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Jean-Claude Carrière (1931-2021)

Alias:
Jean Claude Carriere
Jean-Claude Carriere
Jean-Claude François Carrière
Жан-Клод Каррьер

Birthplace:
Colombières-sur-Orb, Hérault, France

Born:
September 17, 1931

Died:
February 8, 2021

Biography from TheMovieDB

Jean-Claude Carrière (17 September 1931 – 8 February 2021) was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing Heureux Anniversaire (1963), and was later conferred an Honorary Oscar in 2014. He was nominated for the Academy Award three other times for his work in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), That Obscure Object of Desire (1977), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). He also won a César Award for Best Original Screenplay in The Return of Martin Guerre (1983).  Carrière was an alumnus of the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud and was president of La Fémis, the French state film school that he helped establish. He was noted as a frequent collaborator with Luis Buñuel on the screenplays of the latter's late French films.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Adaptation:
1982  La Cerisaie
2015  A Bigger Splash

Co-Writer:
1961  Rupture
1962  Happy Anniversary
1982  La Cerisaie
2015  A Bigger Splash

Dialogue:
1961  Rupture
1962  Happy Anniversary
1979  The Associate
1982  La Cerisaie
1986  L'Unique
2015  A Bigger Splash
2020  The Salt of Tears

Director:
1961  Rupture
1962  Happy Anniversary
1969  The Nail Clippers
1979  The Associate
1982  La Cerisaie
1986  L'Unique
2015  A Bigger Splash
2020  The Salt of Tears

Scenario Writer:
1961  Rupture
1962  Happy Anniversary
1969  The Nail Clippers
1979  The Associate
1980  Every Man for Himself
1982  La Cerisaie
1985  Lancement réussi
1986  L'Unique
1986  The Wolf at the Door
2007  Ulzhan
2015  A Bigger Splash
2020  The Salt of Tears

Screenplay:
1961  Rupture
1962  Happy Anniversary
1962  The Suitor
1965  Viva Maria!
1965  Yoyo
1966  Attack of the Robots
1966  The Diabolical Dr. Z
1967  Belle de Jour
1967  The Thief of Paris
1969  Le Grand Amour
1969  The Nail Clippers
1971  A Little Sun in Cold Water
1972  The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972  The Monk
1972  The Outside Man
1972  The Right to Love
1974  Dorothea's Revenge
1974  The Woman with Red Boots
1975  Weak Spot
1977  That Obscure Object of Desire
1977  The Gang
1978  Butterfly on the Shoulder
1979  The Associate
1979  The Tin Drum
1980  Every Man for Himself
1981  Black Mirror
1982  La Cerisaie
1982  The Return of Martin Guerre
1983  Danton
1985  Lancement réussi
1986  L'Unique
1986  The Wolf at the Door
1988  The Bengali Night
1988  The Possessed
1988  The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1989  J'écris dans l'espace
1989  The Silent Woman
1990  Cyrano de Bergerac
1990  May Fools
1991  At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1995  The Horseman on the Roof
1995  The Night and the Moment
1996  The Ogre
2002  Ruy Blas
2004  Birth
2006  Goya's Ghosts
2007  Ulzhan
2011  Carrière, 250 Meters
2011  Memories of My Melancholy Whores
2012  The Artist and the Model
2013  The Patience Stone
2015  A Bigger Splash
2017  Lover for a Day
2020  The Salt of Tears
2023  The Plough

Story:
1961  Rupture
1962  Happy Anniversary
1962  The Suitor
1965  Viva Maria!
1965  Yoyo
1966  Attack of the Robots
1966  The Diabolical Dr. Z
1967  Belle de Jour
1967  The Thief of Paris
1969  Le Grand Amour
1969  The Nail Clippers
1971  A Little Sun in Cold Water
1972  The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972  The Monk
1972  The Outside Man
1972  The Right to Love
1974  Dorothea's Revenge
1974  The Woman with Red Boots
1975  Weak Spot
1977  That Obscure Object of Desire
1977  The Gang
1978  Butterfly on the Shoulder
1979  The Associate
1979  The Tin Drum
1980  Every Man for Himself
1981  Black Mirror
1982  La Cerisaie
1982  The Return of Martin Guerre
1983  Danton
1985  Lancement réussi
1986  L'Unique
1986  The Wolf at the Door
1988  The Bengali Night
1988  The Possessed
1988  The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1989  J'écris dans l'espace
1989  The Silent Woman
1990  Cyrano de Bergerac
1990  May Fools
1991  At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1995  The Horseman on the Roof
1995  The Night and the Moment
1996  The Ogre
1999  Broken Dolls
2002  Ruy Blas
2004  Birth
2006  Goya's Ghosts
2007  Ulzhan
2011  Carrière, 250 Meters
2011  Memories of My Melancholy Whores
2012  The Artist and the Model
2013  The Patience Stone
2015  A Bigger Splash
2017  Lover for a Day
2020  The Salt of Tears
2023  The Plough

