Biography
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.
Produced 63
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
The Children
Producer
One Stays, the Other Leaves
Producer
- 2004
San Antonio
Producer
- 2003
Feelings
Producer
- 2002
The Housekeeper
Producer
- 2001
My Wife Is an Actress
Producer
1990s
- 1999
Sachs' Disease
Associate Producer
- 1997
- 1996
The Ogre
Executive Producer
- 1995
Time
Co-Producer
- 1994
La Séparation
Producer
- 1993
Part-time Parents
Producer
- 1992
- 1991
Van Gogh
Producer
1980s
- 1989
Headstrong
Producer
- 1988
Three Seats for the 26th
Producer
Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator
Producer
- 1987
Hôtel de France
Producer
- 1985
- 1983
Waiter!
Producer
The African
Producer
The Wounded Man
Producer
Banzaï
Producer
- 1982
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Producer
- 1980
Inspector Blunder
Producer
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
A Simple Story
Producer
Take It from the Top
Producer
- 1976
A Child in the Crowd
Producer
I Love You, I Don't
Producer
That Kid
Producer
- 1975
Zig Zig
Producer
- 1974
I'm Losing My Temper
Producer
Tender Dracula
Producer
Le Chaud Lapin
Producer
- 1973
Don't Cry with Your Mouth Full
Producer
- 1972
Sex Shop
Producer
- 1971
Le Cinema de Papa
Producer
- 1970
The House
Producer
1960s
- 1969
Naked Childhood
Producer
- 1968
Oratorio for Prague
Producer
Marry Me! Marry Me!
Producer
Marie for Memory
Associate Producer
Seven Days to Remember
Producer
Acted in 34
2000s
- 2004
- 2003
The Car Keys
Producer
- 2002
- 2001
Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
Librarian
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Un grand cri d'amour
André Maillard
- 1997
- 1995
- 1994
The Machine
Hugues
- 1990
Stan the Flasher
Stan Goldberg
1980s
- 1983
The Wounded Man
Client
- 1981
Le Roi des cons
L'agent de police
1970s
- 1975
Male of the Century
Claude
- 1972
Sex Shop
Claude
- 1971
Le Cinema de Papa
Claude Langmann adulte
- 1970
The Man with Connections
Military doctor (uncredited)
1960s
- 1968
Marry Me! Marry Me!
Claude
- 1966
Line of Demarcation
Chef de famille juif
- 1965
The Sleeping Car Murders
Un porteur à la gare de Lyon (uncredited)
- 1964
Behold a Pale Horse
Movie
- 1962
The Seven Deadly Sins
André (segment "L'avarice'") (uncredited)
Greed
André (uncredited)
- 1961
Please, Not Now!
Bernard
My Baby Is Black!
Dauber
Janine
Claude
- 1960
Les Bonnes Femmes
André, Young Soldier
1950s
- 1959
I Spit on Your Grave
David
Asphalt
Band Boy (uncredited)
- 1958
Dangerous Games
Young man
- 1955
French Cancan
Un jeune homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)
- 1953
Good Lord Without Confession
Le fils d'Eugène
Rue de l'estrapade
(uncredited)
Wrote 25
2010s
- 2015
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
- 2005
One Stays, the Other Leaves
Writer
- 2002
The Housekeeper
Adaptation, Dialogue, Screenplay
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
Lucie Aubrac
Writer
- 1993
- 1990
1980s
- 1986
- 1984
- 1983
So Long, Stooge
Screenplay
- 1981
The School Teacher
Writer
- 1980
I Love You All
Writer
1970s
- 1977
- 1975
Male of the Century
Writer
- 1972
Sex Shop
Screenplay
The Egg
Scenario Writer
- 1971
Le Cinema de Papa
Writer
- 1970
The Man with Connections
Writer
1960s
- 1968
Marry Me! Marry Me!
Writer
- 1967
The Two of Us
Writer
- 1964
Chance at Love
Writer
- 1961
Janine
Writer
Directed 24
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
- 2005
One Stays, the Other Leaves
Director
- 2002
The Housekeeper
Director
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
Lucie Aubrac
Director
- 1993
- 1990
1980s
- 1986
- 1983
So Long, Stooge
Director
- 1981
The School Teacher
Director
- 1980
I Love You All
Director
1970s
- 1977
- 1976
The First Time
Director
- 1975
Male of the Century
Director
- 1972
Sex Shop
Director
- 1971
Le Cinema de Papa
Director
- 1970
The Man with Connections
Director
1960s
- 1968
Marry Me! Marry Me!
Director
- 1967
The Two of Us
Director
- 1965
The Chicken
Director
- 1964
Chance at Love
Director
Les baisers
Director
Appearances19
2000s
- 2007
Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'
Self
- 2004
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
Self
Tess: The Experience
Self
Tess: From Novel to Screen
Self
Filming 'Tess'
Self
- 2003
Once Upon a Time... Tchao Pantin
Self
Un film et son époque
Self · 2 episodes
1990s
- 1998
- 1993
- 1990
1970s
- 1978
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
Self
- 1977
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
Self
- 1975
- 1974
- 1972
- 1971
Cadet Rousselle
Self · 1 episode
