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- It wasn't until the early 1960s that he began to direct short films.
Jan 13, 2009 · Claude Berri, the French filmmaker who was a fixture in his country’s film industry for more than 50 years and is perhaps best known for directing “Jean de Florette,” which earned him...
Jan 14, 2009 · Berri was later introduced to contemporary American art and his documentary film made for French TV, Claude Berri meets Leo Castelli (1991), tells the story of the New York art dealer who became...
Claude Berri was born on July 1, 1934 in Paris, France. He was a producer and actor, known for Jean de Florette (1986), Germinal (1993) and The Two of Us (1967). He was married to Sylvie Gautrelet and Anne-Marie Rassam. He died on January 12, 2009 in Paris, France.
- July 1, 1934
- January 12, 2009
Director. 30 June 1934 to 12 January 2009. BAFTA Archive A director whose canon is dominated by two movies in particular, Berri found wide critical and commercial success with sumptuous adaptations of Marcel Pagnol’s Jean de Florette (1986) and Manon des Sources (1986).
Jan 2, 2009 · Berri directed "Jean de Florette" and "Manon des Sources" (Manon of the Spring) in 1986, both of which were adapted from Marcel Pagnol's vision of the French countryside. His short film "Le...
Jan 13, 2009 · Among those he directed was “Lucie Aubrac” in 1997 about a female hero of the Resistance during World War II. In 1987, he started his own production company, Renn Productions. He served as...
Claude Berri was one of the great all-rounders of French cinema: an actor, writer, producer, director and distributor, with more than 100 films to his credit, including many of France’s most expensive and ambitious productions.
