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Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière was born on September 19, 1931 in Colombières-sur-Orb, Hérault, France as Jean-Claude François Carrière. He is a writer and actor, known for The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972) and Es ist nicht leicht ein Gott zu sein (1989). See full bio »
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 2018 At Eternity's Gate (written by)
 2017 L'amant d'un jour (screenplay)
 2015 L'ombre des femmes (scenario - dialogue)
 2011 Memoria de mis putas tristes (screenplay)
 2011 Carrière, 250 metros (Documentary)
 2010 The 4th Wall (play "L'Aide-Mémoire")
 2007 Ulzhan (scenario)
 2006 Marie-Antoinette (TV Movie)
 2006 Goya's Ghosts (written by)
 2006 Le rêve (TV Series documentary) (commentary)
 2005 Galilée ou L'amour de Dieu (TV Movie)
 2004 Le père Goriot (TV Movie) (adaptation and dialogue)
 2004 Birth (written by)
 2003 Les Thibault (TV Mini-Series) (writer)
 2003 Rien, voilà l'ordre (writer)
 2002 Ruy Blas (TV Movie) (teleplay)
 2002 Lettre d'une inconnue (TV Movie) (written by)
 2002 La bataille d'Hernani (TV Movie) (adaptation) / (dialogue)
 2001 Madame De... (TV Movie) (screenplay)
 2000 Bérénice (TV Movie) (adaptation)
 2000 Salsa
 1999 Broken Dolls (story - uncredited)
 1998 La guerre dans le Haut Pays (writer)
 1998 Clarissa (TV Movie) (written by)
 1998 Attaville, la véritable histoire des fourmis (Documentary) (commentary)
 1997 Chinese Box (screenplay) / (story)
 1997 Les paradoxes de Buñuel (Documentary)
 1996 Le parfum de Jeannette (TV Movie) (adaptation)
 1996 The Associate (screenplay "L'Associé")
 1996 Der Unhold
 1996 Golden Boy
 1996 Une femme explosive (TV Movie)
 1995 Associations de bienfaiteurs (TV Mini-Series) (6 episodes)
- Episode #1.5 (1995)
- Episode #1.6 (1995)
- Episode #1.4 (1995)
- Episode #1.3 (1995)
- Associations de bienfaiteurs II (1995)
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 1995 Le hussard sur le toit (written by)
 1995 La duchesse de Langeais (TV Movie) (adaptation)
 1993 C'était la guerre (TV Movie)
 1993 Sommersby (film The Return of Martin Guerre)
 1992 La controverse de Valladolid (TV Movie)
 1991 At Play in the Fields of the Lord (screenplay)
 1990 Cyrano de Bergerac (adaptation)
 1990 L'héritage de la chouette (TV Mini-Series documentary) (idea - 13 episodes)
- Tragédie ou L'illusion de la mort (1990) ... (idea)
- Philosophie ou Le triomphe de la chouette (1990) ... (idea)
- Misogynie ou Les pièges du désir (1990) ... (idea)
- Mythologie ou La vérité du mensonge (1990) ... (idea)
- Cosmogonie ou L'usage du monde (1990) ... (idea)
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 1990 Milou en mai (scenario)
  The Mahabharata (TV Mini-Series) (adaptation - 3 episodes, 1990) (screenplay - 3 episodes, 1990)
- War (1990) ... (adaptation) / (screenplay)
- Game of Dice (1990) ... (adaptation) / (screenplay)
- Exile in the Forest (1990) ... (adaptation) / (screenplay)
 1989 Bouvard et Pecuchet (TV Movie)
 1989 J'écris dans l'espace (Documentary) (writer)
 1989 Entretiens du Louvre (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Les métamorphoses de Jurgis Baltrusaïtis (1989)
 1989 Valmont (writer)
 1989 Une femme tranquille (TV Movie)
 1988 La nuit Bengali (writer)
 1988 Les possédés (dialogue) / (scenario)
 1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being (screenplay)
 1986 La dernière image (adaptation)
 1986 Oviri (scenario)
 1986 Max mon amour (based on an idea by) / (scenario)
 1986 L'unique (dialogue)
 1986 La joven y la tentación (written by)
 1985 Auto défense (Short)
 1984 L'aide-mémoire (TV Movie)
 1983 La tragédie de Carmen (adapted by - as Jean Claude Carriere)
 1983 Le jardinier récalcitrant (TV Movie)
 1983 Itinéraire bis (scenario)
 1983 Credo (TV Movie)
 1983 Danton (scenario)
 1982 Antonieta (screenplay) / (story)
