Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

1931-09-17

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.

Also appears in

Bunuel and King Solomon’s Table

Bunuel and King Solomon’s Table

4.8

Carrière, 250 Meters

Carrière, 250 Meters

10.0

A Little Sun in Cold Water

A Little Sun in Cold Water

5.2

Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin

Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin

5.2

The Suitor

The Suitor

6.4

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d’une comète

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d’une comète

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Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance

Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance

4.2

The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein

The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein

8.3

Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens

Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens

7.1

The Wedding Ring

The Wedding Ring

5.6

Los chicos de la foto

Los chicos de la foto

7.0

Madame De...

Madame De...

8.5

Surprise Sock

Surprise Sock

4.0

Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God

Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God

5.5

The Collection

The Collection

7.3

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

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

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Professor Goudet’s Lessons

Professor Goudet’s Lessons

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Un Ange dans les marécages

Un Ange dans les marécages

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The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

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En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

1.0