Jean Vautrin
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Jean Vautrin, (born May 17, 1933 Pagny-sur-Moselle
is a French writer, filmmaker, and screenwriter.
, he took first place in the Id'HEC
competition. He studied French literature at the University of Bombay; he became assistant director to Roberto Rossellini. Back in France, he produced five feature films.
Writer language generous and inventive, his early works are thrillers carried by rich language and warm spirit.
We found his talent as a screenwriter in dialogues and descriptions he writes.
He became famous among the general public in 1989, winning the Prix Goncourt
for his novel A major step towards God. He also won the 1986 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Baby-boom.
In 1987, with writer Dan Franck
, he created a press photographer character with a big heart called Boro (the "model" most likely was Robert Capa).
Pagny-sur-Moselle
Pagny-sur-Moselle is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine...
is a French writer, filmmaker, and screenwriter.
Life
After studying literature at AuxerreAuxerre
Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...
, he took first place in the Id'HEC
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
L'Institut des hautes études cinématographiques is a French film school, founded during World War II under the leadership of Marcel L'Herbier who was its president from 1944 to 1969. IDHEC offered training for directors and producers, cameramen, sound technicians, editors, art directors and...
competition. He studied French literature at the University of Bombay; he became assistant director to Roberto Rossellini. Back in France, he produced five feature films.
Writer language generous and inventive, his early works are thrillers carried by rich language and warm spirit.
We found his talent as a screenwriter in dialogues and descriptions he writes.
He became famous among the general public in 1989, winning the Prix Goncourt
Prix Goncourt
The Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year"...
for his novel A major step towards God. He also won the 1986 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Baby-boom.
In 1987, with writer Dan Franck
Dan Franck
Dan Franck is a French novelist.His novel La Séparation won the 1991 Prix Renaudot, and was made into a movie, La Séparation.-Works:*Apolline, Seuil, 1997, ISBN 9782020307451...
, he created a press photographer character with a big heart called Boro (the "model" most likely was Robert Capa).
Assistant Director
- India, Terre Mère
- Paris nous appartient
- Les Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse
- Le Jour le plus long
Novels
- À bulletins rouges, 1973
- Billy-Ze-Kick, 1974
- Mister Love, 1977
- Typhon gazoline, 1977
- Bloody-Mary, 1979 - Novel adapted by Jean Teulé 1984
- Groom, 1981 :
- Canicule, 1982
- La Vie Ripolin, 1987
- Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu, 1989 Prix Goncourt
- Symphonie Grabuge, 1994 Prix du roman populiste
- Le Roi des ordures, 1997
- Un monsieur bien mis, 1987
- Le Cri du peuple, 1998 Prix Louis Guilloux
- L’homme qui assassinait sa vie, 2001
- Le Journal de Louise B., 2002
Four French Soldiers
- Adieu la vie, adieu l’amour, 2004 [vol 1]
- La Femme au gant rouge, 2004 [vol 2]
- La grande zigouille, Octobre 2009 [vol 3]
Non-Fiction
- 1983 : Patchwork, Prix des Deux Magots 1984
- 1986 : Baby-boom, Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle 1986
- 1989 : Dix-huit tentatives pour devenir un saint
- 1992 : Courage chacun
- 2005 : Si on s’aimait ?
- 2009 : Maîtresse Kristal et autres bris de guerre
Collaboration
- Les Aventures de Boro, photographer Dan Franck
- La Dame de Berlin, 1987
- Le Temps des cerises, 1990
- Les Noces de Guernica, 1994
- Mademoiselle Chat, 1996
- Boro s’en va-t-en guerre, 2000
- Cher Boro, 2005
- La Fête à Boro, 2007
- La Dame de Jérusalem, 2009