 1982 Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan (TV Movie) (adaptation)
 1982 Passion (uncredited)
 1982 Caméra une première (TV Series) (1 episode)
- L'accompagnateur (1982)
 1982 La cerisaie (TV Movie) (adaptation: French)
 1978-1982 Cinéma 16 (TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Je tue il (1982) ... (writer)
- Lundi (1980) ... (writer)
- Photo-souvenir (1978) ... (writer)
 1981 Die Fälschung (screenplay)
 1981 Black Mirror
 1981 Le bouffon (TV Movie)
 1980 Sauve qui peut (la vie) (scenario)
 1979 Slachtvee (writer)
 1979 Mesure pour mesure (TV Movie) (French adaptation)
 1979 L'associé (adaptation) / (dialogue)
 1979 Die Blechtrommel (writer)
 1979 Retour à la bien-aimée (writer)
 1979 Ils sont grands, ces petits (adaptation)
 1979 L'homme en colère (writer)
 1978 Harold et Maud (TV Movie) (French adaptation)
 1978 Chaussette surprise (writer)
 1978 Un papillon sur l'épaule (scenario written by)
 1978 Le franc-tireur (TV Movie)
 1977 Cet obscur objet du désir (collaboration - as Jean-Claude Carriere)
 1977 Le gang
 1976 Jack the Ripper (screenplay - uncredited)
 1976 Les oeufs brouillés (collaboration)
 1975 Timon d'Athènes (TV Movie)
 1975 Leonor
 1975 La faille (scenario)
 1975 La chair de l'orchidée (adaptation and dialogue by)
 1974 Ich suche Herrn Obolski (TV Movie) (comedy)
 1974 La femme aux bottes rouges (screenplay and dialogue by - as Jean-Claude Carriere)
 1974 Grandeur nature (adaptation)
 1974 France société anonyme (collaboration)
 1974 Un amour de pluie (dialogue - uncredited)
 1974 Dorothea's Rache (screenplay)
 1972 Un homme est mort (screenplay) / (story)
 1972 Le moine (screenplay)
 1972 Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie (with the collaboration of)
 1972 Liza (screenplay)
 1971 Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide (adaptation) / (dialogue)
 1971 Taking Off (written by)
 1970 L'alliance (novel) / (scenario and dialogue)
 1970 Borsalino
 1969 La pince à ongles (Short) (writer)
 1969 Le grand amour (writer)
 1969 La voie lactée (writer)
 1969 La piscine (adaptation and dialogue)
 1968 Pour un amour lointain (writer)
 1967 Belle de jour (adaptation and dialogue)
 1967 Le voleur (screenplay)
 1966 Hotel Paradiso (screenplay)
 1966 Miss Muerte (adaptation) / (dialogue)
 1966 Cartes sur table (adaptation) / (dialogue)
 1966 Tant qu'on a la santé (written by)
 1965 Viva Maria! (scenario and dialogue - as Jean-Claude Carriere)
 1965 Le bestiaire d'amour (Documentary)
 1965 Yoyo (scenario and adaptation)
 1964 La reine verte (TV Movie) (adaptation)
 1964 Le journal d'une femme de chambre (adaptation and dialogue)
 1963 Insomnie (Short)
 1962 Le soupirant
 1962 Heureux anniversaire (Short) (as J.C. Carrière)
 1961 Rupture (Short)
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(2016 to 2017 season) Peter Brook and Marie-Helene Estienne's stage adaptation of his play, "Battlefield (Mahabharata)," was performed in a Guthrie World Stage series presentation production at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater, McGuire Proscenium Stage, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Joseph Haj was artistic director. See more »

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Alternate Names:

J.C. Carriere | Jean Claude Carriere | Jean-Claude Carriere | J.C. Carrière | Jean Claude Carrière
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Personal Quote:

If you want fame, and a beautiful statue made of yourself, don't be a screenwriter. The writer disappears. He works in the shade. See more »

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Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1981 See more »

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Often co-writes his scripts with his directors See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo
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