Claude Berri (; 1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor.

Early life

Born Claude Beri Langmann in

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, Berri was the son of

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immigrant parents. His mother, Beila (née Bercu), was from

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, and his father, Hirsch Langmann, was a furrier from

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. His sister was the screenwriter and editor

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Career

Berri won the "Best Film" BAFTA for ''

Jean de Florette ''Jean de Florette'' () is a 1986 period drama film directed by Claude Berri, based on a novel by Marcel Pagnol. It is followed by '' Manon des Sources''. The story takes place in rural Provence, where two local farmers plot to trick a newcomer o ...

'', and was also nominated for twelve

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s, though he never won. Berri also won the

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for Best Short Film for ''

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'' at the

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in 1966, and produced

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's ''

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'' which was nominated for Best Picture in 1981. Internationally, however, two films in 1986 overshadow all his other achievements. ''

'' and its sequel '' Manon des Sources'' were huge hits. In 1991, his film ''

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'' was entered into the

41st Berlin International Film Festival The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1991. The festival opened with ''Uranus'' by Claude Berri. The Golden Bear was awarded to Italian film '' La casa del sorriso'' directed by Marco Ferreri. The ret ...

. Six years later, his film ''

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'' was entered into the

47th Berlin International Film Festival The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1997. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film ''The People vs. Larry Flynt'' directed by Miloš Forman. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian film ...

. In 2003, he was elected President of the

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where he obtained enough state subsidies to cover the costs of its resurgence at its new site in the rue de Bercy.

Personal life

Berri's wife, Anne-Marie Rassam, suicided in 1997, jumping from the apartment of

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's mother. Berri and Rassam had two children: actor

Julien Rassam Julien Rassam (né Langmann) (14 June 1968 – 3 February 2002) was a French actor. Biography Born Julien Langmann, Rassam was the son of French film director Claude Berri and brother of film producer Thomas Langmann. His father Claude Berri is J ...

and actor and film producer

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Death

Berri died of a stroke, in

, aged 74. After his death, a group of nine works by

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and

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was promised to the

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in Paris in lieu of tax. But the heirs of the film director finally sold them through French art dealer

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for about €50 million to Qatar.

Filmography

Director

*1962: ''

'' (short) (released 1965) Winner Best Live Action Short Film Oscar (also produced) *1964: '' Les Baisers'' (segment ''« Baiser de 16 ans »'') *1964: '' La Chance et l'amour'' (segment ''« La Chance du guerrier »'') *1967: '' Le Vieil Homme et l'Enfant'' (US title: ''The Two of Us'') (also screenwriter) *1968: '' Mazel Tov ou le Mariage'' *1969: '' Le Pistonné'' *1971: '' Le Cinéma de papa'' *1972: ''

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'' *1975: '' Le Mâle du siècle'' *1976: '' La Première fois'' *1977: '' Un moment d'égarement'' *1980: ''

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'' *1981: ''

Le Maître d'école ''Le maître d'école'' is a 1981 French comedy film directed by Claude Berri. Plot Gérard Barbier was a clothing salesman. Dismissed because he defended a child caught stealing boots, he decided to become a teacher. Once at school, he realiz ...

'' *1983: ''

Tchao Pantin ''So Long, Stooge'' (French title: ''Tchao Pantin'') is a 1983 film directed by Claude Berri. It is based on a novel by Alain Page. Coluche, the lead, won the César Award for Best Actor. The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Fo ...

'' (English title: ''So Long, Stooge'') *1986: ''

'' *1986: '' Manon des Sources'' (US title: ''Manon of the Spring'') — sequel to ''Jean de Florette'' (second half of the book '' L'Eau des collines'') *1990: ''

'' *1993: '' Germinal'' at the time, the most expensive French feature film ever made *1996: ''

'' *1999: '' La débandade'' *2002: ''

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'' (English title: ''A Housekeeper'') *2004: '' L'Un reste, l'autre part'' *2007: ''

Ensemble, c'est tout ''Hunting and Gathering'' (french: Ensemble, c'est tout) is a 2007 French romantic film based on the writer Anna Gavalda's 2004 novel ''Hunting and Gathering'' (french: Ensemble, c'est tout). It was directed by Claude Berri, who also wrote the scr ...

'' (English title: ''Hunting and Gathering'') *2009: '' Trésor'' (also screenwriter and producer; died after four days of filming)

Producer

*1962: ''

'' (dir. Claude Berri) *1967: '' Marie pour mémoire'' (dir.

Philippe Garrel Philippe Garrel (; born 6 April 1948) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. ...

) – associate producer *1968: '' Oratorio for Prague'' short documentary film (dir.

