Claude Berri was a French filmmaker who was involved—as an actor, writer, director, or producer—in more than 125 motion pictures over a 55-year career, but he was best known as the director of Jean de Florette (1986) and its sequel, Manon des sources (1986; Manon of the Springs), both of which he adapted from Marcel Pagnol's 1962 novel L'Eau des collines. Berri made his debut as an actor in Le Bon Dieu sans confession (1953) and continued appearing in front of the camera throughout his career. His first directing job was Le Poulet (1962; The Chicken), which won the Academy Award for best live-action short film. His other significant films include Tchao pantin (1983), Le Vieil Homme et l'enfant (1967; The Two of Us), Uranus (1990), Germinal (1993), and Lucie Aubrac (1997). Berri also produced dozens of films that he did not direct, notably Roman Polanski's Tess (1979), L'Ours (1988; The Bear), La Reine Margot (1994), two films based on the characters Asterix and Obelix, and the hit comedy Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (2008), which set a French box-office record.
Claude Berri was a French filmmaker who was involved—as an actor, writer, director, or producer—in more than 125 motion pictures over a 55-year career, but he was best known as the director of Jean de Florette (1986) and its sequel, Manon des sources (1986; Manon of the Springs), both of which he adapted from Marcel Pagnol's 1962 novel L'Eau des collines. Berri made his debut as an actor in Le Bon Dieu sans confession (1953) and continued appearing in front of the camera throughout his career. His first directing job was Le Poulet (1962; The Chicken), which won the Academy Award for best live-action short film. His other significant films include Tchao pantin (1983), Le Vieil Homme et l'enfant (1967; The Two of Us), Uranus (1990), Germinal (1993), and Lucie Aubrac (1997). Berri also produced dozens of films that he did not direct, notably Roman Polanski's Tess (1979), L'Ours (1988; The Bear), La Reine Margot (1994), two films based on the characters Asterix and Obelix, and the hit comedy Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (2008), which set a French box-office record.
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