Jean Becker (born 10 May 1933) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is son of the director Jacques Becker.[1] On 24 July 2009, he was made a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by France's culture minister, Frédéric Mitterrand.[2]
Jean Becker | |
|---|---|
 Jean Becker in 2013 | |
| Born | 10 May 1933 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1954–present |
| Father | Jacques Becker |
| Relatives | Étienne Becker (brother) |
Filmography
edit| 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 | ||
References
edit- ^ Studio Canal. Accessed 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2009". www.culture.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
External links
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