Claude Berri
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Claude Berri

Born 1934-07-01 · Paris, France · Died 2009-01-12

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.

Known for

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra★ 7.4
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002
The Lover★ 7
The Lover
1992
The Bear★ 7
The Bear
1988
Queen Margot★ 7.2
Queen Margot
1994
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar★ 6
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
1999
All About My Mother★ 7.7
All About My Mother
1999
Welcome to the Sticks★ 6.7
Welcome to the Sticks
2008
French Twist★ 6
French Twist
1995
Hunting & Gathering★ 6.6
Hunting & Gathering
2007
Tess★ 7
Tess
1979
Happily Ever After★ 6
Happily Ever After
2004
The Mother and the Whore★ 7.6
The Mother and the Whore
1973
La Vérité★ 7.6
La Vérité
1960
I Love You, I Don't★ 5.9
I Love You, I Don't
1976
Zazie dans le Métro★ 6.6
Zazie dans le Métro
1960
Manon of the Spring★ 7.6
Manon of the Spring
1986
Germinal★ 6.7
Germinal
1993
The Sleeping Car Murder★ 7
The Sleeping Car Murder
1965
The Three Brothers★ 7
The Three Brothers
1995
Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator★ 6.3
Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator
1988
Inspector Blunder★ 6.3
Inspector Blunder
1980
Jean de Florette★ 7.7
Jean de Florette
1986
Didier★ 6
Didier
1997
Take It from the Top★ 6.1
Take It from the Top
1978
The Seven Deadly Sins★ 5.6
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
Le Maître d'école★ 6.1
Le Maître d'école
1981
So Long, Stooge★ 7.4
So Long, Stooge
1983
I'm Losing My Temper★ 6.1
I'm Losing My Temper
1974
The Secret of the Grain★ 7
The Secret of the Grain
2007
The Housekeeper★ 5.6
The Housekeeper
2002
French Cancan★ 7.1
French Cancan
1955
Banzaï★ 6.3
Banzaï
1983
One Wild Moment★ 6.1
One Wild Moment
1977
The Good Girls★ 6.5
The Good Girls
1960
Line of Demarcation★ 6
Line of Demarcation
1966
The Wounded Man★ 5.3
The Wounded Man
1983
The Ogre★ 6.4
The Ogre
1996
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ★ 6.1
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
1982
The African★ 6.3
The African
1983
Tresor★ 4.6
Tresor
2009