Jean-Claude Carrière

Writer, Actor, Director

Birthdate: Sep 17, 1931

Birthplace: Colombières-sur-Orb, Hérault, France

Died: Feb 8, 2021

Jean-Claude Carrière was born on 17 September 1931 in Colombières-sur-Orb, Hérault, France. He was a writer and actor, known for The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) and That Obscure Object of Desire (1977). He was married to Nicole Janin and Nahal Tajadod. He died on 8 February 2021 in Paris, France.

Known For

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

(1988)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

(1972)

Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac

(1990)

Jean-Claude Carrière Movies

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  • 2022 |
    Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel
  • 2022 |
    L'Odge d'Ooras God
  • 2021 |
    Land of Dreams
  • 2021 |
    Milan Kundera: From The Joke to Insignificance
  • 2021 |
    The Crusade
  • 2020 |
    The Salt of Tears
  • 2019 |
    Scenes from a Separation
  • 2019 |
    The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicilyas Vieil ours
  • 2018 |

    Searching for Ingmar Bergman

    asSelf - Interviewee
  • 2017 |
    Lover for a Day
  • 2017 |

    Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

    asSelf
  • 2016 |
    Borsalino: The Destiny of World's Most Famous Hat
  • 2015 |
    Eduardo Ducay. El cine que siempre estuvo ahí
  • 2015 |
    The Petrov File
  • 2015 |
    Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin
  • 2014 |
    The Mystery of the King of Kinema
  • 2013 |
    En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel
  • 2013 |
    Une Vie Faite Homme
  • 2012 |
    The Patience Stone
  • 2012 |
    The Artist and the Model
  • 2011 |
    Carrière, 250 metros
  • 2011 |
    Memories of My Melancholy Whores
  • 2010 |
    Certified Copyas L'homme de la place
  • 2010 |
    The 4th Wall
  • 1980 |
    Every Man for Himself
  • 2009 |
    Claude Lévi-Strauss - Auprès de l'Amazonieas Narrator
  • 2009 |
    Milos Forman: What doesn't kill you...
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    Kabuli Kid
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    Ulzhan
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    Goya's Ghosts
  • 2006 |
    Avidaas Le riche paranoîaque
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    The Secret Bookas Pierre Reymond
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    The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
  • 2004 |
    Birth
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    Gala
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    Rien, voilà l'ordre
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    Bunuel and King Solomon's Tableas David Goldman
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    Regarding Buñuel
  • 1999 |
    Salsa and Love
  • 1998 |
    Attaville, la véritable histoire des fourmis
  • 1998 |
    War in the Highlands
  • 1996 |
    The Ogre
  • 1997 |
    Chinese Box
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    Les paradoxes de Buñuel
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    Golden Boy
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    Jaya Gangaas Professor
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    The Return of Casanova
  • 1991 |
    At Play in the Fields of the Lord
  • 1990 |
    Cyrano de Bergerac
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  • 1989 |
    Hard to Be a God
  • 1989 |
    I Write in Space
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    The Mahabharata
  • 1989 |
    Valmont
  • 1988 |
    The Bengali Night
  • 1988 |
    The Possessed
  • 1988 |
    The Unbearable Lightness of Being
  • 1986 |
    Oviri
  • 1986 |
    L'unique
  • 1986 |
    La dernière image
  • 1986 |
    La joven y la tentación
  • 1986 |
    Max My Love
  • 1986 |
    What Every Frenchwoman Wants
  • 1984 |
    Swann in Love
  • 1983 |
    Danton
  • 1983 |
    Side Roads
  • 1983 |
    The General of the Dead Army
  • 1982 |
    Antonieta
  • 1982 |
    L'indiscrétion
  • 1981 |
    Black Mirror
  • 1981 |
    Circle of Deceit
  • 1981 |
    L'amour nuas Le professeur
  • 1979 |
    L'associé
  • 1979 |
    L'homme en colère
  • 1979 |
    Return to the Beloved
  • 1979 |
    Slachtvee
  • 1979 |
    The Tin Drum
  • 1979 |
    These Kids Are Grown-Ups
  • 1978 |
    Chaussette surprise
  • 1978 |
    Un papillon sur l'épaule
  • 1977 |
    Julie Gluepot
  • 1977 |
    Le gang
  • 1977 |
    That Obscure Object of Desire
  • 1977 |
    The Devil in the Box
  • 1976 |
    Le jardin des supplicesas Le commandant du navire
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    Scrambled Eggs
  • 1976 |
    The Game of Solitaireas Luc
  • 1975 |
    Leonor
  • 1975 |
    Serious as Pleasure
  • 1975 |
    The Flesh of the Orchid
  • 1975 |
    Weak Spot
  • 1974 |
    Dorothea's Revenge
  • 1974 |
    France, Incorporated
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    Lifesize
  • 1974 |
    The Phantom of Liberty
  • 1974 |
    The Woman in Red Boots
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    Le droit d'aimer
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    Le moine
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    Liza
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    The Outside Man
  • 1971 |
    A Few Hours of Sunlightas Françoise
  • 1971 |
    Taking Off
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    Borsalino
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    The Wedding Ringas Hugues
  • 1969 |
    Le Grand Amour
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    The Milky Way
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    Pour un amour lointain
  • 1967 |
    The Thief of Paris
  • 1966 |
    As Long as You've Got Your Health
  • 1966 |
    Cartes sur table
  • 1966 |
    Hotel Paradiso
  • 1966 |
    The Diabolical Dr. Z
  • 1965 |
    The Lair of Love
  • 1965 |
    Viva Maria!
  • 1965 |
    Yoyo
  • 1964 |
    Diary of a Chambermaid
  • 1962 |
    The Suitor

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