Claude Berri

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Production

Born

1934-07-01

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Claude Berri

Biography

Claude Berri (1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor. 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. 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 38th 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. In 1991, his film Uranus was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Six years later, his film Lucie Aubrac was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. 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. Berri's wife, Anne-Marie Rassam, committed suicide in 1997, jumping from the apartment of Isabelle Adjani's mother. Berri and Rassam had two children: actor Julien Rassam and actor and film producer Thomas Langmann. Berri died of a stroke, in Paris, aged 74. After his death, a group of nine works by Robert Ryman, Ad Reinhardt, Giorgio Morandi, Richard Serra and Lucio Fontana was promised to the Centre Pompidou in Paris in lieu of tax. But the heirs of the film director finally sold them through French art dealer Philippe Ségalot for about €50 million to Qatar. Source: Article "Claude Berri" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Acting History

2017
The Force of Destiny as Self
2012
To Be... A Classic as Self
2009
On the Trail of the New Wave as Self (archive footage)
2007
Once Upon a Time... 'Tess' as Self
2004
François Truffaut, une autobiographie as Self
2004
Tess: The Experience as Self
2004
Tess: From Novel to Screen as Self
2004
Filming 'Tess' as Self
2004
Happily Ever After as le père de Vincent
2003
The Car Keys as Self / Producer
2003
Once Upon a Time... Tchao Pantin as Self
2003
Un film et son époque as Self
2002
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra as Portrait painter of Cléopâtre
2001
Va Savoir (Who Knows?) as Librarian
1999
Hard Off as Claude Langmann
1998
Vivement dimanche as Self
1998
Un grand cri d'amour as André Maillard
1997
Didier as Type aéroport
1995
The Three Brothers as Le Président du tribunal
1994
The Machine as Hugues
1993
Germinal as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1990
Les Nuls, l'émission as Self - Guest
1990
Stan the Flasher as Stan Goldberg
1987
Sacrée Soirée as Self
1987
Nulle part ailleurs as Self
1983
The Wounded Man as Client
1981
Le Roi des cons as L'agent de police
1978
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness as Self
1977
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante as Self
1975
Male of the Century as Claude
1975
Midi Première as Self
1974
Spécial cinéma as Self
1972
Sex Shop as Claude
1972
Le Grand Échiquier as Self
1971
Cadet Rousselle as Self
1971
Le Cinema de Papa as Claude Langmann adulte
1970
The Man with Connections as Military doctor (uncredited)
1968
Marry Me! Marry Me! as Claude
1966
Line of Demarcation as Chef de famille juif
1965
The Sleeping Car Murder as Un porteur à la gare de Lyon (uncredited)
1964
Behold a Pale Horse
1962
The Seven Deadly Sins as André (segment "L'avarice'") (uncredited)
1962
Greed as André (uncredited)
1962
Janine as Claude
1961
Please, Not Now! as Bernard
1961
My Baby Is Black! as Dauber
1960
The Truth as Georges
1960
Zazie dans le Métro as Waiter (uncredited)
1960
The Good Girls as André, young soldier
1959
I Spit on Your Grave as David
1959
Asphalt as Band Boy (uncredited)
1958
Dangerous Games as Young man
1955
French Cancan as Un jeune homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)
1953
Good Lord Without Confession as Le fils d'Eugène
1953
Rue de l'estrapade