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) *1969: '' L'Enfance nue'' (dir.

Maurice Pialat Maurice Pialat (; 31 August 1925 – 11 January 2003) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor known for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films. His work is often described as " realist",

) *1970: '' Le Pistonné'' (dir. Claude Berri) *1970: ''

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'' (dir.

Gérard Brach Gérard Brach (23 July 1927 – 9 September 2006) was a French screenwriter best known for his collaborations with the film directors Roman Polanski and Jean-Jacques Annaud. He directed two movies: ''La Maison'' and ''The Boat on the Grass''. ...

) *1972: '' L'Œuf'' (dir.

Jean Herman Jean Vautrin (17 May 1933 – 16 June 2015), real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic. Life and career After studying literature at Auxerre, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French lite ...

) *1973: '' Pleure pas la bouche pleine'' (dir.

Pascal Thomas Pascal Thomas (born 2 April 1945) is a French screenwriter and film director. His 1999 film ''The Dilettante'' was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Pleure pas la bouche pleine!'' (1973) * '' Le ...

) *1975: '' Le Mâle du siècle'' (dir. Claude Berri) *1976: '' Je t'aime… moi non-plus'' (dir.

Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provoca ...

) – (co-producer) *1978: '' Vas-y maman'' (dir.

Nicole de Buron Nicole de Buron (12 January 1929 – 11 December 2019) was a French people, French writer. Biography Born on 12 January 1929 in Tunis, de Buron first worked for the magazine ''Marie Claire'' before she began writing novels. She was the mother of ...

) (uncredited) *1978: '' Une histoire simple'' (dir.

Claude Sautet Claude Sautet (23 February 1924 – 22 July 2000) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was a chronicler of post-war French society. He made a total of five films with his favorite actress Romy Schneider. Biography Born in Montroug ...

) *1979: ''

'' (dir.

) *1980: '' Inspecteur la Bavure'' (dir.

Claude Zidi Claude Zidi (born 25 July 1934) is a French film director and screenwriter noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then a cinematographer, and he made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1 ...

) *1982: ''

Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ ''Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ (Quarter To Two B.C.)'' is a 1982 French comedy film directed by Jean Yanne. The film relates the story of the garage mechanic Ben-Hur Marcel, also known as Aminemephet (Coluche), who gets wrapped u ...

'' (dir.

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) *1983: ' (dir.

Philippe de Broca Philippe de Broca (; 15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French movie director. He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful ''That Man from Rio, That Man from Rio (''L'Homme de Rio'')'', ''Le Magnifique, The M ...

) *1983: ''

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'' (dir.

) *1983: '' L'Homme blessé'' (dir.

Patrice Chéreau Patrice Chéreau (; 2 November 1944 – 7 October 2013) was a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer. In France he is best known for his work for the theatre, internationally for his films '' La Reine Margot'' and ...

) *1983: ''

La Femme de mon pote ''My Best Friend's Girl'' (french: La Femme de mon pote) is a 1983 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Blier and starring Isabelle Huppert. Cast * Coluche as Micky * Isabelle Huppert as Viviane * Thierry Lhermitte as Pascal * François Perr ...

'' (dir.

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) *1983: '' Garçon !'' (English title: ''Waiter!, '') (dir.

) *1985: '' Les Enragés'' (dir.

Pierre-William Glenn Pierre-William Glenn (born 31 October 1943) is a French cinematographer and director. He contributed to more than seventy films since 1968 including ''Day for Night'' and ''Street of No Return ''Street of No Return'' is a 1989 crime film direct ...

) *1985: '' Le Fou de guerre'' (English title: ''Madman at War'') (dir.

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) (also French adaptation) *1987: ''

Hôtel de France ''Hôtel de France'' is a 1987 French drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Laurent Grévill - Michel * Valeria Bruni Tedeschi - Sonia * Vincent Perez ...

'' (dir.

) *1988: ''

À gauche en sortant de l'ascenseur ''Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator'' (french: À gauche en sortant de l'ascenseur) is a 1988 French comedy written by Gérard Lauzier (based on his play), directed by Édouard Molinaro, and starring Pierre Richard, Emmanuelle Béart, an ...

'' (dir.

Édouard Molinaro Édouard Molinaro (13 May 1928 – 7 December 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (''Oscar'', ''Hibernatus''), '' My Uncle Benja ...

) *1988: '' L'Ours'' (English title: ''The Bear'') (dir.

Jean-Jacques Annaud Jean-Jacques Annaud (; born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing ''Quest for Fire'' (1981), ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), '' The Bear'' (1988), '' The Lover'' (1992), '' Seven Years in ...

) *1988: ''

Trois places pour le 26 ''Three Seats for the 26th'' (french: Trois places pour le 26) is a 1988 French romantic musical film, scripted and directed by Jacques Demy to music by Michel Legrand. Set in Marseille, it shows the singer and actor Yves Montand returning to t ...

'' (dir.

Jacques Demy Jacques Demy (; 5 June 1931 – 27 October 1990) was a French director, lyricist, and screenwriter. He appeared at the height of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Demy's films are celebrat ...

) *1988: ''

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'' (dir.

Claude Miller Claude Miller (20 February 1942 – 4 April 2012) was a French film director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Claude Miller was born to a Jewish family. A student at Paris' IDHEC film school from 1962 through 1963, Miller had his fi ...

) *1989: '' Valmont'' (dir.

Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; ; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Forman ...

) *1992: '' L'Amant'' (English title: ''The Lover'') (dir.

) *1993: '' Une journée chez ma mère'' (dir.

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) *1994: '' La Reine Margot'' (dir.

) *1994: ''

La Séparation ''La Séparation'' is a 1994 French romantic drama film directed by Christian Vincent and based on the novel ''La Séparation'' by Dan Franck. Plot When a Parisian couple, Pierre and Anne, go to see a film, it bothers Pierre that Anne rejects ...

'' (dir. Christian Vincent) *1995: ''

Les Trois Frères ''The Three Brothers'' (french: Les Trois Frères) is a 1995 French comedy film written, directed by and starring Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campan alongside their Les Inconnus partner Pascal Légitimus. The film won the award for Best Debut ...

'' (dir.

Didier Bourdon Didier Bourdon (; born 23 January 1959) is a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He first reached stardom in France when he created the comedic trio Les Inconnus with Bernard Campan and Pascal Légitimus, which was very popular throu ...

) and

Bernard Campan Bernard Campan (born 4 April 1958, in Agen) is a French actor, film director and writer. He is a member of Les Inconnus trio of humorists. He won a César Award for Best Debut for ''Les Trois Frères ''The Three Brothers'' (french: Les Trois ...

(also actor) *1995: ''

Gazon maudit ''French Twist'' (french: Gazon maudit) is a Cult film, cult 1995 French comedy film. It was written and directed by Josiane Balasko. The film was one of very few French films to have a dubbed version for English audiences. Its title in Fre ...

'' (dir.

Josiane Balasko Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice. Career One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is ...

) – (executive producer) *1996: ''

Le Roi des aulnes ''The Erl-King'' (french: Le Roi des aulnes) is a 1970 novel by the French writer Michel Tournier. It is also known as ''The Ogre''. It tells the story of a man who recruits children to be Nazis in the belief that he is protecting them. The novel ...

'' (German title: ''Der Unhold''; English ''The Ogre'') (dir.

Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939 Friday) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s, ...

) – (executive producer) *1997: '' Didier'' (dir.

Alain Chabat Alain Chabat (; born 24 November 1958) is a French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and television presenter. He was originally known for his work in the comedy group Les Nuls, including as the co-writer and lead actor of ''La C ...

) *1997: '' Arlette'' (dir.

) *1997: '' Le Pari'' (English title: ''The Bet'') (dir.

and

) *1998: '' Mookie'' (dir.

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) – (associate producer) *1999: '' Astérix et Obélix contre César'' (English title: ''Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar'') (dir.

) *1999: '' Mauvaise passe'' (dir.

Michel Blanc Michel Blanc (born 16 April 1952) is a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, ...

) *2001: ''

La Boîte LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

'' (dir.

) *2001: '' Ma femme est une actrice'' (dir.

Yvan Attal Yvan is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Jacques-Yvan Morin, GOQ (born 1931), politician in Quebec, Canada *Marc-Yvan Côté (born 1947), former Quebec politician and Cabinet Minister for the Quebec Liberal Party *Maurice-Yvan S ...

) *2002: ''

Amen. ''Amen.'' is a 2002 historical war drama film directed and co-written by Costa-Gavras. Based on the play ''The Deputy'' by Rolf Hochhuth, the film examines the political and diplomatic relationship between the Vatican and Nazi Germany during Wor ...

'' (dir.

Costa-Gavras Costa-Gavras (short for Konstantinos Gavras; el, Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933) is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for films with political and s ...

) *2002: '' Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre'' (English title: ''Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'') (dir.

) *2003: '' Le Bison'' (dir.

Isabelle Nanty Isabelle Nanty (born 21 January 1962) is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter. Career She was a teacher for several years at the Cours Florent, and then received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actres ...

) *2003: ''

'' (dir. Claude Berri) *2003: '' Les Sentiments'' (dir.

Noémie Lvovsky Noémie Lvovsky (; born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress. Life and career Born in Paris in 1964, Lvovsky is the daughter of Jewish parents who emigrated from Ukraine to flee pogroms. She studied cinema at L ...

) *2004: '' San-Antonio'' (dir. Frederic Auburtin) *2004: ''

Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants ''Happily Ever After'' (french: Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants; Translation: ''They married and had many children'') is a 2004 French comedy drama film. The film is written and directed by Yvan Attal, produced by Claude Berri, and ...

'' (dir.

) *2005: '' L'Un reste, l'autre part'' (dir. Claude Berri) *2005: ''

Les Enfants ''The Children'' (french: Les Enfants) is a French comedy film directed by Marguerite Duras. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention. Cast * Axel Bogousslavsky as Ernesto * Daniel Gél ...

'' (dir. Christian Vincent) *2005: ''

Le Démon de midi ''The Demon Stirs'' (french: Le démon de midi) is a 2005 French comedy film written and directed by Marie-Pascale Osterrieth and starring Michèle Bernier and Simon Abkarian. It is based on the graphic novel ''Le Démon de midi'' (1996) by Flo ...

'' (dir. Marie-Pascale Osterrieth) *2005: ''

La Maison du Bonheur ''La Maison du Bonheur'' (The House of Happiness) is a 2006 French comedy film directed by Dany Boon, adapted from the play ''La Vie de chantier'' (Life on a building site). Plot Charles Boulin is a debt collector for a credit company called Cré ...

'' (dir.

Dany Boon Dany Boon (; born Daniel Farid Hamidou on 26 June 1966) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Starting out as a comedian during the 1990s, he found success in 2008 as an actor and director in the film comedy ''Welcome to ...

) *2007: ''

'' (English title: Hunting and Gathering) (dir. Claude Berri) *2007: ''

La Graine et le Mulet ''The Secret of the Grain'' (french: La graine et le mulet), titled ''Couscous'' in the UK, is a 2007 Franco-Tunisian drama film directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. The film stars Habib Boufares as an aging immigrant from the Maghreb whose ambition to ...

'' (dir.

Abdellatif Kechiche Abdellatif Kechiche (; ar, عبد اللطيف كشيش, born 7 December 1960) is a Tunisian- French actor, film director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut in 2000 with '' La Faute à Voltaire'', which he also wrote. Known for his ...

) *2008: ''

Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis ''Welcome to the Sticks'' (french: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, ) is a 2008 French comedy film directed and co-written by Dany Boon and starring Kad Merad and Boon himself. The film was the highest-grossing French film of all time at the box offic ...

'' (English title: ''Welcome to the Sticks'') (dir.

)

Writer

*1967: ''Le Vieil Homme et l'Enfant'', novel that was adapted by Berri for

the film The Film is a 2005 Indian thriller film directed by Junaid Memon also produced along with Amitabh Bhattacharya. The film stars Mahima Chaudhry, Khalid Siddiqui, Ananya Khare, Chahat Khanna, Ravi Gossain, Vaibhav Jhalani and Vivek Madan in lead ...

. (English: ) *1968: '' Mazel Tov ou le Marriage'' *1969: '' Le Pistonné'' *1970: '' Le Cinéma de Papa'' *1972: ''

'' *1975: '' Le Mâle du Siècle'' (English title: ''Male of the Century '') *1976: '' La Première Fois'' *1977: '' Un Moment d'Égarement'' *1980: ''

Je Vous Aime Je or JE may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''JE'' (TV series), a Canadian television newsmagazine series on TVA * Joy Electric, an analogue purist synthpop group Businesses and organizations * Johnny's Entertainment, a Japanese talent agenc ...

'' *1981: '' Le Maître d'École'' *1983: ''

'' (English title: ''So Long, Stooge'') *1986: ''

'' *1986: '' Manon des Sources'' (US title: ''Manon of the Spring'') *1990: ''

'' *1993: '' Germinal'' *1997: ''

'' *1999: '' La Débandade'' *2002: ''

Une Femme de Ménage Une is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Eastern Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is located at an altitude of at a distance of from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Chipaque in the no ...

'' (English title: ''A Housekeeper'') *2004: '' L'un Reste, l'Autre Part'' (English title: ''One Stays, the Other Leaves'') *2007: ''

'' (English title: ''

Rue de l'Estrapade The Rue de l’Estrapade is a street in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, situated at the border between the quartier du Val-de-Grâce and the quartier de la Sorbonne. It follows the line of the Wall of Philip II Augustus and is named after the 'e ...