Thanks:
1961  Rupture
1962  Happy Anniversary
1962  The Suitor
1965  Viva Maria!
1965  Yoyo
1966  Attack of the Robots
1966  The Diabolical Dr. Z
1967  Belle de Jour
1967  The Thief of Paris
1969  Le Grand Amour
1969  The Nail Clippers
1971  A Little Sun in Cold Water
1972  The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972  The Monk
1972  The Outside Man
1972  The Right to Love
1974  Dorothea's Revenge
1974  The Woman with Red Boots
1975  Weak Spot
1977  That Obscure Object of Desire
1977  The Gang
1978  Butterfly on the Shoulder
1979  The Associate
1979  The Tin Drum
1980  Every Man for Himself
1981  Black Mirror
1982  La Cerisaie
1982  The Return of Martin Guerre
1983  Danton
1985  Lancement réussi
1986  L'Unique
1986  The Wolf at the Door
1988  The Bengali Night
1988  The Possessed
1988  The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1989  J'écris dans l'espace
1989  The Silent Woman
1990  Cyrano de Bergerac
1990  May Fools
1991  At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1995  The Horseman on the Roof
1995  The Night and the Moment
1996  The Ogre
1999  Broken Dolls
2002  Ruy Blas
2004  Birth
2006  Belle Toujours
2006  Goya's Ghosts
2007  Ulzhan
2011  Carrière, 250 Meters
2011  Memories of My Melancholy Whores
2012  The Artist and the Model
2013  The Patience Stone
2015  A Bigger Splash
2017  Lover for a Day
2020  The Salt of Tears
2023  The Plough

Writer:
1961  Rupture
1962  Happy Anniversary
1962  The Suitor
1963  Insomnia
1964  Diary of a Chambermaid
1965  Bestiary of Love
1965  Viva Maria!
1965  Yoyo
1966  As Long as You've Got Your Health
1966  Attack of the Robots
1966  Hotel Paradiso
1966  The Diabolical Dr. Z
1967  Belle de Jour
1967  The Thief of Paris
1968  For a Distant Love
1969  Le Grand Amour
1969  The Milky Way
1969  The Nail Clippers
1969  The Swimming Pool
1970  Borsalino
1971  A Little Sun in Cold Water
1971  Taking Off
1971  The Wedding Ring
1972  Liza
1972  The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972  The Monk
1972  The Outside Man
1972  The Right to Love
1974  Dorothea's Revenge
1974  Life Size
1974  The Phantom of Liberty
1974  The Woman with Red Boots
1975  Flesh of the Orchid
1975  Leonor
1975  Serious as Pleasure
1975  Weak Spot
1977  Julie pot-de-colle
1977  That Obscure Object of Desire
1977  The Gang
1978  Butterfly on the Shoulder
1978  Le Franc-tireur
1978  Photo-souvenir
1978  Surprise Sock
1979  Beef Cattle
1979  Return to the Beloved
1979  The Angry Man
1979  The Associate
1979  The Tin Drum
1979  These Kids Are Grown-Ups
1980  Every Man for Himself
1981  Black Mirror
1981  Circle of Deceit
1982  Antonieta
1982  Godard's Passion
1982  L'Indiscrétion
1982  La Cerisaie
1982  Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
1982  The Return of Martin Guerre
1983  Credo
1983  Danton
1983  The General of the Dead Army
1984  Swann in Love
1985  Lancement réussi
1986  Exploits of a Young Don Juan
1986  L'Unique
1986  La jeune fille et l'enfer
1986  Max My Love
1986  The Discoveries of a Modern Couple
1986  The Wolf at the Door
1988  The Bengali Night
1988  The Possessed
1988  The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1989  J'écris dans l'espace
1989  The Silent Woman
1989  Valmont
1990  Cyrano de Bergerac
1990  Hard to Be a God
1990  May Fools
1990  The Mahabharata
1991  At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1992  Dispute in Valladolid
1992  The Return of Casanova
1995  La duchesse de Langeais
1995  The Horseman on the Roof
1995  The Night and the Moment
1996  Golden Boy
1996  The Ogre
1997  Chinese Box
1998  Clarissa
1998  War in the Highlands
1999  Broken Dolls
2000  Bérénice
2000  Salsa
2001  Madame De...
2002  Letter from an Unknown Woman
2002  Ruy Blas
2004  Birth
2006  Belle Toujours
2006  Goya's Ghosts
2006  Marie-Antoinette, la véritable histoire
2007  Ulzhan
2011  Carrière, 250 Meters
2011  Memories of My Melancholy Whores
2012  Harold et Maude
2012  The Artist and the Model
2013  The Patience Stone
2015  A Bigger Splash
2015  In the Shadow of Women
2015  The Petrov File
2017  Lover for a Day
2018  A Faithful Man
2018  At Eternity's Gate
2020  The Salt of Tears
2021  The Crusade
2022  Land of Dreams
2023  The Plough
????  Micromeo

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Adaptation:
1981  La Double Vie de Théophraste Longuet

Dialogue:
1981  La Double Vie de Théophraste Longuet

Writer:
1965  The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
1981  La Double Vie de Théophraste Longuet
1989  The Owl's Legacy

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