Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

Born: 1931-09-17

Place of Birth: Colombières-sur-Orb, Hérault, France

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.

Known For

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

20008.0
Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance

Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance

20216.2
The Last Script: Remembering Luis Buñuel

The Last Script: Remembering Luis Buñuel

20085.7
The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein

The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein

20188.5
Surprise Sock

Surprise Sock

19784.0
The Associate

The Associate

19796.4
The Associate

The Associate

19796.4
Professor Goudet's Lessons

Professor Goudet's Lessons

20130.0
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

20177.3
Certified Copy

Certified Copy

20107.0
The Game of Solitaire

The Game of Solitaire

19760.0
Madame De...

Madame De...

20018.5
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

20131.0
The Garden of Torment

The Garden of Torment

19764.5
The Collection

The Collection

20187.3
Borsalino City

Borsalino City

20167.5
The Suitor

The Suitor

19626.4
Fifty Years Later

Fifty Years Later

20190.0
The Milky Way

The Milky Way

19697.0
Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God

Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God

20055.5
Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid

19647.1
Les paradoxes de Buñuel

Les paradoxes de Buñuel

19980.0
Avida

Avida

20065.6
The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

20040.0
Vive les femmes !

Vive les femmes !

19843.9
And the blue sky

And the blue sky

20100.0
Buñuel in Hollywood

Buñuel in Hollywood

20007.0
Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau

Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau

20140.0
Scenes from A Separation

Scenes from A Separation

20180.5
Bouvard et Pécuchet

Bouvard et Pécuchet

19904.2
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

20096.6
The Arbitrariness of Desire

The Arbitrariness of Desire

N/A7.0
These Kids Are Grown-Ups

These Kids Are Grown-Ups

19794.3
Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel

Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel

20227.5
L'Amour nu

L'Amour nu

19814.2
Alexandre Trannoy - L’Œuvre invisible

Alexandre Trannoy - L’Œuvre invisible

20250.0
Searching for Ingmar Bergman

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

20186.0
Luis Buñuel, la transgression des rêves

Luis Buñuel, la transgression des rêves

201810.0
Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens

Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens

20177.1
Il était une fois... « King Kong »

Il était une fois... « King Kong »

20100.0
Bunuel and King Solomon's Table

Bunuel and King Solomon's Table

20015.1
Speaking of Buñuel

Speaking of Buñuel

20005.9
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

20115.7
The Night and the Moment

The Night and the Moment

19954.3
The Wedding Ring

The Wedding Ring

19715.8
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

19847.0
Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin

Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin

20155.2
Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénario

Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénario

19820.0
A Little Sun in Cold Water

A Little Sun in Cold Water

19714.7
Carrière, 250 Meters

Carrière, 250 Meters

201110.0
Once Upon a Time... 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'

Once Upon a Time... 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'

20130.0
The Mystery of the King of Kinema

The Mystery of the King of Kinema

20146.0
Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí

Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí

20153.0
Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'

Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'

20060.0
Los chicos de la foto

Los chicos de la foto

20147.0
Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau

20226.0
Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason

Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason

20197.2
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