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Jean Becker (director)

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Jean Becker
Jean Becker in 2013
Born (1933-05-10) 10 May 1933 (age 91)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1954–present
FatherJacques Becker
RelativesÉtienne Becker (brother)

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]

Filmography

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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

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  1. ^ Studio Canal. Accessed 18 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2009". www.culture.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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