Claude Berri
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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.
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
as Self
Age 70 (now 74)
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
as Portrait painter of Cléopâtre
Age 67 (now 74) Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Producer
Age 67 (now 74)
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Producer
Age 64 (now 74)
Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator
Producer
Age 54 (now 74)
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Producer
Age 48 (now 74)
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
as Self
Age 44 (now 74)
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
as Self
Age 43 (now 74)
The Man with Connections
as Military doctor (uncredited)
Age 35 (now 74)
The Sleeping Car Murders
as Un porteur à la gare de Lyon (uncredited)
Age 31 (now 74)
The Seven Deadly Sins
as André (segment "L'avarice'") (uncredited)
Age 27 (now 74)
French Cancan
as Un jeune homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)
Age 20 (now 74)
Good Lord Without Confession
as Le fils d'Eugène
Age 19 (now 74)
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Also Known As
Claude Berel Langmann, Claude Langmann
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