Jacques Prévert
Known for
Writing
Born
February 4, 1900
Birthplace
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Died
April 11, 1977 (aged 77)
Biography
Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis (1945).
Best known work
L'Atalante
1934
Children of Paradise
1945
The King and the Mockingbird
1980
L'Âge d'or
1930
Port of Shadows
1938
Daybreak
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
1936
The Devil's Envoys
1942
Stormy Waters
1941Filmography
2022
Café da ManhãWriter
2020
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fortas Self (archive footage)
2017
Two Snails Set OffOriginal Story
2017
Coco Chanel & Arletty: An Auvergne Destinyas Self (archive footage)
2014
So Many ForestsPoem
2013
S'il n'en reste qu'un, nous serons ces deux-làas Self (archive footage)
2009
Bulles de Vianas Self (archive footage)
2008
Les Enfants du ParadisScenario Writer
2007
Arletty, Lady Panameas Self (archive footage)
2006
EscargotsWriter
2003
Drôle d'oiseauas Self (archive footage)
1983
1980
The King and the MockingbirdScreenplay, Dialogue
1978
1976
BreakfastOriginal Concept
1975
The World at a GlanceWriter
1973
The Dog Who Loved MusicWriter
1972
Meu Primeiro BaileWriter
1970
The DiamondWriter, Lyricist
1966
The Ferryman's HouseWriter
1964
Little Claus and Big ClausDialogue, Adaptation, Story, Screenplay
1964
1963
The Small Tentas Narrator, Writer
1961
Famous Love AffairsAdaptation
1960
Dream of the Wild Horsesas Voice