Jean Gruault (3 August 1924 – 8 June 2015)
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for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 1980 film '' Mon oncle d'Amérique''.
Selected filmography
* ''Paris Belongs to Us
''Paris Belongs to Us'' (french: Paris nous appartient, sometimes translated as ''Paris Is Ours'') is a 1961 French mystery film directed by Jacques Rivette. Set in Paris in 1957 and often referencing Shakespeare's play ''Pericles'', the title i ...
'' (1960)
* ''Vanina Vanini
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'' (1961)
* '' Jules et Jim'' (1962)
* '' The Nun'' (1966)
* ''Two English Girls
''Two English Girls'' (original French title: ''Les Deux Anglaises et le Continent'', UK Title: ''Anne and Muriel''), is a 1971 French romantic drama film directed by François Truffaut and adapted from a 1956 novel of the same name by Henri-Pier ...
'' (1971)
* '' The Story of Adèle H.'' (1975)
* '' Mon oncle d'Amérique'' (1980)
* ''Via degli specchi
''Via degli specchi'' is a 1982 Italian crime-drama film directed by Giovanna Gagliardo. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Nicole Garcia as Francesca
* Milva as Veronica
* Heinz Bennent as Gianfranco
* Cl ...
'' (1982)
References
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1924 births
2015 deaths
People from Fontenay-sous-Bois
French male screenwriters
French screenwriters
French New Wave
20th-century French dramatists and playwrights
French film producers
French male stage actors
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