Jean Becker (director)
Jean Louis Paul Becker (born May 10, 1933 in Paris ) is a French film director and screenwriter .
Jean Becker began his career in 1953 as an assistant director to his father Jacques Becker . He also worked as an assistant director with Julien Duvivier and Henri Verneuil . This was followed by three directorial works with Jean-Paul Belmondo in the leading role from 1961 to 1966 , the latter film, Beloved Scoundrel , was a failure, so that Becker retired as a film director. It was not until 1983 that he returned as a director with A Murderous Summer . His film received several César awards and nominations. Twelve years later the father-and-daughter drama Elisa followed with Gérard Depardieu and Vanessa Paradis in the leading roles and in 1999 A Summer in the Country a tragic comedy about French country life. In 2001 Becker directed Un crime au paradis and in 2003 Effroyables jardins .
Filmography (selection)
- 1961: They called him Rocca ( Un nommé La Rocca )
- 1964: The boss has come up with something ( Échappement libre )
- 1965: A French marriage ( Les "Saintes chéries" )
- 1966: Beloved Scoundrel ( Tendre voyou )
- 1983: A murderous summer ( L'Été meurtrier )
- 1995: Elisa
- 1999: A summer in the country ( Les Enfants du marais )
- 2001: Un crime au paradis
- 2003: Effroyables jardins
- 2007: Dialogue with my gardener ( Dialogue avec mon jardinier )
- 2008: days or hours ( deux jours à tuer )
- 2010: The labyrinth of words ( La tête en friche ). Based on a novel by Marie-Sabine Roger .
Web links
- Jean Becker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Becker, Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Becker, Jean Louis Paul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |