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Claude Berri

Claude Berri

Claude Berri (1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor. 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. His sister was the screenwriter and editor Arlette Langmann. Berri won the "Best Film" BAFTA for Jean de Florette, and was also nominated for twelve César Awards, though he never won. Berri also won the Oscar for Best Short Film for Le Poulet at the 38th Academy Awards in 1966, and produced Roman Polanski's Tess which was nominated for Best Picture in 1981. Internationally, however, two films in 1986 overshadow all his other achievements. Jean de Florette and its sequel Manon des Sources were huge hits. In 1991, his film Uranus was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Six years later, his film Lucie Aubrac was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2003, he was elected President of the Cinémathèque Française where he obtained enough state subsidies to cover the costs of its resurgence at its new site in the rue de Bercy. Berri's wife, Anne-Marie Rassam, committed suicide in 1997, jumping from the apartment of Isabelle Adjani's mother. Berri and Rassam had two children: actor Julien Rassam and actor and film producer Thomas Langmann. Berri died of a stroke, in Paris, aged 74. After his death, a group of nine works by Robert Ryman, Ad Reinhardt, Giorgio Morandi, Richard Serra and Lucio Fontana was promised to the Centre Pompidou in Paris in lieu of tax. But the heirs of the film director finally sold them through French art dealer Philippe Ségalot for about €50 million to Qatar. Source: Article "Claude Berri" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Personal information

Birthday

1934-07-01

Birth Place

Paris, France

Movies and TV shows :

Asphalt

Asphalt

1959

7.0

Movie
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

2002

7.4

Movie
poster

Cadet Rousselle

1971

0.0

TV
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness

Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness

1978

0.0

Movie
Dangerous Games

Dangerous Games

1958

5.0

Movie
Didier

Didier

1997

6.1

Movie
Filming 'Tess'

Filming 'Tess'

2004

0.0

Movie
François Truffaut, une autobiographie

François Truffaut, une autobiographie

2004

6.2

Movie
French Cancan

French Cancan

1954

7.1

Movie
Germinal

Germinal

1993

6.7

Movie
Good Lord Without Confession

Good Lord Without Confession

1953

5.5

Movie
Greed

Greed

1962

7.5

Movie
Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

2004

6.0

Movie
Hard Off

Hard Off

1999

3.2

Movie
I Spit on Your Grave

I Spit on Your Grave

1959

5.2

Movie
Janine

Janine

1962

6.9

Movie
Le Cinema de Papa

Le Cinema de Papa

1971

6.3

Movie
poster

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

8.0

TV
Le Roi des cons

Le Roi des cons

1981

4.4

Movie
poster

Les Nuls, l'émission

1990

8.4

TV
Line of Demarcation

Line of Demarcation

1966

6.1

Movie
Male of the Century

Male of the Century

1975

8.0

Movie
Marry Me! Marry Me!

Marry Me! Marry Me!

1968

5.0

Movie
poster

Midi Première

1975

10.0

TV
My Baby Is Black!

My Baby Is Black!

1961

5.0

Movie
poster

Nulle part ailleurs

1987

5.6

TV
On the Trail of the New Wave

On the Trail of the New Wave

2009

0.0

Movie
Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'

Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'

2007

6.0

Movie
Once Upon a Time... Tchao Pantin

Once Upon a Time... Tchao Pantin

2003

0.0

Movie
Please, Not Now!

Please, Not Now!

1961

4.7

Movie
Rue de l'Estrapade

Rue de l'Estrapade

1953

5.2

Movie
poster

Sacrée soirée

1987

6.2

TV
Sex Shop

Sex Shop

1972

5.7

Movie
poster

Spécial cinéma

1974

0.0

TV
Stan the Flasher

Stan the Flasher

1990

4.7

Movie
Tess: From Novel to Screen

Tess: From Novel to Screen

2004

0.0

Movie
Tess: The Experience

Tess: The Experience

2004

10.0

Movie
The Car Keys

The Car Keys

2003

5.1

Movie
The Good Girls

The Good Girls

1960

6.2

Movie
The Machine

The Machine

1994

5.0

Movie
The Man with Connections

The Man with Connections

1970

5.7

Movie
The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins

1962

5.6

Movie
The Sleeping Car Murder

The Sleeping Car Murder

1965

6.9

Movie
The Three Brothers

The Three Brothers

1995

6.9

Movie
The Truth

The Truth

1960

7.6

Movie
The Wounded Man

The Wounded Man

1983

5.7

Movie
To Be... A Classic

To Be... A Classic

2012

0.0

Movie
poster

Un film et son époque

2003

10.0

TV
Un grand cri d'amour

Un grand cri d'amour

1998

5.5

Movie
Va Savoir (Who Knows?)

Va Savoir (Who Knows?)

2001

6.5

Movie
poster

Vivement dimanche

1998

3.2

TV
Zazie dans le Métro

Zazie dans le Métro

1960

6.6

Movie