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Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

Writing

Born September 17, 1931 — Died February 8, 2021 Colombières-sur-Orb, Hérault, France

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.

TV Shows(10)

Movies(66)

L'Œuvre invisible

L'Œuvre invisible

Self

2026

Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel

Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel

Self

2022

Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Self

2022

Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance

Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance

Self - Screenwriter

2021

Fifty Years Later

Fifty Years Later

Self

2019

Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason

Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason

Self - Writer

2019

Mostashregh

Mostashregh

Self

2019

The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein

The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein

Self

2018

The Collection

The Collection

Monsieur Klein

2018

Scenes from A Separation

Scenes from A Separation

Self

2018

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

Self - Filmmaker

2018

Luis Buñuel, la transgression des rêves

Luis Buñuel, la transgression des rêves

Self

2018

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

Self

2017

Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens

Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens

Self

2017

Borsalino City

Borsalino City

Self - Scriptwriter

2016

Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí

Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí

Self

2015

Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin

Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin

Self

2015

Los chicos de la foto

Los chicos de la foto

Self

2014

Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau

Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau

Self

2014

The Mystery of the King of Kinema

The Mystery of the King of Kinema

Self

2014

En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

Self

2013

Professor Goudet's Lessons

Professor Goudet's Lessons

Self

2013

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

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

Self

2013

Carrière, 250 Meters

Carrière, 250 Meters

Self

2011

Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

Self

2011

Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman

Self

2010

Il était une fois... « King Kong »

Il était une fois... « King Kong »

Self (scénariste)

2010

Certified Copy

Certified Copy

The Man at the Square

2010

And the blue sky

And the blue sky

Himself

2010

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

Self

2009

The Last Script: Remembering Luis Buñuel

The Last Script: Remembering Luis Buñuel

Self

2008

Rituals

Rituals

Self

2007

The Secret Book

The Secret Book

Pierre Reymond

2006

Avida

Avida

Le richa paranoïaque

2006

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

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

Self

2006

Un Ange dans les marécages

Un Ange dans les marécages

Self

2006

Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God

Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God

Self

2005

Une promenade parmi les ombres

Une promenade parmi les ombres

Himself

2005

The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

Self

2004

Gala

Gala

Self

2003

Biblioteca Mindlin

Biblioteca Mindlin

2002

Bunuel and King Solomon's Table

Bunuel and King Solomon's Table

David Goldman

2001

Madame De...

Madame De...

Le ministre

2001

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

Self

2000

Speaking of Buñuel

Speaking of Buñuel

Self

2000

Buñuel in Hollywood

Buñuel in Hollywood

Self

2000

Les paradoxes de Buñuel

Les paradoxes de Buñuel

Self

1998

The Night and the Moment

The Night and the Moment

Il governatore

1995

Bouvard et Pécuchet

Bouvard et Pécuchet

Récitant

1990

Vive les femmes !

Vive les femmes !

The deaf-mute

1984

The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

Self

1984

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

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

Self

1982

L'Amour nu

L'Amour nu

Le professeur

1981

The Associate

The Associate

Un homme présent à la lecture du testament

1979

These Kids Are Grown-Ups

These Kids Are Grown-Ups

Le psychiatre (uncredited)

1979

Photo-souvenir

Photo-souvenir

Prof. Henri Quissard

1978

Surprise Sock

Surprise Sock

Fournier

1978

The Game of Solitaire

The Game of Solitaire

Luc

1976

The Garden of Torment

The Garden of Torment

The ship's captain

1976

Serious as Pleasure

Serious as Pleasure

Le chef d'etage (uncredited)

1975

A Little Sun in Cold Water

A Little Sun in Cold Water

François

1971

The Wedding Ring

The Wedding Ring

Hugues

1971

The Milky Way

The Milky Way

Priscillian

1969

Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid

Le curé

1964

The Suitor

The Suitor

TV presenter (uncredited)

1962

The Arbitrariness of Desire

The Arbitrariness of Desire

Himself