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Claude Berri
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Claude Berri

French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director (1934-2009)
July 1, 1934 (January 12, 2009)
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 2007. Dramatic comedy by Claude Berri with Audrey Tautou, Guillaume Canet, Laurent Stocker. A cleaning lady with a talent for drawing and a flirtatious cook and his ailing grandmother come to share the apartment of a shy young aristocrat.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 2004. Dramatic comedy by Claude Berri with Daniel Auteuil, Pierre Arditi, Charlotte Gainsbourg. A married man in his fifties falls in love with a student as his best friend falls in love with a young colleague at work.
Runtime: 109 min.

The Housekeeper

V.O.: Une Femme de ménage
Fr. 2002. Dramatic comedy by Claude Berri with Jean-Pierre Bacri, Émilie Dequenne, Brigitte Catillon. After being dumped by his wife, a fifty-year-old sound engineer hires a young cleaning lady who soon falls in love with him.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 2001. Fantasy comedy by Alain Chabat with Jamel Debbouze, Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier. Three Gauls come to the aid of an Egyptian architect who must build a lavish palace for Caesar in three months.
Runtime: 107 min.
Fr. 2001. Comedy by Claude Zidi with Quentin Baillot, Jean-Marie Bigard, Armelle Deutsch. Barred from their favourite nightclub, seven friends decide to open one in one of their fathers
Runtime: 100 min.

The Escort

V.O.: Mauvaise Passe
Fr. 1999. Mores drama by Michel Blanc with Daniel Auteuil, Stuart Townsend, Liza Walker. A French writer who has gone into exile in London to finish a novel befriends a cafe owner who works as an escort for ladies in the evening.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1999. Mores comedy by Claude Berri with Claude Berri, Fanny Ardant, Claude Brasseur. A sexagenarian auctioneer explores various ways to deal with recent erectile dysfunction.
Fr. 1998. Fantasy comedy by Claude Zidi with Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni. Two Gauls go to the rescue of their druid, who has been kidnapped by a corrupt Roman governor who wants to take Caesar's place.
Runtime: 109 min.
Fr. 1997. History by Claude Berri with Carole Bouquet, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Roger Milo. During the Second World War in Lyon, the wife of a resistance fighter held by the Nazis devises a daring plan to free him.
Runtime: 115 min.
Fr. 1997. Comedy by Claude Zidi with Josiane Balasko, Christophe Lambert, Ennio Fantastichini. Las Vegas mobsters force an indebted gambler to go to France to seduce a waitress who doesn't know she's the heir to a huge fortune.
Runtime: 100 min.
Runtime: 96 min.
Fr. 1994. Psychological drama by Christian Vincent with Daniel Auteuil, Isabelle Huppert, Jérôme Deschamps.
Runtime: 88 min.

Queen Margot

V.O.: La Reine Margot
Fr. 1993. History by Patrice Chéreau with Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade. In 1572 in Paris, after the wedding of King Charles IX's sister, the papist extremists indulge in the massacre of Protestants during the night of St. Bartholomew.
Runtime: 165 min.
Fr. 1993. Social drama by Claude Berri with Renaud, Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou. During the Second Empire, a worker revolts against the inhumane exploitation of miners, encouraging his comrades to declare a strike.
Runtime: 160 min.
Fr. 1991. Sentimental drama by Jean-Jacques Annaud with Jane March, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Frédérique Meininger. In 1929, in Saigon, a French teenager becomes the mistress of a rich Chinese man.
Runtime: 112 min.
Fr. 1990. Mores drama by Claude Berri with Philippe Noiret, Gérard Depardieu, Michel Blanc. In a small town in France shortly after the war, a cabaret owner is unjustly accused of hiding a collaborator.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1989. Psychological drama by Serge Gainsbourg with Claude Berri, Aurore Clément, Élodie Bouchez. A teacher with a defiant attitude who is despised by his cheating wife seeks solace from his female students.
Runtime: 68 min.
Fr. 1988. Musical by Jacques Demy with Yves Montand, Mathilda May, Françoise Fabian. Yves Montand falls in love with a young dancer after arriving in Marseille to stage a musical that retraces the most important stages of his career.
Runtime: 103 min.

The Bear

V.O.: L'Ours
Fr. 1988. Adventures by Jean-Jacques Annaud with Tcheky Karyo, Jack Wallace, André Lacombe. In the Rockies, an orphaned bear cub and his protector, a large male bear, are being tracked by hunters.
Runtime: 96 min.
Fr. 1988. Comedy by Édouard Molinaro with Pierre Richard, Emmanuelle Béart, Richard Bohringer. A painter finds himself involved in a series of misunderstandings after coming to the aid of his pretty neighbour who has forgotten her keys in her apartment.
Runtime: 83 min.
Runtime: 98 min.

Manon of the Spring

V.O.: Manon des sources
Fr. 1986. Dramatic comedy by Claude Berri with Emmanuelle Béart, Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil. A wild woman takes revenge on two farmers who indirectly caused the death of her father.
Runtime: 114 min.
Fr. 1986. Dramatic comedy by Claude Berri with Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu, Yves Montand. By plugging the spring on a deceased neighbour's land, two farmers hope to push his heir off the property.
Runtime: 121 min.
Fr. 1983. Crime drama by Claude Berri with Coluche, Richard Anconina, Agnès Soral. With the help of a sassy girl, a night gas station attendant sets out to avenge the death of a young friend who was shot by mobsters.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Wounded Man

V.O.: L'Homme blessé
Fr. 1983. Psychological drama by Patrice Chéreau with Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Roland Bertin. Attracted by a stranger, a teenager is drawn into disturbing experiences that lead him to discover homosexual tendencies.
Runtime: 109 min.
Fr. 1983. Comedy by Claude Zidi with Coluche, Valérie Mairesse, Eva Darlan. An employee at a tourist rescue agency is drawn into various adventures.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1982. Comedy by Jean Yanne with Jean Yanne, Coluche, Michel Serrault. During a visit by Julius Caesar to North Africa, a modest garage owner is drawn into a political plot.
Runtime: 97 min.
Runtime: 95 min.
Runtime: 98 min.
Runtime: 102 min.

