Jean Becker
French film director, screenwriter
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| Intro | French film director, screenwriter | ||||||
| Places | France | ||||||
| is | Film director Screenwriter Actor Film actor Television actor | ||||||
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||||||
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| Birth | 10 May 1933, 16th arrondissement of Paris, Paris, Grand Paris, France | ||||||
| Age | 91 years | ||||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||||
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The details
Biography
Jean Becker (born 10 May 1933) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is son of the director Jacques Becker. On 24 July 2009, he was made a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by France's culture minister, Frédéric Mitterrand.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | Other | |||
| 1954 | Touchez pas au grisbi | Yes | First assistant director | ||
| 1954 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Yes | Assistant director | ||
| 1958 | Maxime | Yes | Assistant director | ||
| 1958 | The Lovers of Montparnasse | Yes | Second assistant director | ||
| 1959 | Gangster Boss | Yes | Assistant director | ||
| 1960 | The Hole | Yes | Assistant director and actor (uncredited) | ||
| 1961 | A Man Named Rocca | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1964 | Backfire | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1965–70 | Les Saintes chéries | Yes | Yes | TV series | |
| 1965 | Pas de caviar pour tante Olga | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1966 | Tender Scoundrel | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1974 | Say It with Flowers | Yes | Actor | ||
| 1977 | Take Me to the Ritz | Yes | Telefilm; actor | ||
| 1979 | La Fabrique, un conte de Noël | Yes | Telefilm; actor | ||
| 1979 | Heart to Heart | Yes | Actor | ||
| 1983 | One Deadly Summer | Yes | Yes | Nominated—Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director | |
| 1991 | Lest We Forget | Yes | Segment: "Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée équatoriale" | ||
| 1994 | Ne m'appelez pas petite | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1995 | Élisa | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1997 | La Femme du cosmonaute | Yes | Actor | ||
| 1999 | The Children of the Marshland | Yes | Sitges Film Festival - Gran Angular Award Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director | ||
| 2001 | A Crime in Paradise | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2003 | Strange Gardens | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2007 | Conversations with My Gardener | Yes | Yes | Nominated—Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Crystal Globe | |
| 2008 | Love Me No More | Yes | Yes | Nominated—César Award for Best Adaptation Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Film | |
| 2008 | My Stars | Yes | Actor | ||
| 2010 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | Yes | Yes | Gold Coast International Film Festival - Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Newport Beach Film Festival - Audience Award for Foreign Feature | |
| 2012 | Welcome Aboard | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2014 | Get Well Soon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also co-producer (uncredited) |
| 2018 | Le Collier rouge | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2022 | Les Volets verts | Yes | No | ||