Claude Berri

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Claude Berri
Born Claude Berel Langmann
1 July 1934(1934-07-01)
Paris, France
Died 12 January 2009(2009-01-12) (aged 74)
Paris, France
Occupation Film producer
Actor
Screenwriter
Film director
Years active 1953 – 2008
Spouse Anne-Marie Rassam

Claude Berri (1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009), born Claude Berel Langmann[citation needed], was a French actor, writer, producer, director and distributor.

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[edit] Life and career

Berri was born in Paris, France, the son of Polish/Romanian Jewish parents[1] Beila (née Bercu) and Hirsch Langmann, a furrier.[2] 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 39th 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.[3] In 1991, his film Uranus was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.[4] Six years later, his film Lucie Aubrac was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.[5]

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.[6]

Berri died of a stroke on 12 January 2009, aged 74.[7]

He was married to the late Anne-Marie Rassam, with whom he had two children: the late actor Julien Rassam and actor and film producer Thomas Langmann.[citation needed]

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[edit] Producer

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "French director, producer and actor Claude Berri". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/claude-berri-film-director-and-screenwriterbest-known-for-jean-de-florette-and-manon-des-sources-1334132.html. Retrieved 2009-01-14. 
  2. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/11/Claude-Berri.html
  3. ^ NY Times Obituary Bruce Weber 13 January 2009
  4. ^ "Berlinale: 1991 Programme". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1991/02_programm_1991/02_Programm_1991.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  5. ^ "Berlinale: 1997 Programme". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1997/02_programm_1997/02_Programm_1997.html. Retrieved 2012-01-08. 
  6. ^ NY Times A New Life for a Has-Been, a Gehry Building 26 October 2005
  7. ^ « French cinema icon Claude Berri dies at 74 », peoplestar.co.uk, Retrieved on 2009-01-12.

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Films directed by Claude Berri
1960s
1980s
1990s
2000s
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