I Love You All

V.O.: Je vous aime
Fr. 1980. Sentimental drama by Claude Berri with Catherine Deneuve, Serge Gainsbourg, Alain Souchon.
Runtime: 103 min.

One Wild Moment

V.O.: Un Moment d'égarement
Fr. 1977. Dramatic comedy by Claude Berri with Jean-Pierre Marielle, Victor Lanoux, Agnès Soral. A middle-aged divorcee has a romantic affair with the teenage daughter of an old friend.
Runtime: 84 min.
Fr. 1976. Mores comedy by Claude Berri with Alain Cohen, Charles Denner, Zorica Lozic. In the early 1950s, the first love experiences of a seventeen year old.
Runtime: 83 min.

Male of the Century

V.O.: Le Mâle du siècle
Fr. 1975. Mores comedy by Claude Berri with Claude Berri, Juliet Berto, Hubert Deschamps. A husband suffering from jealousy sees his wife taken hostage by gangsters.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1972. Satire by Claude Berri with Claude Berri, Juliet Berto, Jean-Pierre Marielle. A bookseller transforms his establishment into a store specialized in the sale of erotic books and gadgets.
Runtime: 99 min.
Fr. 1971. Satire by Jean Herman with Guy Bedos, Jean Rochefort, Michel Galabru. The efforts of an awkward man to make a place for himself in society.
Runtime: 85 min.

The Man With Connections

V.O.: Le Pistonné
Fr. 1970. Dramatic comedy by Claude Berri with Guy Bedos, Georges Géret, Yves Robert. In 1955, an aspiring actor is drafted into the army.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1970. Dramatic comedy by Claude Berri with Claude Berri, Yves Robert, Henia Ziv. The son of a craftsperson, who is trying to break through as an actor and screenwriter, thinks of writing a film in which to give the lead to his father.
Runtime: 100 min.

Marry Me! Marry Me!

V.O.: Mazel Tov ou le mariage
Fr. 1968. Mores comedy by Claude Berri with Claude Berri, Elizabeth Wiener, Grégoire Aslan. The tribulations of a young Jewish man from Paris who has to marry the daughter of a diamond dealer from Antwerp.
Runtime: 100 min.

The Two of Us

V.O.: Le Vieil Homme et l'enfant
Fr. 1967. Dramatic comedy by Claude Berri with Michel Simon, Alain Cohen, Luce Fabiole. Threatened by Nazi persecution, a Jewish child is entrusted to the care of an old peasant couple.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1964. Sketches by Claude Berri, Bertrand Tavernier, Charles L. Bitsch, Eric Schlumberger, Claude Chabrol with Francis Blanche, Michel Auclair, Michel Piccoli. Four sketches revolving around the themes of luck and love.
Runtime: 107 min.

Seven Capital Sins

V.O.: Les 7 Péchés capitaux
Runtime: 110 min.

My Baby Is Black

V.O.: Les Lâches vivent d'espoir
Fr. 1960. Drama by Claude Bernard-Aubert with François Giret, Gordon Heath, Aram Stephan. The troubles faced by a White student in love with a Black colleague.
Runtime: 75 min.

The Truth

V.O.: La Vérité
Fr. 1960. Psychological drama by Henri-Georges Clouzot with Brigitte Bardot, Paul Meurisse, Sami Frey. A young girl goes to trial for killing her lover.
Runtime: 126 min.

Please, Not Now!

V.O.: La Bride sur le cou
Fr. 1960. Comedy by Roger Vadim with Brigitte Bardot, Michel Subor, Jacques Riberolles. A woman decides to take revenge on a lover who has abandoned her.
Runtime: 91 min.

I Spit on Your Grave

V.O.: J'irai cracher sur vos tombes
Fr. 1959. Social drama by Michel Gast with Christian Marquand, Antonella Lualdi, Paul Guers. A light-skinned Black man tries to avenge his brother who was lynched by White people.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1958. Social drama by Pierre Chenal with Pascale Audret, François Simon-Bessy, Jean Servais. To pay for her brother's lawyer, a young girl kidnaps the son of a rich family.
Runtime: 95 min.

Asphalt

V.O.: Asphalte
Fr. 1958. Sentimental drama by Hervé Bromberger with Françoise Arnoul, Massimo Girotti, Jean-Paul Vignon. The wife of a rich industrialist reconnects with her childhood friends.
Runtime: 94 min.
U.S. 1953. Psychological drama by Claude Autant-Lara with Danielle Darrieux, Henri Vilbert, Claude Laydu. Although married, a woman is dating a rich man whose two children disapprove of their father's behavior.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1953. Psychological drama by Claude Autant-Lara with Pierre-Michel Beck, Nicole Berger, Edwige Feuillère. The childhood friendship of two teenagers turns into a love affair.
Runtime: 108 min.

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