Berri, Claude 1934– (Claude Langmann)

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BERRI, Claude 1934–
(Claude Langmann)

PERSONAL

Full name, Claude Langmann; born July 1, 1934, in Paris, France; son of Hirsch (a furrier) and Beila (maiden name, Bercu) Langmann; brother of Arlette Langmann (a film editor and screenwriter); married Anne–Marie Rassam, 1967 (divorced); children: (first marriage) Julien (an actor), Thomas; (with Sylvie Gautrelet) Darius. Education: Attended Lycee Turgot, Paris.

Addresses: Office— Renn Productions, 10 rue Lincoln, 75008 Paris, France.

Career: Director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Founder of Renn Productions, 1968; became partner in AMLF Distribution Company, 1973.

Member: French Union of Producer–Directors.

Awards, Honors: Venice Film Festival Award, 1963, and Academy Award, best short subject, 1965, both for Le poulet; CIDALC Ghandi Award and Interfilm Award, and Golden Berlin Bear Award nomination, Berlin International Film Festival, 1967, all for Le vieil homme et l'enfant; Academy Award nomination (with Timothy Burrill), best film, 1980, for Tess; Cesar Award nominations, best director, best film, and best writing—adaptation, 1984, all for Tchao, pantin!; Academy Award, National Academy of Cinema—France, 1986, Film Awards, best adapted film screenplay and best film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Film Award nominations, best direction and best foreign language film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Cesar Award nominations, best director, best film, and best writing—original or adaptation (with Gerard Brach), Golden Prize nomination, Moscow International Film Festival, 1987, all for Jean de Florette; Cesar Award nominations, best director and best film, Golden Berlin Bear Award nomination, 1991, all for Uranus; Cesar Award nominations, best director, best film, and best writing—original or adaptation (with Arlette Langmann), 1994, all for Germinal; Golden Berlin Bear Award nomination, 1997, for Lucie Aubrac; Albert R. Broccoli Award, Cinema Expo International, 2000.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Le bon dieu sans confession (also known as Good Lord without Confession ), 1953.

(Uncredited) Le fils du forain, Le ble en herbe (also known as The Game of Love ), 1954.

(Uncredited) Un jeune homme a l'inaugaration, Jeune homme a l'inauguration (also known as Only the French Can and French Cancan ), French Cannon, 1955.

Un jeune, Les jeux dangereaux (also known as Dangerous Games and La strada della violenza ), 1958.

Jane's fiancee, Les bonnes femmes (also known as The Girls and The Good Girls, Donne facili, The Girls, The Good Girls, and The Good Time Girls ), 1960.

Georges, La verite (also known as La verita and The Truth ), Kingsley International, 1961.

Claude, Janine, 1961.

J'irai cracher sur vos tombes (also known as I Spit on Your Grave ), Audubon, 1962.

Andre, "Lust" (also known as "L'avarice"), Les sept peches capitaux (also known as I sette peccati capitali, The Seven Deadly Sins, and The Seven Capital Sins ), Embassy, 1962.

Bernard, La bride sur le cou (also known as A briglia sciolta, Only for Love, and Please, Not Now! ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1963.

Behold a Pale Horse (also known as Et vint le jour de vengeance ), Columbia, 1964.

Les laches vivent d'espoir (also known as My Baby Is Black! ), U.S. Films, 1965.

(Uncredited) Un porteur, Compartiment tueurs (also known as The Sleeping Car Murders and The Sleeping Car Murder ), 1965.

(Uncredited) La chef de famille juif, La ligne de demarcation (also known as Line of Demarcation ), 1966.

Claude Avram, Mazel Tov ou le mariage (also known as Marry Me! Marry Me! ), Allied Artists, 1969.

Claude, Le cinema de Papa, 1971.

Claude, Le Sex Shop (also known as Sex–Shop and Quello che gia conosci del sesso e non prendi piu sul serio ), United Artists/New Line Cinema, 1972.

Claude, Le male du siecle (also known as Male of the Century ), AMLF, 1975.

L'agent de police, Le roi des cons (also known as The King of Jerks ), 1981.

Client, L'homme blesse (also known as The Wounded Man ), Gaumont/World Marketing/Promovision International/Cinevista, 1983, released in the United States in 1985.

Title role, Stan the Flasher, Pyramide Distribution, 1990.

Hugues, La machine (also known as The Machine and Die Maschine ), 1994.

Le president du tribunal (presiding judge), Les trois freres (also known as The Three Brothers ), Le Studio Canal, 1995.

Himself, L'univers de Jacques Demy (also known as The Universe of Jacques Demy and The World of Jacques Demy ), 1995.

(As Claude Langmann) Maillard, Un grand cri d'amour, AMLF, 1998.

Claude Langmann, La debandade (also known as Hard Off ), Pathe, 1999.

