Claude Berri

French screenwriter, film producer, and film director (1934-2009)

2.35body-of-work score · ranked #457 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
July 1, 1934 · 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris
Died
January 12, 2009 · 13th arrondissement of Paris
Nationality
France
Work
film director, screenwriter, film producer, stage actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1

    1986 · France / Italy / Switzerland · drama

    BAFTA Best Film winner 1988 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1988 #9 · Siskel's annual top 10 1987 #4

    1.684 citations
  2. 2
    The Two of UsLe Vieil Homme et l'Enfant

    1967 · France · drama, comedy

    Ebert's annual top 10 1968 #5 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #388

    0.523 citations
  3. 3

    1986 · France / Switzerland / Italy · drama

    Siskel's annual top 10 1987 #null

    0.141 citation

Complete filmography

All 24 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1963The Chicken
  • 1964La Chance et l'Amour
  • 1964Les baisers
  • 1967The Two of Us
  • 1968Marry Me! Marry Me!
  • 1970Le cinéma de papa
  • 1970Le pistonné
  • 1972Sex-Shop
  • 1975Le Mâle du siècle
  • 1976La Première Fois
  • 1977In a Wild Moment
  • 1980I Love You All
  • 1981Le Maître d'école
  • 1983So Long
  • 1986Jean de Florette
  • 1986Manon des Sources
  • 1990Uranus
  • 1993Germinal
  • 1997Lucie Aubrac
  • 1999Hard Off
  • 2002A Housekeeper
  • 2005L'un reste, l'autre part
  • 2007Hunting and Gathering
  • 2009Tresor