Gérard Brach (23 July 1927 – 9 September 2006) was a French

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Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a (né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two ...

and

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 ...

. He directed two movies: ''La Maison'' and ''

The Boat on the Grass ''The Boat on the Grass'' (french: Le Bateau sur l'herbe) is a 1971 French film directed by Gérard Brach. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Claude Jade - Eleonore * Jean-Pierre Cassel - David * John McEnery - Oliver * Va ...

''.

Personal life and death

He died of

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on 9 September 2006 in Paris, France at age of 79.

Works include

*1965: '' Repulsion'' (Writer) *1966: ''

Cul-de-sac A dead end, also known as a cul-de-sac (, from French for 'bag-bottom'), no through road or no exit road, is a street with only one inlet or outlet. The term "dead end" is understood in all varieties of English, but the official terminology ...

'' (Writer) *1967: '' Le Bal des vampires'' (UK: ''Dance of the Vampires''; US: ''The Fearless Vampire Killers'') (Writer) *1967: ''

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'' (''Le vieil homme et l'enfant'') (Writer) *1968: '' Wonderwall'' (Story) *1970: ''La Maison'' (Director and writer) *1971: '' Le Bateau sur l'herbe'' (''The Boat on the Grass'') (Director and co-writer) *1972: '' Quoi ?'' (''What?'') (Writer) *1976: ''

Le Locataire ''The Tenant'' (French: ''Le locataire'') is a 1976 psychological horror film set in France but filmed in English and directed by Roman Polanski, starring Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, and Shelley Winters. It is based upon the 1964 ...

'' (''The Tenant'') (Writer) *1978: '' Rêve de singe'' (''Bye Bye Monkey'') (Writer) *1979: ''

Tess Tess or TESS may refer to: Music * Tess (band), a Spanish pop band active from 2000 to 2005 * TESS (musician), a UK musician Film and theatre * ''Tess'' (1979 film), a 1979 film adaptation of '' Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' * ''Tess'' (2016 film) ...

'' (Writer) *1979: '' Seeking Asylum'' (Writer) *1981: ''

Quest for Fire ''Quest for Fire'' may refer to: * '' The Quest for Fire'', a 1911 novel by J. H. Rosny * ''Quest for Fire'' (film), a 1981 film adaptation of the 1911 novel * "Quest for Fire", a song by Iron Maiden from 1983's ''Piece of Mind ''Piece of Min ...

'' (Original title: ''La Guerre du feu'') (Writer) *1982: ''

Identification of a Woman ''Identification of a Woman'' ( it, Identificazione di una donna) is a 1982 Italian drama film written, directed, and edited by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Tomás Milián, Daniela Silverio, and Christine Boisson. The film is about an Ital ...

'' (Writer) *1983: '' My Best Friend's Girl'' (Writer) *1984: ''

Maria's Lovers ''Maria's Lovers'' is a 1984 American drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and starring Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, and Robert Mitchum. The plot follows a soldier returning from World War II who marries the woman of his dreams, but he ...

'' (Writer) *1986: ''

Pirates Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

'' (Writer) *1986: ''

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 ...

'' (Writer) *1986: ''

The Name of the Rose ''The Name of the Rose'' ( it, Il nome della rosa ) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, ...

'' (Writer) *1986: '' Manon des Sources'' (US title: ''Manon of the Spring'') (Writer) *1987: ''

Shy People ''Shy People'' is a 1987 American drama about two branches of a family that reunite, with tragic results. It stars Barbara Hershey, Jill Clayburgh, and Martha Plimpton. It was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, written by Konchalovsky, Marjorie Dav ...

'' (Writer) *1988: '' Frantic'' (Writer) *1988: '' L'Ours'' (''The Bear'') (Writer) *1992: ''

Bitter Moon ''Bitter Moon'' is a 1992 erotic romantic thriller film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Seigner, Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas. The film's French title is ' (a pun on the French phrase "lune de miel", mean ...

'' (Writer) *1992: '' The Lover'' (Writer) *2004: ''

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'' (Writer) *2007: '' His Majesty Minor (Writer)

Actor

*1960: '' Breathless'' - Photographer (uncredited)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brach, Gerard 1927 births 2006 deaths People from Montrouge Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award winners French film directors 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers Deaths from cancer in France Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery 20th-century screenwriters