Gérard Brach
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Gérard Brach was a French
screenwriter
best known for his collaborations with the film directors Roman Polanski
and Jean-Jacques Annaud
. At the beginning of the 70s he twice tried his hand at directing, but neither film achieved commercial success.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
best known for his collaborations with the film directors Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers."...
and Jean-Jacques Annaud
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Jean-Jacques Annaud is a French film director, film producer and screenwriter.- Biography :Annaud was born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne...
. At the beginning of the 70s he twice tried his hand at directing, but neither film achieved commercial success.
Works include
- 1965 RepulsionRepulsionRepulsion is a 1965 British psychological thriller film directed by Roman Polanski, based on a scenario by Gérard Brach and Roman Polanski. It was Polanski's first English language film, and was shot in Britain, as such being his second film made outside his native Poland. The cast includes...
(Writer) - 1966 Cul-de-sac (Writer)
- 1967 Le Bal des vampires (UK: Dance of the Vampires; US: The Fearless Vampire Killers) (Writer)
- 1967 The Two of UsThe Two of Us (1967 film)The Two of Us is a 1967 French film. It starred Michel Simon, Charles Denner and Alain Cohen, and was the first film Claude Berri directed. The film was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival, where Michel Simon won the Silver Bear for Best Actor award.- Plot :Claude is an...
(Le vieil homme et l'enfant) (Writer) - 1970 La Maison (Director)
- 1971 Le Bateau sur l'herbe (The Boat on the Grass) (Director)
- 1972 Quoi? (What?) (Writer)
- 1976 Le Locataire (The Tenant) (Writer)
- 1978 Rêve de singe (Writer)
- 1979 TessTess (film)Tess is a 1980 romance film directed by Roman Polanski, an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles. It tells the story of a strong-willed, young peasant girl who finds out she has title connections by way of her old aristocratic surname and who is raped by her wealthy...
(Writer) - 1979 Seeking AsylumSeeking Asylum (film)Seeking Asylum is a 1979 Italian comedy film directed by Marco Ferreri. It was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* Roberto Benigni - Roberto* Francesca De Sapio - Chiara...
(Writer) - 1981 Quest for FireQuest for Fire (film)Quest for Fire is a 1981 film adaptation of the 1911 Belgian novel by J.-H. Rosny aîné . Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and adapted by Gérard Brach, the film stars Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi, and Rae Dawn Chong. It won the Academy Award for Makeup. Michael D...
(Original title: Le Guerre du feu) (Writer) - 1983 My Best Friend's GirlMy Best Friend's Girl (1983 film)My Best Friend's Girl is a 1983 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Blier and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Coluche as Micky* Isabelle Huppert as Viviane* Thierry Lhermitte as Pascal* François Perrot as The doctor* Daniel Colas as The flirt...
(Writer) - 1986 Pirates (Writer)
- 1986 Jean de FloretteJean de FloretteJean de Florette is a 1986 French historical drama film directed by Claude Berri, based on a novel by Marcel Pagnol. It is part of a duology, and is followed by Manon des Sources. The film takes place in rural Provence, where two local farmers scheme to trick a newcomer out of his newly inherited...
(Writer) - 1986 The Name of the RoseThe Name of the Rose (film)The Name of the Rose is a 1986 film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the book of the same name by Umberto Eco. Sean Connery is the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and Christian Slater is his apprentice Adso of Melk, who are called upon to solve a deadly mystery in a medieval...
(Writer) - 1986 Manon des Sources (US title: Manon of the Spring) (Writer)
- 1988 Frantic (Writer)
- 1988 L'Ours (The Bear) (Writer)
- 1992 Bitter MoonBitter MoonBitter Moon is a 1992 film starring Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner and Peter Coyote and directed by Roman Polanski. The film is known as in France. The script is inspired by a book with the same name, written by the French author Pascal Bruckner. The score was composed by...
(Writer) - 2004 BlueberryBlueberry (film)Blueberry is a 2004 French film directed by Jan Kounen. It is an adaptation of the Franco-Belgian comic book series Blueberry, illustrated by Jean Giraud and scripted by Jean-Michel Charlier. The film starred Vincent Cassel as the title character along with Michael Madsen and Juliette Lewis...
(Writer) - 2007 His Majesty MinorSa majesté MinorSa majesté Minor is the 11th feature film by French director Jean-Jacques Annaud. It is his third film shot entirely in his native language of French since his 1976 Oscar-winning début Black and White in Color and 1978 Coup de tête featuring Patrick Dewaere...
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