'' (1953) - Petit rôle (uncredited) * ''Good Lord Without Confession'' (1953) - Le fils d'Eugène (uncredited) * ''Le Blé en herbe (1954 film), Le Blé en herbe'' (1954) - Le fils du forain (uncredited) * ''French Cancan'' (1955) - Un jeune homme à l'inauguration (uncredited) * ''Dangerous Games'' (1958) - Un jeune * ''Asphalte'' (1959) - Garçon bande à Gino (uncredited) * ''J'irai cracher sur vos tombes'' (1959) - David * ''

Les Bonnes Femmes ''Les Bonnes Femmes'' is a 1960 French comedic drama film directed by Claude Chabrol. Its mix of melodrama, absurd comedy and tragedy is typical for the early, experimental French New Wave, New Wave films. Though unsuccessful upon its initial rel ...

'' (1960) - Le copain de Jane * ''

Zazie dans le Métro Isabelle Marie Anne de Truchis de Varennes (born 18 April 1964), better known by her stage name Zazie, is a French singer-songwriter and former fashion model. Her greatest hits include "Je suis un homme", "À ma place" and "Speed". She co-produce ...

'' (1960) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' La Vérité'' (1960) - Georges * '' My Baby is Black'' (1961) * ''

Please, Not Now! ''Please, Not Now!'' (original French title ''La Bride sur le cou'', is a French comedy film released in 1961, directed by Roger Vadim and starring his former wife, Brigitte Bardot. Synopsis Brigitte Bardot plays Sophie, a young model who discove ...

'' (1961) - Bernard * ''

The Seven Deadly Sins The seven deadly sins is a classification of vices used in Christian teachings. Seven deadly sins may also refer to: Art * ''The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things'', a 1485 painting by Hieronymus Bosch * ''The Seven Deadly Sins of Modern ...

'' (1962)- André (segment "Avarice, L'") (uncredited) * '' Behold a Pale Horse'' (1964) * ''

The Sleeping Car Murders ''The Sleeping Car Murders'' (also known as ''The Sleeping Car Murder'', French title: ''Compartiment tueurs'') is a 1965 French mystery film directed by Costa-Gavras from the novel by Sébastien Japrisot. It stars Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, ...

'' (1965) - Un porteur (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1966) - Le chef de famille juif (uncredited) * ''Mazel Tov ou le Mariage'' (1968) - Claude * ''Le pistonné'' (1970) - Le médecin militaire * ''Le Cinéma de papa'' (1971) - Claude Langmann adulte * ''Le Sex Shop'' (1972) - Claude * ''Zig-Zag'' (1975) - Un client de Marie & Pauline (uncredited) * ''Le mâle du siècle'' (1975) - Claude * ''Le roi des cons'' (1981) - L'agent de police * '' The Wounded Man'' (1983, directed by

) - Le client * ''Stan the Flasher'' (1990) - Stan Goldberg * '' Germinal'' (1993) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * ''La machine'' (1994) - Hugues * ''Les Trois Frères'' (1995) - Le président du tribunal * '' Didier'' (1997) - Type aéroport #1 * ''

Un grand cri d'amour ''Un grand cri d'amour'' (''A great cry of love'') is a 1998 French comedy film directed by Josiane Balasko. It was first seen as a play, which premièred in 1996 at the Théâtre de la Michodière with Josiane Balasko and Richard Berry in the m ...

'' (1998, directed by

) - Maillard * ''La débandade'' (1999) - Claude Langmann * ''

Va savoir ''Va savoir'' (Who Knows?) is a 2001 French romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jacques Rivette. It stars Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto, Marianne Basler, Hélène de Fougerolles, and Catherine Rouvel. In the normal version, ''Va Savoir'' i ...

'' (2001) - Librarian * ''

Les Rois mages ''Les Rois mages'' (or ''The Three Magis'', its unofficial English title) is a French comedy film released in 2001, made by Bernard Campan and Didier Bourdon. They also star in the film, playing the roles of Balthazar and Melchior respectively. P ...

'' (2001) - Un passant (uncredited) * '' Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' (2002) - Peintre Cléopâtre * ''Les clefs de bagnole'' (2003) - Himself / Un producteur * '' Happily Ever After'' (2004) - Le père de Vincent (final film role)

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Obituary of Claude Berri
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berri, Claude 1934 births 2009 deaths Male actors from Paris Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award winners Directors of Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award French film producers French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters French people of Polish-Jewish descent French people of Romanian-Jewish descent Jewish French male actors French male film actors French male stage actors Film directors from Paris Burials at the Cimetière parisien de Bagneux 20th-century French male writers

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