Claude Berri
Known for Production · 56 credits
- Born
- 1934-07-01
- Died
- 2009-01-12
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Claude Berel Langmann · Claude Langmann
Biography
Claude Berri (1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, producer, screenwriter, distributor and actor.
Berri was a leading figure of the French film industry both a director and as a producer. Following a short film that won an Academy Award, Berri achieved success with his first feature film, The Two of Us (1967). He then had a varied career, producing and distributing both mainstream and avant-garde films. During the 1970s, Berri's films as a director were mostly comedies but he later found increased success with several high-profile literary adaptations. In 1986, his two-part film Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring won public and critical acclaim, becoming his best-known work. He next directed Uranus (1990) and most notably Germinal (1993). In 1997, he directed the historical biopic Lucie Aubrac.
Directors whose films were produced by Berri include Roman Polanski, Jacques Demy, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Claude Sautet, Miloš Forman, Claude Zidi, Jacques Rivette, Patrice Chéreau, Alain Chabat, Abdellatif Kechiche and Dany Boon.
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. In 1943, during the Nazi occupation of France, Berri's parents entrusted him for his safety to a family in the countryside. He spent the rest of the occupation being fostered by "an antisemitic couple" who were unaware that he was Jewish. His sister, screenwriter and editor Arlette Langmann, was born after the war.
Berri's original vocation was to be an actor. He began a career in the early 1950s but struggled to find roles, which prompted him to turn to directing and eventually producing. In 1965, he gained notice for The Chicken, which won the Award for best short film at the 38th Academy Awards.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Les Nuls, l'émission
1990
as Self - Guest
Cadet Rousselle
1971
as Self
Un film et son époque
2003
as Self
Movies (46)
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002
as Portrait painter of Cléopâtre
Line of Demarcation
1966
as Chef de famille juif
Hard Off
1999
as Claude Langmann
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
as André (segment "L'avarice'") (uncredited)
Didier
1997
as Type aéroport
The Wounded Man
1983
as Client
Le Cinema de Papa
1971
as Claude Langmann adulte
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
2004
as Self
Asphalt
1959
as Band Boy (uncredited)
The Truth
1960
as Georges
Happily Ever After
2004
as le père de Vincent
Zazie dans le Métro
1960
as Waiter (uncredited)
Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
2001
as Librarian
Dangerous Games
1958
as Young man
Behold a Pale Horse
1964
The Car Keys
2003
as Self / Self - Un producteur
Germinal
1993
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
French Cancan
1955
as Un jeune homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)
Greed
1962
as André (uncredited)
On the Trail of the New Wave
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Rue de l'estrapade
1953
as (uncredited)
Sex Shop
1972
as Claude
Please, Not Now!
1961
as Bernard
The Sleeping Car Murders
1965
as Un porteur à la gare de Lyon (uncredited)
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
1977
as Self
Les Bonnes Femmes
1960
as André, Young Soldier
Janine
1962
as Claude
Un grand cri d'amour
1998
as André Maillard
The Three Brothers
1995
as Le Président du tribunal
I Spit on Your Grave
1959
as David
Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'
2007
as Self
The Machine
1994
as Hugues
Le Roi des cons
1981
as L'agent de police
Tess: The Experience
2004
as Self
Male of the Century
1975
as Claude
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
1978
as Self
The Man with Connections
1970
as Military doctor (uncredited)
Marry Me! Marry Me!
1968
as Claude
Good Lord Without Confession
1953
as Le fils d'Eugène
Stan the Flasher
1990
as Stan Goldberg
Filming 'Tess'
2004
as Self
Tess: From Novel to Screen
2004
as Self
The Force of Destiny
2017
as Self
Once Upon a Time... Tchao Pantin
2003
as Self
My Baby Is Black!
1961
as Dauber
To Be... A Classic
2012
as Self
About Claude Berri
Claude Berri (1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, producer, screenwriter, distributor and actor. Berri was a leading figure of the French film industry both a director and as a producer. Following a short film that won an Academy Award, Berri achieved success with his first feature film, The Two of Us (1967). He then had a varied career, producing and distributing both mainstream and avant-garde films. During the 1970s, Berri's films as a director were mostly comedies but he later found increased success with several hig… With 56 credits spanning from 1953 to 2017, Claude Berri has appeared in 46 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) — as Portrait painter of Cléopâtre
- Line of Demarcation (1966) — as Chef de famille juif
- Hard Off (1999) — as Claude Langmann
- The Seven Deadly Sins (1962) — as André (segment "L'avarice'") (uncredited)
- Didier (1997) — as Type aéroport
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