Autograph ibrarian, Va savoir (also known as Va Savoir (Who Knows?), (Chi lo sa?), Va savoir+ ), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001.

(Uncredited) Un passant, Les rois mages, Pathe, 2001.

Peintre Cleopatre, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre (also known as Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Kleopatra, and Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra ), Miramax, 2002.

Film Work:

Director and producer, Le poulet (short film; also known as The Chicken ), Pathe Contemporary, 1963.

Director, "Baiser de 16 ans," Les baisers (also known as I baci and Una voglia matta di donna ), 1964.

Director, "La chance du guerrier," La chance et l'amour (also known as L'amore et la chance and Chance at Love ), 1964.

Associate producer, Marie pour memoire (also known as Marie for Memory ), 1967.

Producer, Oratorio for Prague (also known as Seven Days to Remember ), 1968.

Director, Le vieil homme et l'enfant (also known as The Two of Us, Claude, and The Old Man and the Boy ), Cinema V, 1968.

Producer and director, Mazel Tov ou le mariage (also known as Marry Me! Marry Me! ), Allied Artists, 1969.

Producer and director, Le pistonne (also known as The Man with Connections ), Royal, 1970.

(With Francois Truffaut, Mag Bodard, and Guy Benier) Producer, L'enfance nue (also known as Me and Naked Childhood ), Altura, 1970.

Producer, L'oeuf (also known as The Egg ), Columbia, 1971.

(With Alfred W. Crown) Producer, Taking Off, Universal, 1971.

Director, Le cinema de papa, 1971.

Producer and director, Le Sex Shop (also known as Sex–Shop and Quello che gia conosci del sesso e non prendi piu sul serio ), United Artists/New Line Cinema, 1972.

(With Christian Fechner) Producer, Les fous du stade (also known as Stadium Nuts ), CCFC, 1972.

Producer, Je sais rien mais je dirai tout (also known as Don't Know Anything But I'll Tell All ), AMLF, 1973.

Executive producer, Pleure pas la bouche pleine (also known as Don't Cry with Your Mouth Full ), AMLF, 1973.

Director and producer, Le male du siecle (also known as Male of the Century ) AMLF, 1975.

(With Jacques–Eric Strauss) Producer, Je t'aime moi non plus (also known as I Love You No Longer ), AMLF, 1975.

Producer, Un sac de billes (also known as A Bag of Marbles ), AMLF, 1975.

Director, La premiere fois (also known as The First Time ), Lira/Gala Film Distributors, 1976, released in the United States by EDP, 1978.

Director, Un moment d'egarement (also known as A Summer Affair, One Wild Moment, and In a Wild Moment ), Roissy/Gala Film Distributors, 1977.

Director, A nous deux (also known as An Adventure for Two ), 1979.

Producer, Tess, Columbia, 1979.

Producer, Inspecteur la Bavure (also known as Inspector Blunder ), AMLF, 1980.

Producer and director, Je vous aime (also known as I Love You and I Love You All ), AMLF, 1980.

Director and producer, Le maitre d'ecole, 1981.

(With Tarak Ben Ammar and Pierre Grunstein) Producer, Deux heures moins le quart avant Jesus Christ (also known as A Quarter to Two before Jesus Christ ), AMLF, 1982.

Producer, L'Africain (also known as The African ), AMLF/Roissy, 1983.

Producer, Banzai, Roissy/AMLF, 1983.

Producer, La femme de mon pote (also known as My Best Friend's Girl ), 1983.

Producer and director, Tchao, pantin! (also known as So Long, Stooge ), Roissy/AMLF/European Classics/Nelson Entertainment, 1983.

(With Ariel Zeitoun and Marie–Laure Reyre) Producer, L'homme blesse (also known as The Wounded Man ), Gaumont/World Marketing/Promovision International/Cinevista, 1983, released in the United States, 1985.

(With Alain Sarde) Producer, Garcon! (also known as Waiter! ), AMLF/Roissy, 1983, released in the United States, 1985.

Producer, Le vengeance du serpent a plumes (also known as The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent ), AMLF, 1984.

(With Pio Angeletti and Adriano De Micheli) Producer, Scemo di guerra (also known as Madman at War and Le fou de guerre ), Titanus/Sergio Felicioli, 1985.

Producer, Les enrages, 1985.

Director, Jean de Florette, Orion Classics, 1986.

Producer and director, Manon des sources (also known as Manon of the Springs, Manon delle sorgenti, Manon des sources: Jean de Florette 2e partie, and Jean de Florette II ), Orion Classics, 1986.

Producer, Hotel de France, Films du Volcan, 1987.

Producer, Trois places pour le 26 (also known as Three Seats for the 26th ), AMLF/Gaumont/Roissy, 1988.

Executive producer, A Gauche en sortant de l'ascenseur (also known as To the Left as You Leave the Elevator and The Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator ), AMLF/Roissy, 1988.

