Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

Writing · Born 1931-09-17 · Colombières-sur-Orb, Hérault, France

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.

As cast

Alexandre Trannoy - L’Œuvre invisible
Alexandre Trannoy - L’Œuvre invisible 2025
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Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel
Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel 2022
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Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau 2022
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Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance
Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance 2021
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Fifty Years Later
Fifty Years Later 2019
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Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason
Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason 2019
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Mostashregh 2019
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The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein
The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein 2018
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The Collection
The Collection 2018
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Scenes from A Separation
Scenes from A Separation 2018
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Searching for Ingmar Bergman
Searching for Ingmar Bergman 2018
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Luis Buñuel, la transgression des rêves
Luis Buñuel, la transgression des rêves 2018
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Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait 2017
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Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens
Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens 2017
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Borsalino City
Borsalino City 2016
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Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí
Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí 2015
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Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin
Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin 2015
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Los chicos de la foto
Los chicos de la foto 2014
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Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau
Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau 2014
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The Mystery of the King of Kinema
The Mystery of the King of Kinema 2014
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En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel 2013
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Professor Goudet's Lessons
Professor Goudet's Lessons 2013
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Once Upon a Time... 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'
Once Upon a Time... 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie' 2013
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Carrière, 250 Meters
Carrière, 250 Meters 2011
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Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé 2011
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Miloš Forman 2010
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Il était une fois... « King Kong »
Il était une fois... « King Kong » 2010
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Certified Copy
Certified Copy 2010
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And the blue sky
And the blue sky 2010
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Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… 2009
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The Last Script: Remembering Luis Buñuel
The Last Script: Remembering Luis Buñuel 2008
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Rituals 2007
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The Secret Book 2006
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Avida
Avida 2006
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Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' 2006
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Un Ange dans les marécages 2006
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Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God
Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God 2005
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Une promenade parmi les ombres 2005
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The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth 2004
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Gala 2003
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Biblioteca Mindlin 2002
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Bunuel and King Solomon's Table
Bunuel and King Solomon's Table 2001
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Madame De...
Madame De... 2001
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Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète 2000
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Speaking of Buñuel
Speaking of Buñuel 2000
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Buñuel in Hollywood
Buñuel in Hollywood 2000
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Les paradoxes de Buñuel
Les paradoxes de Buñuel 1998
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The Night and the Moment
The Night and the Moment 1995
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Bouvard et Pécuchet
Bouvard et Pécuchet 1990
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Vive les femmes !
Vive les femmes ! 1984
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The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel 1984
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Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénario
Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénario 1982
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L'Amour nu
L'Amour nu 1981
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The Associate
The Associate 1979
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The Associate
The Associate 1979
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These Kids Are Grown-Ups
These Kids Are Grown-Ups 1979
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Photo-souvenir 1978
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Surprise Sock
Surprise Sock 1978
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The Game of Solitaire
The Game of Solitaire 1976
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The Garden of Torment
The Garden of Torment 1976
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A Little Sun in Cold Water
A Little Sun in Cold Water 1971
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The Wedding Ring
The Wedding Ring 1971
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The Arbitrariness of Desire
The Arbitrariness of Desire
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The Milky Way
The Milky Way 1969
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Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid 1964
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The Suitor
The Suitor 1962
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As director