Jean Aurenche

1903-1992

Biography: life and films

Jean Aurenche was a French screenwriter. He was born in Pierrelatte, France on 11th September 1903 and died in Bandol, France on 29th September 1992, aged 89.

His best films as a screenwriter include Claude Autant-Lara's comedy Occupe-toi d'Amélie (1949), René Clément's Gervaise (1956), La Traversée de Paris (1956), En cas de malheur (1958) and Bertrand Tavernier's Coup de torchon (1981).

Jean Aurenche scripted 77 films and appeared in 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Claude Autant-Lara (26 films), Jean Delannoy (7), Roger Richebé (6), René Clément (4), Bertrand Tavernier (4), Yves Allégret (3), Richard Pottier (2), Léo Joannon (2) and Christian-Jaque (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (43 films), comedy (19), romance (14), comedy-drama (13), history (10), War (8), comedy-romance (4), crime-thriller (3), Thriller (3), Horror (3) and Fantasy (2).

Our average rating for Jean Aurenche over all films is: 3.1

Filmography

Key: w = writer; a = actor

L'Âge d'or (1930) [a]

L'Affaire du courrier de Lyon (1937) [w]

Les Dégourdis de la 11ème (1937) [w]

Vous n'avez rien à déclarer? (1937) [w]

Barnabé (1938) [w]

Hôtel du Nord (1938) [w]

L'Affaire Lafarge (1938) [w]

Le Ruisseau (1938) [w]

La Tradition de minuit (1939) [w]

Cavalcade d'amour (1940) [w]

L'Émigrante (1940) [w]

L'Héritier des Mondésir (1940) [w]

Madame Sans-Gêne (1941) [w]

Défense d'aimer (1942) [w]

Huit hommes dans un château (1942) [w]

Le Mariage de Chiffon (1942) [w]

Le Moussaillon (1942) [w]

Lettres d'amour (1942) [w]

Romance à trois (1942) [w]

Adrien (1943) [w]

Domino (1943) [w]

Douce (1943) [w]

Le Voyageur sans bagages (1944) [w]

Les Petites du quai aux fleurs (1944) [w]

La Symphonie pastorale (1946) [w]

Les J3 (1946) [w]

Sylvie et le fantôme (1946) [w]

Le Diable au corps (1947) [w]

Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947) [w]

Au-delà des grilles (1949) [w]

Occupe-toi d'Amélie (1949) [w]

Dieu a besoin des hommes (1950) [w]

Gibier de potence (1951) [w]

L'Auberge rouge (1951) [w]

Jeux interdits (1952) [w]

Les Sept péchés capitaux (1952) [w]

Les Orgueilleux (1953) [w]

Destinées (1954) [w]

Le Blé en herbe (1954) [w]

Le Rouge et le noir (1954) [w]

Mam'zelle Nitouche (1954) [w]

Chiens perdus sans collier (1955) [w]

Gervaise (1956) [w]

La Traversée de Paris (1956) [w]

Notre Dame de Paris (1956) [w]

En cas de malheur (1958) [w]

Le Joueur (1958) [w]

La Femme et le pantin (1959) [w]

La Jument verte (1959) [w]

Le Chemin des écoliers (1959) [w]

L'Affaire d'une nuit (1960) [w]

Les Régates de San Francisco (1960) [w]

Tu ne tueras point (1961) [w]

Vive Henri IV... vive l'amour! (1961) [w]

Le Crime ne paie pas (1962) [w]

Le Magot de Josefa (1963) [w]

Le Meurtrier (1963) [w]

Vénus Impérial (1963) [w]

Les Amitiés particulières (1964) [w]

Le Journal d'une femme en blanc (1965) [w]

Umorismo in nero (1965) [w]

Umorismo nero (1965) [w]

Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) [w]

Une femme en blanc se révolte (1966) [w]

Le Plus vieux métier du monde (1967) [w]

Le Franciscain de Bourges (1968) [w]

Les Patates (1969) [w]

L'Horloger de Saint-Paul (1974) [w]

Que la fête commence... (1975) [w]

Le Juge et l'assassin (1976) [w]

La Dame aux camélias (1980) [w]

Coup de torchon (1981) [w]

L'Étoile du Nord (1982) [w]

De guerre lasse (1987) [w]

Fucking Fernand (1987) [w]

La Passion de Bernadette (1989) [w]

L'Auberge rouge (2007) [w]



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