which was a great success and was nominated to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Berri's company, Renn Productions, which he had founded to produce The Two of Us, gradually became a major player in the French film industry. ... Source: Article "Claude Berri" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

The Wounded Man

5.8

The Wounded Man
1983-05-25

Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness

0

Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
1978-09-18

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

7.371

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002-01-30

Good Lord Without Confession

6

Good Lord Without Confession
1953-10-09

Tess: The Experience

8.5

Tess: The Experience
2004-09-28

Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'

6

Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'
2007-03-16

Les Bonnes Femmes

6.288

Les Bonnes Femmes
1960-04-22

Happily Ever After

5.881

Happily Ever After
2004-08-25

7.6

The Truth
1960-11-02

Un grand cri d'amour

5.658

Un grand cri d'amour
1998-01-07

Le Cinema de Papa

6.464

Le Cinema de Papa
1971-02-10

3.6

Hard Off
1999-05-17

I Spit on Your Grave

5.346

I Spit on Your Grave
1959-06-26

5.589

Sex Shop
1972-10-25

Stan the Flasher

5.292

Stan the Flasher
1990-03-07

Va Savoir (Who Knows?)

6.2

Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
2001-09-28

5.3

The Machine
1994-05-28

6.813

Janine
1962-01-01

The Seven Deadly Sins

5.868

The Seven Deadly Sins
1962-03-07

Once Upon a Time... Tchao Pantin

0

Once Upon a Time... Tchao Pantin
2003-05-18

6.115

Didier
1997-01-29

The Three Brothers

6.96

The Three Brothers
1995-12-13

Rue de l'estrapade

5.556

Rue de l'estrapade
1953-04-14

7.21

French Cancan
1955-04-09

7.6

Asphalt
1959-02-18

The Man with Connections

5.969

The Man with Connections
1970-04-15

Marry Me! Marry Me!

5.667

Marry Me! Marry Me!
1968-09-18

François Truffaut, une autobiographie

6.571

François Truffaut, une autobiographie
2004-10-01

Male of the Century

7.5

Male of the Century
1975-03-12

Dangerous Games

6

Dangerous Games
1958-12-12

To Be... A Classic

0

To Be... A Classic
2012-01-01

Tess: From Novel to Screen

8

Tess: From Novel to Screen
2004-09-28

9

Filming 'Tess'
2004-09-28

Zazie dans le Métro

6.61

Zazie dans le Métro
1960-10-28

Please, Not Now!

5.029

Please, Not Now!
1961-04-19

5.182

The Car Keys
2003-12-10

On the Trail of the New Wave

0

On the Trail of the New Wave
2009-03-14

Line of Demarcation

6.2

Line of Demarcation
1966-05-25

The Sleeping Car Murders

6.934

The Sleeping Car Murders
1965-11-17

My Baby Is Black!

5.667

My Baby Is Black!
1961-03-01

7.5

Greed
1962-03-07

6.73

Germinal
1993-09-29

Le Roi des cons

4.773

Le Roi des cons
1981-02-18

The Force of Destiny

0

The Force of Destiny
2017-12-31

Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante

7

Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
1977-08-01

Behold a Pale Horse

6

Behold a Pale Horse
1964-08-14

Un film et son époque

10

Un film et son époque
2003-05-17

Nulle part ailleurs

6.125

Nulle part ailleurs
1987-08-31

5.7

Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02

9.5

Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25

Le Grand Échiquier

8

Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12

Cadet Rousselle

0

Cadet Rousselle
1971-11-04

9

Midi Première
1975-01-06

Les Nuls, l'émission

8.583

Les Nuls, l'émission
1990-10-13

Vivement dimanche

3.625

Vivement dimanche
1998-09-20