Producer, The Bear (also known as L'ours ), TriStar, 1989.

(With Paul Rassam and Michael Haussman) Producer, Valmont, AMLF/Orion/Roissy, 1989.

Producer, La petite voleuse (also known as The Little Thief ), Orly Films/Renn Productions, 1989.

Producer and director, Uranus, AMLF, 1990.

Producer, Nous deux (also known as The Two of Us ), AMLF, 1992.

Producer, L'amant (also known as The Lover ), AMLF, 1992.

Producer and director, Germinal, AMLF, 1993.

Producer, Une journee chez ma mere (also known as Part–time Parents ), 1993.

Producer, La reine Margot (also known as Queen Margot, Die Bartholomaeuschnacht, and La regina Margot ), AMLF, 1994.

Producer, La separation (also known as The Separation ), AMLF, 1994.

Producer, Gazon maudit (also known as French Twist and Bushwhacked ), AMLF, 1995.

Producer, Les trois freres (also known as The Three Brothers ), Le Studio Canal, 1995.

Executive producer, Der unhold (also known as The Ogre and Le roi des aulnes ), Kino International, 1996.

Producer, Didier, AMLF, 1997.

Producer, Arlette, 1997.

Producer, Le pari (also known as The Bet ), 1997.

Director, Lucie Aubrac, 1997.

Associate producer, Mookie, AMLF, 1998.

Director, Le debandade (also known as Hard Off ), Pathe, 1999.

Producer, Mauvaise passe (also known as The Escort and The Wrong Blonde ), 1999.

Producer, La boite, Pathe, 2001.

Producer, Ma femme est une actrice (also known as My Wife Is an Actress ), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001.

Producer, Les rois mages, Pathe, 2001.

Producer, Asterix & Obelix contre Cesar (also known as Asterix & Obelix gegen Caesar, Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar, Asterix e Obelix contro Cesare, and Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar ), 2002.

Director and producer, Une femme de menage (also known as A Housekepper ), Palm Pictures, 2002.

Producer, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre (also known as Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Kleopatra, and Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra ), Miramax, 2002.

Producer, Amen (also known as Eyewitness, and Der Stellvertreter ), Kino International, 2002.

Producer, Le bison (et sa voisine Dorine), Pathe, 2003.

Producer, Les sentiments (also known as Feelings ), ARP Selection, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Le steward, "Reactions en chaine," Les cinq dernieres minutes, 1958.

Marcel L., "Quarante–cinq tours et puis s'en vont," Les cinq dernieres minutes, 1964.

Himself, "Special producteurs," Cinema cinemas, 1989.

Himself, Les nuls l'emission, 1991.

Himself, Tout le monde en parle, 2002, 2003.

Himself, Rive droite—rive gauche, 2003, On ne peut pas plaire a tout le monde, 2003.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Janine, 1961.

(With others) Les baisers, 1964.

(With others) La chance et l'amour, 1964.

(With Michel Rivelin and Gerard Brach) Le vieil homme et l'enfant (also known as The Two of Us, Claude, and The Old Man and the Boy ), Cinema V, 1968.

Mazel Tov ou le mariage (also known as Marry Me! Marry Me! ), Allied Artists, 1969.

Le pistonne (also known as The Man with Connections ), Royal, 1970.

Le cinema de papa, 1971.

Le Sex Shop (also known as Sex–Shop and Quello che gia conosci del sesso e non prendi piu sul serio ), United Artists/New Line Cinema, 1972.

L'oeuf (also known as The Egg ), 1972.

(With Jean–Louis Richard) Le male du siecle, AMLF, 1975.

La premiere fois (also known as The First Time ), Lira/Gala Film Distributors, 1976, released in the United States by EDP, 1978.

Un moment d'egarement (also known as A Summer Affair, One Wild Moment, and In a Wild Moment ), Roissy/Gala Film Distributors, 1977.

Je vous aime (also known as I Love You ), AMLF, 1980.

Le maitre d'ecole, 1981.

(With Alain Page) Tchao, pantin! (also known as So Long, Stooge ), Roissy/AMLF/European Classics/Nelson Entertainment, 1983.

Scemo di guerra (also known as Le fou de guerre and Madman at War ), 1985.

(With Gerard Brach) Jean de Florette, Orion Classics, 1986.

(With Brach) Manon des sources (also known as Manon of the Springs, Manon delle sorgenti, Manon des sources: Jean de Florette 2e partie, and Jean de Florette II ), Orion Classics, 1986.

Uranus, AMLF, 1990.

Germinal, AMLF, 1993.

Lucie Aubrac, 1997.

La debandade (also known as Hard Off ), Pathe, 1999.

Une femme de menage (adapted from the novel by Christian Oster; also known as A Housekeeper ), Palm Pictures, 2002.