Claude Berri

The Bear, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and produced by Claude Berri (top); Gérard Depardieu, Yves Montand in the Claude Berri-directed drama Jean de Florette (bottom)

Filmmaker Claude Berri, best known internationally for Jean de Florette (1988) and its sequel, Manon of the Spring (1989), died Jan. 12 after suffering a stroke. Berri was directing his 20th film, Trésor, when he fell ill. He was 74.
Beginning in the early 1950s, Berri worked as an actor, director, writer, and producer. He was never a big name in front of the cameras, but in the other three capacities he became one of the most important and influential figures in French cinema.
Among Berri’s films as a producer are Milos Forman’s Taking Off (1971) [...]

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