Biography
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.
Wrote 124
2020s
- 2023
The Plough
Screenplay
- 2022
Land of Dreams
Writer
- 2021
- 2020
The Salt of Tears
Dialogue, Screenplay
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
Lover for a Day
Screenplay
- 2015
- 2013
The Patience Stone
Screenplay
- 2012
The Artist and the Model
Screenplay
Harold et Maude
Writer
- 2011
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Screenplay
Carrière, 250 Meters
Screenplay
2000s
- 2007
Ulzhan
Scenario Writer
- 2006
Marie-Antoinette, la véritable histoire
Writer
- 2004
- 2002
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Writer
Ruy Blas
Screenplay
The Battle of Hernani
Writer
- 2001
Madame De...
Writer
- 2000
Bérénice
Writer
Salsa
Writer
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Clarissa
Writer
War in the Highlands
Writer
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
Screenplay
- 1997
Chinese Box
Writer
- 1996
The Ogre
Screenplay
- 1995
La duchesse de Langeais
Writer
The Night and the Moment
Screenplay
- 1993
- 1992
Dispute in Valladolid
Writer
The Return of Casanova
Writer
- 1991
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Screenplay
- 1990
The Mahabharata
Writer, Theatre Play
Hard to Be a God
Writer
The Mahabharata
Writer, Theatre Play
1980s
- 1989
The Owl's Legacy
Writer
- 1988
The Bengali Night
Writer
- 1986
The Discoveries of a Modern Couple
Writer
Max My Love
Writer
Sea Workers
Writer
L'unique
Writer, Dialogue
The Young Girl and Hell
Writer
- 1984
L'aide-mémoire
Writer
- 1983
The Tragedy of Carmen
Writer
The General of the Dead Army
Writer
Side Roads
Writer
- 1982
Antonieta
Writer
L'Indiscrétion
Writer
The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan
Writer
Godard's Passion
Writer
The Return of Martin Guerre
Screenplay
La Cerisaie
Adaptation
- 1981
La Double Vie de Théophraste Longuet
Adaptation, Dialogue
Black Mirror
Screenplay
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
The Associate
Dialogue, Screenplay
Return to the Beloved
Writer
Jig-Saw
Writer
These Kids Are Grown-Ups
Writer
- 1978
Surprise Sock
Writer
Butterfly on the Shoulder
Screenplay
Le Franc-tireur
Writer
- 1977
Julie pot-de-colle
Writer
- 1975
Leonor
Writer
Serious as Pleasure
Writer
Weak Spot
Screenplay
- 1974
The Woman with Red Boots
Screenplay
Life Size
Writer
France, Incorporated
Writer
- 1972
The Outside Man
Story, Screenplay
The Right to Love
Screenplay
Liza
Writer
- 1971
A Little Sun in Cold Water
Screenplay
Taking Off
Writer
The Wedding Ring
Writer
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Le Grand Amour
Screenplay
The Nail Clippers
Screenplay
- 1968
For a Distant Love
Writer
- 1967
The Thief of Paris
Screenplay
- 1966
The Diabolical Dr. Z
Screenplay
Attack of the Robots
Screenplay
As Long as You've Got Your Health
Writer
- 1965
Bestiary of Love
Writer
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Writer
Yoyo
Screenplay
- 1964
- 1963
Insomnia
Writer
- 1962
- 1961
No release date
Micromeo
Writer
Acted in 23
2010s
- 2018
The Collection
Monsieur Klein
- 2010
2000s
- 2006
Avida
Le richa paranoïaque
- 2003
Les Thibault
Maître Roubiot · 4 episodes
- 2001
Bunuel and King Solomon's Table
David Goldman
Madame De...
Le ministre
1990s
- 1995
The Night and the Moment
The Governor
- 1990
Bouvard et Pécuchet
Récitant
1980s
- 1984
Vive les femmes !
The deaf-mute
- 1981
L'Amour nu
Le professeur
1970s
- 1979
The Associate
Un homme présent à la lecture du testament, Un homme à la lecture du testament (uncredited)
These Kids Are Grown-Ups
Le psychiatre (uncredited)
- 1978
Surprise Sock
Fournier
- 1976
The Game of Solitaire
Luc
The Garden of Torment
The ship's captain
- 1975
Serious as Pleasure
Le chef d'etage (uncredited)
- 1971
A Little Sun in Cold Water
François
The Wedding Ring
Hugues
1960s
- 1969
- 1964
- 1962
Directed 3
1960s
- 1969
The Nail Clippers
Director
- 1963
- 1961
Other crew 1
2020s
- 2021
Appearances49
2020s
- 2026
L'Œuvre invisible
Self
- 2022
Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel
Self
Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Self
Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins
Self
- 2021
Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance
Self - Screenwriter
2010s
- 2019
Fifty Years Later
Self
Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason
Self - Writer
- 2018
The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein
Self
Scenes from A Separation
Self
Searching for Ingmar Bergman
Self - Filmmaker
Luis Buñuel, la transgression des rêves
Self
- 2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Self
Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens
Self
- 2016
Borsalino City
Self - Scriptwriter
- 2015
Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí
Self
Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin
Self
- 2014
Los chicos de la foto
Self
Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau
Self
The Mystery of the King of Kinema
Self
- 2013
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel
Self
Professor Goudet's Lessons
Self
Once Upon a Time... 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'
Self
- 2011
Carrière, 250 Meters
Self
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
Self
- 2010
Il était une fois... « King Kong »
Self (scénariste)
And the blue sky
Himself
2000s
- 2009
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Self
- 2008
The Last Script: Remembering Luis Buñuel
Self
- 2006
Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
Self
- 2005
Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God
Self
- 2004
The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
Self
- 2003
Un film et son époque
Self · 1 episode
- 2000
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
Self
Speaking of Buñuel
Self
Buñuel in Hollywood
Self
1990s
- 1998
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
Self
1980s
- 1987
Matin Bonheur
Self · 1 episode
- 1984
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
Self
- 1982
Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénario
Self
1970s
- 1978
- 1975
- 1974
1960s
- 1964
Pour le plaisir
Self · 1 episode
No release date
The Arbitrariness of Desire
Himself
Thanked in the credits1
2000s
- 2006
Belle Toujours
Thanks