Gérard Brach

Gérard Brach
Born	(1927-07-23)23 July 1927 Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Died	9 September 2006(2006-09-09) (aged 79) Paris, France
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film director
Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay 1986 Jean de Florette

Gérard Brach (23 July 1927 – 9 September 2006) was a French screenwriter best known for his collaborations with the film directors Roman Polanski and Jean-Jacques Annaud. He directed two movies: La Maison and The Boat on the Grass.

Personal life and death

He died of heart failure on 9 September 2006 in Paris, France aged 79.

Works include

• 1965: Repulsion (Writer)
• 1966: Cul-de-sac (Writer)
• 1967: Le Bal des vampires (UK: Dance of the Vampires; US: The Fearless Vampire Killers) (Writer)
• 1967: The Two of Us (Le vieil homme et l'enfant) (Writer)
• 1968: Wonderwall (Story)
• 1970: La Maison (Director and writer)
• 1971: Le Bateau sur l'herbe (The Boat on the Grass) (Director and co-writer)
• 1972: Quoi ? (What?) (Writer)
• 1976: Le Locataire (The Tenant) (Writer)
• 1978: Rêve de singe (Bye Bye Monkey) (Writer)
• 1979: Tess (Writer)
• 1979: Seeking Asylum (Writer)
• 1981: Quest for Fire (Original title: La Guerre du feu) (Writer)
• 1982: Identification of a Woman (Writer)
• 1983: My Best Friend's Girl (Writer)
• 1984: Maria's Lovers (Writer)
• 1986: Pirates (Writer)
• 1986: Jean de Florette (Writer)
• 1986: The Name of the Rose (Writer)
• 1986: Manon des Sources (US title: Manon of the Spring) (Writer)
• 1987: Shy People (Writer)
• 1988: Frantic (Writer)
• 1988: L'Ours (The Bear) (Writer)
• 1992: Bitter Moon (Writer)
• 1992: The Lover (Writer)
• 2004: Blueberry (Writer)
• 2007: His Majesty Minor (Writer)

Actor

• 1960: Breathless - Photographer (uncredited)

External links

• Gérard Brach at IMDb