Cast · Writer

Jean-Claude Carrière

1931 – 2021

Active years (films on this site)

1983–2018

Genres

DramaBiographyHistoryRomanceDocumentary

Schools and movements

Iranian New WaveNew German CinemaPolish CinemaWomen Directors

Directors worked with

Andrzej Wajda1 filmAbbas Kiarostami1 filmMargarethe von Trotta1 film

Biography

Jean-Claude Carrière 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 given 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).

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film 1963
• Commander of the National Order of Merit 2013
• Academy Honorary Award 2015
• European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award 2016
• Commander of the Legion of Honour 2017
• Padma Shri in literature and education

National / local

• Jean-Le-Duc award

3 films on this site

1. Danton 1983 · Andrzej Wajda · IMDb 7.4 · Writer
2. Certified Copy 2010 · Abbas Kiarostami · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
3. Searching for Ingmar Bergman 2018 · Margarethe von Trotta · IMDb 6.7 · Cast