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Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

Writer 57 / Actor 6 · 1964 – 2026 · 🎬 63 · 🇫🇷 France

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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L'Œuvre invisible

L'Œuvre invisible

actor

2026

The Crusade

The Crusade

writer

2021

A Faithful Man

A Faithful Man

writer

2018

At Eternity's Gate

At Eternity's Gate

writer

2018

A Bigger Splash

A Bigger Splash

writer

2015

Professor Goudet's Lessons

Professor Goudet's Lessons

actor

2013

The Patience Stone

The Patience Stone

writer

2013

Certified Copy

Certified Copy

actor

2010

Ulzhan

Ulzhan

writer

2007

Marie-Antoinette, la véritable histoire

Marie-Antoinette, la véritable histoire

writer

2006

Goya's Ghosts

Goya's Ghosts

writer

2006

Birth

Birth

writer

2004

Speaking of Buñuel

Speaking of Buñuel

actor

2000

Salsa

Salsa

writer

2000

Chinese Box

Chinese Box

writer

1997

The Ogre

The Ogre

writer

1996

Golden Boy

Golden Boy

writer

1996

The Horseman on the Roof

The Horseman on the Roof

writer

1995

Sommersby

Sommersby

writer

1993

The Return of Casanova

The Return of Casanova

writer

1992

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

writer

1991

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

writer

1990

Hard to Be a God

Hard to Be a God

writer

1990

May Fools

May Fools

writer

1990

Valmont

Valmont

writer

1989

The Bengali Night

The Bengali Night

writer

1988

The Possessed

The Possessed

writer

1988

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

writer

1988

Exploits of a Young Don Juan

Exploits of a Young Don Juan

writer

1986

Max My Love

Max My Love

writer

1986

The Wolf at the Door

The Wolf at the Door

writer

1986

Sea Workers

Sea Workers

writer

1986

Vive les femmes !

Vive les femmes !

actor

1984

Swann in Love

Swann in Love

writer

1984

Danton

Danton

writer

1983

Godard's Passion

Godard's Passion

writer

1982

The Return of Martin Guerre

The Return of Martin Guerre

writer

1982

Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit

writer

1981

Every Man for Himself

Every Man for Himself

writer

1980

The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

writer

1979

L'Homme en colère

L'Homme en colère

writer

1979

Beef Cattle

Beef Cattle

writer

1979

That Obscure Object of Desire

That Obscure Object of Desire

writer

1977

The Gang

The Gang

writer

1977

Leonor

Leonor

writer

1975

Flesh of the Orchid

Flesh of the Orchid

writer

1975

Serious as Pleasure

Serious as Pleasure

writer

1975

Weak Spot

Weak Spot

writer

1975

The Phantom of Liberty

The Phantom of Liberty

writer

1974

Life Size

Life Size

writer

1974

The Outside Man

The Outside Man

writer

1972

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

writer

1972

Liza

Liza

writer

1972

Taking Off

Taking Off

writer

1971

Borsalino

Borsalino

writer

1970

The Milky Way

The Milky Way

writer

1969

The Swimming Pool

The Swimming Pool

writer

1969

Belle de Jour

Belle de Jour

writer

1967

The Thief of Paris

The Thief of Paris

writer

1967

Viva Maria!

Viva Maria!

writer

1965

Yoyo

Yoyo

writer

1965

Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid

actor

1964

Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid

writer

1964

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