Jean-Claude Carrière

September 17, 1931(89 at death)|Died February 8, 2021
Colombières-sur-Orb, Hérault, France|Writing

Biography

Jean-Claude Carrière (17 September 1931 – 8 February 2021) was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing Heureux Anniversaire (1963), and was later conferred an Honorary Oscar in 2014. He was nominated for the Academy Award three other times for his work in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), That Obscure Object of Desire (1977), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). He also won a César Award for Best Original Screenplay in The Return of Martin Guerre (1983). Carrière was an alumnus of the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud and was president of La Fémis, the French state film school that he helped establish. He was noted as a frequent collaborator with Luis Buñuel on the screenplays of the latter's late French films.

Movies (58)

L'Œuvre invisible

L'Œuvre invisible

2026

Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel
7.5

Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel

2022

Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau
6.0

Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau

2022

Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance
5.6

Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance

2021

Fifty Years Later

Fifty Years Later

2019

Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason
7.2

Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason

2019

The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein
8.5

The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein

2018

The Collection
7.3

The Collection

2018

Scenes from A Separation
0.5

Scenes from A Separation

2018

Searching for Ingmar Bergman
5.9

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

2018

Luis Buñuel, la transgression des rêves
10.0

Luis Buñuel, la transgression des rêves

2018

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
7.3

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

2017

Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens
7.1

Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens

2017

Borsalino City
7.5

Borsalino City

2016

Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí
3.0

Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí

2015

Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin
5.2

Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin

2015

Los chicos de la foto
7.0

Los chicos de la foto

2014

Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau

Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau

2014

The Mystery of the King of Kinema
6.0

The Mystery of the King of Kinema

2014

En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel
1.0

En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

2013

Professor Goudet's Lessons

Professor Goudet's Lessons

2013

Once Upon a Time... 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'

Once Upon a Time... 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'

2013

Carrière, 250 Meters
10.0

Carrière, 250 Meters

2011

Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
5.7

Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

2011

Il était une fois... « King Kong »

Il était une fois... « King Kong »

2010

Certified Copy
7.0

Certified Copy

2010

And the blue sky

And the blue sky

2010

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
6.5

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

2009

The Last Script: Remembering Luis Buñuel
5.7

The Last Script: Remembering Luis Buñuel

2008

Avida
5.8

Avida

2006

Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'

Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'

2006

Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God
5.5

Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God

2005

The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
9.0

The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

2004

Bunuel and King Solomon's Table
5.4

Bunuel and King Solomon's Table

2001

Madame De...
9.0

Madame De...

2001

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
7.5

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

2000

Speaking of Buñuel
6.0

Speaking of Buñuel

2000

Buñuel in Hollywood
8.0

Buñuel in Hollywood

2000

Les paradoxes de Buñuel
9.0

Les paradoxes de Buñuel

1998

The Night and the Moment
4.9

The Night and the Moment

1995

Bouvard et Pécuchet
5.4

Bouvard et Pécuchet

1990

Vive les femmes !
4.3

Vive les femmes !

1984

The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
7.0

The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

1984

Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénario

Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénario

1982

L'Amour nu
5.0

L'Amour nu

1981

The Associate
6.5

The Associate

1979

The Associate
6.5

The Associate

1979

These Kids Are Grown-Ups
4.7

These Kids Are Grown-Ups

1979

Surprise Sock
5.5

Surprise Sock

1978

The Game of Solitaire
10.0

The Game of Solitaire

1976

The Garden of Torment
4.5

The Garden of Torment

1976

Serious as Pleasure
3.9

Serious as Pleasure

1975

A Little Sun in Cold Water
5.1

A Little Sun in Cold Water

1971

The Wedding Ring
6.1

The Wedding Ring

1971

The Milky Way
7.1

The Milky Way

1969

Diary of a Chambermaid
7.1

Diary of a Chambermaid

1964

The Suitor
6.5

The Suitor

1962

The Arbitrariness of Desire
7.0

The Arbitrariness of Desire

TV Shows (9)