Jean Aurel (6 November 1925 in Rastolita, Romania – 24 August 1996 in Paris) was a Romanian-born French

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and scriptwriter. Notably, he co-wrote ''La Femme d'à côté'' ('' The Woman Next Door'') with

François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. After a career of more tha ...

and

Suzanne Schiffman Suzanne Schiffman (née Klochendler; 27 September 1929 – 6 June 2001) was a French screenwriter and director for numerous motion pictures. She often worked with François Truffaut. The 'script girl' Joelle, played by Nathalie Baye in Truffa ...

Selected filmography

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Mata Hari's Daughter ''Mata Hari's Daughter'' (Italian: ''La figlia di Mata Hari'') is a 1954 French-Italian adventure film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Ludmilla Tchérina, Erno Crisa and Frank Latimore.Chiti & Poppi p.158 It is based on a novel of the ...

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1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

) * '' Frou-Frou'' (

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

) * '' Maid in Paris'' (1956) * ''

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'' ( 1956) * ''

It Happened in Aden ''It Happened in Aden'' (French: ''C'est arrivé à Aden...'') is a 1956 French historical comedy film directed by Michel Boisrond and starring André Luguet, Jacques Dacqmine and Dany Robin.Hayward p.399 It is based on the 1940 novel '' The E ...

'' ( 1956) * '' Gates of Paris'' (

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) * ''

Une Parisienne ''La Parisienne'' (original French title: ''Une parisienne'') is a 1957 Technicolor French comedy film starring Brigitte Bardot, Charles Boyer and Henri Vidal, directed by Michel Boisrond. Bardot plays the daughter of the French President who mar ...

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) * '' Taxi, Roulotte et Corrida'' ( 1958) * ''

Le Trou ''The Hole'' (french: Le Trou) is a 1960 French crime film directed by Jacques Becker. It is an adaptation of José Giovanni's 1957 book '' The Break''. It was called ''The Night Watch'' when first released in the United States, but is released ...

'' ( 1960) * ''

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 ...

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1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

) * '' 14-18'' (

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

) * ''

De l'amour ''All About Loving'' (french: De l'amour) is a 1964 French comedy film directed by Jean Aurel and starring Anna Karina. Cast * Anna Karina as Hélène * Elsa Martinelli as Mathilde * Michel Piccoli as Raoul * Jean Sorel as Antoine * Philippe ...

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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

) * ''

Lamiel ''Lamiel'' is a 1967 French historical drama film. It was directed by Jean Aurel and stars Anna Karina, Michel Bouquet, and Jean-Claude Brialy. The film is based on Stendhal's unfinished last novel, '' Lamiel''. A costume drama set in the 19 ...

'' ( 1967) * ''

Manon 70 ''Manon 70'' is a 1968 drama film directed by Jean Aurel, and starring Catherine Deneuve, Elsa Martinelli, Sami Frey, Robert Webber, Paul Hubschmid and Jean-Claude Brialy. The screenplay by Aurel and Cécil Saint-Laurent is loosely based on the 17 ...

'' ( 1968) * ' ( 1969) * ''

Vivre ensemble ''Vivre ensemble'' is a 1973 French drama film written, directed by and starring Anna Karina. It was Karina's directorial debut. Cast * Bob Asklöf * Jean Aurel * Lynn Berkley as Johnny * Viviane Blassel * Danny Brown * Gilles Exbrayat * Phi ...

'' ( 1973 – actor) * ''

Like a Pot of Strawberries ''Like a Pot of Strawberries'' (French: ''Comme un pot de fraises'') is a 1974 French comedy film by Jean Aurel. Starring * Jean-Claude Brialy (Norbert) * Nathalie Courval (Joëlle) * Marcha Grant (Olivia) * Marianne Eggerickx (Amandine) * Jean ...

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

) * '' Love on the Run'' ( 1979) * '' The Woman Next Door'' (

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

) * ''

Confidentially Yours ''Confidentially Yours'' (french: Vivement dimanche !; known as ''Finally, Sunday!'' in other English-speaking markets) is a 1983 French comedy mystery film directed by François Truffaut. Based on the 1962 novel ''The Long Saturday Night'' by Ame ...

'' (aka ''Finally, Sunday!''; 1983)

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