Claude Berri (born July 1, 1934 in Paris, France) is a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer, of Jewish origin. His films (as director) include The Two of Us (1967), So Long, Stooge (1983), Jean de Florette (1986), Manon des Sources (1986) (US title: Manon of the Spring) , Germinal (1993) — at that time the most expensive French feature film ever made, Une femme de ménage (2002) and Ensemble, c'est tout (2007).
Berri won the "Best Film" BAFTA for Jean de Florette, and has also been nominated for no less than twelve César Awards, although he has yet to win one. Berri also won the Oscar for Best Short Film for "Le poulet" at the 39th Academy Awards in 1966, and produced Roman Polanski's Tess which was nominated for Best Picture in 1981.
External links
Claude Berri at the Internet Movie Database
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NAME
Berri, Claude
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Film producer, Actor, Screenwriter, Film director
DATE OF BIRTH
July 1, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH
Paris France
DATE OF DEATH
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