Claude Berri
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The ThumbScore for Claude Berri (79.5%) is the average audience approval rating across 5 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Claude's films are well-received by everyday viewers.
Claude Berri (French: [bɛʁi]; 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 Bertrand Blier, Edouard Molinaro, Francis Veber, Roman Polanski, Jacques Demy, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Jean Yanne, Claude Sautet, Costa Gavras, Miloš Forman, Claude Zidi, Patrice Chéreau, Alain Chabat, Abdellatif Kechiche and Dany Boon.
1962: Le Poulet (short) (released 1965) Winner Best Live Action Short Film Oscar (also produced) 1964: Les Baisers (segment « Baiser de 16 ans ») 1964: La Chance et l'amour (segment « La Chance du guerrier ») 1967: Le Vieil Homme et l'Enfant (US title: The Two of Us) (also screenwriter) 1968: Mazel Tov ou le Mariage 1969: Le Pistonné 1971: Le Cinéma de papa 1972: Sex-shop 1975: Le Mâle du siècle 1976: La Première fois 1977: Un moment d'égarement 1980: Je vous aime 1981: Le Maître d'école 1983: Tchao Pantin (English title: So Long, Stooge) 1986: Jean de Florette 1986: Manon des Sources (US title: Manon of the Spring) — sequel to Jean de Florette 1990: Uranus 1993: Germinal 1996: Lucie Aubrac 1999: La débandade 2002: Une femme de ménage (English title: A Housekeeper) 2004: L'Un reste, l'autre part 2007: Ensemble, c'est tout (English title: Hunting and Gathering) 2009: Trésor (also screenwriter and producer; died after one week of filming) All his films as a director, plus: 1967: Le Vieil Homme et l'Enfant, novel released the same year as the film version. (English: The Two of Us. Helen Weaver (translation), Lydia Rosier (drawings). Morrow. 1968.
Born 1934-07-01 in Paris, France. Died 2009-01-12.
On ThumbScore, Claude Berri appears in 5 films with an average audience score of 79.5%, most frequently in the Drama genre.
