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

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, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French literature at the

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; he became assistant director to Roberto Rossellini. Back in France, he produced five feature films. He became famous among the general public in 1989, winning the

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for his novel ''Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu''. His novel ‘Le Cri du Peuple’ was adapted as a

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Filmography

Assistant director

* ''India, Terre Mère'' * ''Paris nous appartient'' * ''Les Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse'' * ''Le Jour le plus long''

Director

* 1958 '' Voyage en Boscavie'' (co-directed by

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) (short) * 1960 '' Actua-Tilt'' (short) * 1961 '' La Quille'' (short) * 1962 ''

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'' (short) * 1962 '' Le Chemin de la mauvaise route'' (short) * 1963 '' Les Fusils'' (short) * 1964 '' La Cinémathèque Française'' (short) * 1967 '' Le Dimanche de la vie'' * 1968 ''

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'' * 1969 ''

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'' * 1969 ''

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'' (co-directed by

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and François Reichenbach) * 1971 ''

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'' * 1972 '' L'Œuf'' * 1974 '' Graf Yoster'', 2 episodes : '' Der Papageienkäfig'' and '' Das Spiel mit dem Tode'' (TV series) * 1975 '' Les Grands Détectives'', 2 episodes : '' Un rendez-vous dans les ténèbres'' and ''

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'' (TV series) * 1975 '' Les Peupliers de la Prétentaine'' (TV series)

Screenwriter

* 1958 '' Voyage en Boscavie'' directed by Jean Herman and

(short) * 1960 '' Actua-Tilt'' directed by Jean Herman (short) * 1961 '' La Quille'' directed by Jean Herman (short) * 1962 ''

'' directed by Jean Herman (short) * 1962 '' Le Chemin de la mauvaise route'' directed by Jean Herman (short) * 1964 '' La Cinémathèque Française'' directed by Jean Herman (short) * 1968 ''

'' directed by Jean Herman * 1971 ''

'' directed by Jean Herman * 1972 '' L'Œuf'' directed by Jean Herman * 1976 ''

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'' directed by

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* 1977 ''

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'' directed by

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(TV series) * 1979 '' Histoires insolites'' (1 episode Le locataire d'en haut directed by

) (TV series) * 1979 '' Les Insulaires'' directed by

(TV movie) * 1979 ''

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'' directed by

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(TV series) * 1979 '' Flic ou Voyou'' directed by

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* 1980 ''

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'' directed by Georges Lautner * 1980 '' L'Entourloupe'' directed by

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* 1980 '' Jean-Sans-Terre'' directed by

(TV movie) * 1981 ''

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'' directed by

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* 1983 ''

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'' directed by

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* 1984 '' Rue barbare'' directed by

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* 1984 '' Canicule'' directed by

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* 1985 '' Intrigues'' directed by Maurice Dugowson (TV series) * 1985 '' Urgence'' directed by

* 1986 '' Bleu comme l'enfer'' directed by Yves Boisset * 1987 ''

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'' directed by Gilles Béhat * 1991 '' Berlin Lady'' directed by Pierre Boutron (TV series) * 2000 '' Under Suspicion'' directed by Stephen Hopkins * 2012 '' L'Été des Lip'' directed by Dominique Ladoge (TV)

Actor

* 1983 : ''

'', directed by

* 1985 : ''

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'', directed by

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* 1986 : ''

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'', (episode

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directed by

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) (TV series)

Novels

* ''À bulletins rouges'', 1973 * ''Billy-Ze-Kick'', 1974 - Novel adapted by Gérard Mordillat 1985 * ''Mister Love'', 1977 * ''Typhon gazoline'', 1977 * ''Le Mensonge - Chronique des années de crise'', 1978 * ''Bloody-Mary'', 1979 * ''Groom'', 1981 * ''Canicule'', 1982 - Novel adapted by

1984 * ''La Vie Ripolin'', 1987 * ''Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu'', 1989 Prix Goncourt * ''Symphonie Grabuge'', 1994 Prix du roman populiste * ''Le Roi des ordures'', 1997 * ''Un monsieur bien mis'', 1987 * ''Le Cri du peuple'', 1998

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in 1999. Adapted as a graphic novel in four books by

in 2005. * ''L’homme qui assassinait sa vie'', 2001 * ''Le Journal de Louise B.'', 2002

Four French Soldiers

* ''Adieu la vie, adieu l’amour'', 2004 ol 1* ''La Femme au gant rouge'', 2004 ol 2* ''La grande zigouille'', 2009 ol 3* ''Les années Faribole'', 2012 ol 4

Novellas

* 1983 : Patchwork, Prix des Deux Magots 1984 * 1986 : Baby-boom, Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle 1986 * 1989 : Dix-huit tentatives pour devenir un saint * 1992 : Courage chacun * 2005 : Si on s’aimait ? * 2009 : Maîtresse Kristal et autres bris de guerre

Collaboration

''Les Aventures de Boro, reporter photographe'', with Dan Franck * ''La Dame de Berlin'', 1987 - Novel adapted by Pierre Boutron 1991 * ''Le Temps des cerises'', 1990 * ''Les Noces de Guernica'', 1994 * ''Mademoiselle Chat'', 1996 * ''Boro s’en va-t-en guerre'', 2000 * ''Cher Boro'', 2005 * ''La Fête à Boro'', 2007 * ''La Dame de Jérusalem'', 2009

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vautrin, Jean People from Meurthe-et-Moselle 1933 births 2015 deaths Prix Goncourt winners Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle recipients Prix Goncourt des lycéens winners Prix des Deux Magots winners Prix Louis Guilloux winners French historical novelists French male short story writers French short story writers French crime fiction writers French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters French film critics 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists French male novelists 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French male writers French male non-fiction writers