Claude Berri
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| Born |
Claude Berel Langmann 1 July 1934 Paris, France |
| Died | 12 January 2009 (aged 74) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Film producer, actor, screenwriter, film director |
| Years active | 1953–2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Anne-Marie Rassam (?–1997, her death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Hirsch Langmann Beila Bercu |
| Relatives |
Arlette Langmann (sister) |
| Awards |
Oscar Best Short Film (for Le Poulet) |
Claude Berri (French: [bɛʁi]; 1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor.
Born Claude Berel 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.
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