Jean Aurenche

Jean Aurenche

Known for

Writing

Born

September 10, 1903

Birthplace

Pierrelatte, Drôme, France

Died

September 29, 1992 (aged 89)

Biography

Jean Aurenche (1903–1992) was a French screenwriter. During his career, he wrote 80 films for directors such as René Clément, Bertrand Tavernier, Marcel Carné, Jean Delannoy and Claude Autant-Lara. He is often associated with the screenwriter Pierre Bost, with whom he had a fertile partnership from 1940 to 1975.

In the 1920s and 1930s, Jean Aurenche was friends with some members of the surrealist groups. His sister Marie-Berthe was the wife of Max Ernst and Max Ernst soon became friend with Jean Aurenche. Later, he even appeared in some film commercials directed by Jean Aurenche (for the "Nicolas" Wine, the "Barbes" stores and so on...). Jean Aurenche was also a close friend of Jean Cocteau...

Best known work

Forbidden Games
Forbidden Games
1952
L'Âge d'or
L'Âge d'or
1930
La Traversée de Paris
La Traversée de Paris
1956
Coup de Torchon
Coup de Torchon
1981
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938
The Judge and the Assassin
The Judge and the Assassin
1976
The Red Inn
The Red Inn
2007
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
1974
The Red Inn
The Red Inn
1951

Filmography

  1. 2010

    Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2007

  3. 1990

  4. 1987

  5. 1987

    Fucking Fernand

    Scenario Writer

  6. 1984

  7. 1982

  8. 1981

  9. 1981

  10. 1976

  11. 1975

  12. 1974

  13. 1973

    Molière pour rire et pour pleurerTV

    Script

  14. 1969

    Potatoes

    Writer

  15. 1968

  16. 1967

  17. 1966

  18. 1965

  19. 1965

  20. 1964

  21. 1963

    Enough Rope

    Screenplay

  22. 1962

  23. 1962

    Crime Does Not Pay

    Scenario Writer

  24. 1961

  25. 1961

    Thou Shalt Not Kill

    Writer, Dialogue

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