Claude Berri
Born Claude Beri Langmann
(1934-07-01 ) 1 July 1934Paris, France
Died 12 January 2009(2009-01-12) (aged 74)Paris, France
Occupation(s) Film producer, actor, screenwriter, film director Years active 1953–2008 Spouse(s) Anne-Marie Rassam (
m. ??;
d. 1997) Children
Julien Rassam
Thomas Langmann Relatives
Arlette Langmann (sister) Awards
Oscar Best Short Film (for
Le Poulet )
Claude Berri (French:
[bɛʁi] ; 1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor.
Early life
Born Claude Beri Langmann in
Paris , Berri was the son of
Jewish immigrant parents.
[1] His mother, Beila (née Bercu), was from
Romania , and his father, Hirsch Langmann, was a furrier from
Poland .
[2] His sister was the screenwriter and editor
Arlette Langmann .
Career
Berri won the "Best Film"
BAFTA for
Jean de Florette , and was also nominated for twelve
César Awards , though he never won. Berri also won the
Oscar for Best Short Film for
Le Poulet at the
38th Academy Awards in 1966, and produced
Roman Polanski 's
Tess which was nominated for Best Picture in 1981.
Internationally, however, two films in 1986 overshadow all his other achievements.
Jean de Florette and its sequel
Manon des Sources were huge hits.
[3] In 1991, his film
Uranus was entered into the
41st Berlin International Film Festival .
[4] Six years later, his film
Lucie Aubrac was entered into the
47th Berlin International Film Festival .
[5]
In 2003, he was elected President of the
Cinémathèque Française where he obtained enough state subsidies to cover the costs of its resurgence at its new site in the rue de Bercy.
[6]
Personal life
Berri's wife, Anne-Marie Rassam, committed suicide in 1997, jumping from the apartment of
Isabelle Adjani 's mother.
[7] Berri and Rassam had two children: actor
Julien Rassam and actor and film producer
Thomas Langmann .
Death
Berri died of a stroke, in
Paris , aged 74.
[8] After his death, a group of nine works by
Robert Ryman ,
Ad Reinhardt ,
Giorgio Morandi ,
Richard Serra and
Lucio Fontana was promised to the
Centre Pompidou in Paris in lieu of tax. But the heirs of the film director finally sold them through French art dealer
Philippe Ségalot for about €50 million to Qatar.
[9]
Filmography
Director
Producer
Writer
Actor
See also
References
External links
Awards for Claude Berri
1990s
Goodfellas –
Martin Scorsese ,
Robert Chartoff , and
Irwin Winkler (1990)
The Commitments –
Alan Parker ,
Lynda Myles , and Roger Randall-Cutler (1991)
Howards End –
James Ivory and
Ismail Merchant (1992)
Schindler's List –
Steven Spielberg ,
Branko Lustig , and
Gerald R. Molen (1993)
Four Weddings and a Funeral –
Mike Newell and
Duncan Kenworthy (1994)
Sense and Sensibility –
Ang Lee and
Lindsay Doran (1995)
The English Patient –
Anthony Minghella and
Saul Zaentz (1996)
The Full Monty –
Peter Cattaneo and
Uberto Pasolini (1997)
Shakespeare in Love –
Donna Gigliotti ,
Marc Norman ,
David Parfitt ,
Harvey Weinstein , and
Edward Zwick (1998)
American Beauty –
Bruce Cohen and
Dan Jinks (1999)
2000s
Gladiator –
David Franzoni ,
Branko Lustig , and
Douglas Wick (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring –
Peter Jackson ,
Barrie M. Osborne ,
Tim Sanders , and
Fran Walsh (2001)
The Pianist – Robert Benmussa,
Roman Polanski , and
Alain Sarde (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King –
Peter Jackson ,
Barrie M. Osborne , and
Fran Walsh (2003)
The Aviator –
Sandy Climan ,
Charles Evans Jr. ,
Graham King , and
Michael Mann (2004)
Brokeback Mountain –
Diana Ossana and
James Schamus (2005)
The Queen –
Andy Harries ,
Christine Langan , and
Tracey Seaward (2006)
Atonement –
Tim Bevan ,
Eric Fellner , and
Paul Webster (2007)
Slumdog Millionaire –
Christian Colson (2008)
The Hurt Locker –
Kathryn Bigelow ,
Mark Boal ,
Nicolas Chartier , and
Greg Shapiro (2009)
2010s
The King's Speech –
Iain Canning ,
Emile Sherman , and
Gareth Unwin (2010)
The Artist –
Thomas Langmann (2011)
Argo –
Ben Affleck ,
George Clooney , and
Grant Heslov (2012)
12 Years a Slave –
Dede Gardner ,
Anthony Katagas ,
Jeremy Kleiner ,
Steve McQueen , and
Brad Pitt (2013)
Boyhood –
Richard Linklater and
Cathleen Sutherland (2014)
The Revenant –
Steve Golin ,
Alejandro G. Iñárritu ,
Arnon Milchan ,
Mary Parent , and
Keith Redmon (2015)
La La Land –
Fred Berger ,
Jordan Horowitz , and
Marc Platt (2016)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri –
Graham Broadbent ,
Peter Czernin , and
Martin McDonagh (2017)
Roma –
Nicolás Celis ,
Alfonso Cuarón , and
Gabriela Rodríguez (2018)
1917 –
Pippa Harris , Callum McDougall,
Sam Mendes , and Jayne-Ann Tenggren (2019)
2020s
Nomadland – Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey,
Frances McDormand ,
Peter Spears , and
Chloé Zhao (2020)
The Power of the Dog –
Jane Campion ,
Iain Canning ,
Roger Frappier ,
Tanya Seghatchian , and
Emile Sherman (2021)
All Quiet on the Western Front –
Malte Grunert (2022)
Oppenheimer –
Christopher Nolan ,
Charles Roven , and
Emma Thomas (2023)
International National Academics People Other