Jean Vautrin (; 17 May 1933 – 16 June 2015), real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic.

Life and career

After studying literature at

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, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French literature at the

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; he became assistant director to Roberto Rossellini. Back in France, he produced five feature films. He became famous among the general public in 1989, winning the

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for his novel ''Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu''. His novel ''Le Cri du Peuple'' was adapted as a

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by Jacques Tardi.

Filmography

Assistant director

* ''India, Terre Mère'' * ''Paris nous appartient'' * ''Les Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse'' * ''Le Jour le plus long''

Director

* 1958 '' Voyage en Boscavie'' (co-directed by Claude Choublier) (short) * 1960 '' Actua-Tilt'' (short) * 1961 '' La Quille'' (short) * 1962 '' Twist Parade'' (short) * 1962 '' Le Chemin de la mauvaise route'' (short) * 1963 '' Les Fusils'' (short) * 1964 '' La Cinémathèque Française'' (short) * 1967 '' Le Dimanche de la vie'' * 1968 ''

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'' * 1969 ''

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'' * 1969 '' Decameron 69'' (co-directed by Bernard Clarens, Jean Desvilles, Louis Grospierre,

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and

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) * 1971 '' Popsy Pop'' * 1972 '' L'Œuf'' * 1974 ''

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'', 2 episodes : '' Der Papageienkäfig'' and '' Das Spiel mit dem Tode'' (TV series) * 1975 '' Les Grands Détectives'', 2 episodes : '' Un rendez-vous dans les ténèbres'' and ''

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'' (TV series) * 1975 '' Les Peupliers de la Prétentaine'' (TV series)

Screenwriter

* 1958 '' Voyage en Boscavie'' directed by

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and Claude Choublier (short) * 1960 '' Actua-Tilt'' directed by

(short) * 1961 '' La Quille'' directed by

(short) * 1962 '' Twist Parade'' directed by

(short) * 1962 '' Le Chemin de la mauvaise route'' directed by

(short) * 1964 '' La Cinémathèque Française'' directed by

(short) * 1968 ''

'' directed by

* 1971 '' Popsy Pop'' directed by

* 1972 '' L'Œuf'' directed by

* 1976 '' Le Grand Escogriffe'' directed by

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* 1977 '' Banlieue sud-est'' directed by

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(TV series) * 1979 '' Histoires insolites'' (1 episode Le locataire d'en haut directed by

) (TV series) * 1979 '' Les Insulaires'' directed by

(TV movie) * 1979 ''

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'' directed by Roger Pigaut (TV series) * 1979 '' Flic ou Voyou'' directed by

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* 1980 '' Le Guignolo'' directed by Georges Lautner * 1980 '' L'Entourloupe'' directed by

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* 1980 '' Jean-Sans-Terre'' directed by

(TV movie) * 1981 '' Garde à vue'' directed by

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* 1983 '' Le Marginal'' directed by

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* 1984 ''

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'' directed by Gilles Béhat * 1984 '' Canicule'' directed by

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* 1985 '' Intrigues'' directed by

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(TV series) * 1985 '' Urgence'' directed by Gilles Béhat * 1986 '' Bleu comme l'enfer'' directed by Yves Boisset * 1987 '' Charlie Dingo'' directed by Gilles Béhat * 1991 '' Berlin Lady'' directed by Pierre Boutron (TV series) * 2000 '' Under Suspicion'' directed by Stephen Hopkins * 2012 '' L'Été des Lip'' directed by Dominique Ladoge (TV)

Actor

* 1983 : '' Le Marginal'', directed by

* 1985 : '' Billy Ze Kick'', directed by Gérard Mordillat * 1986 : ''

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'', (episode La nuit du flingueur directed by Pierre Grimblat) (TV series)

Novels

* ''À bulletins rouges'', 1973 * ''Billy-Ze-Kick'', 1974 - Novel adapted by Gérard Mordillat 1985 * ''Mister Love'', 1977 * ''Typhon gazoline'', 1977 * ''Le Mensonge - Chronique des années de crise'', 1978 * ''Bloody-Mary'', 1979 * ''Groom'', 1981 * ''Canicule'', 1982 - Novel adapted by

1984 * ''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 in 1999. Adapted as a graphic novel in four books by Jacques Tardi in 2005. * ''L’homme qui assassinait sa vie'', 2001 * ''Le Journal de Louise B.'', 2002

Four French Soldiers

* ''Adieu la vie, adieu l’amour'', 2004 ol 1* ''La Femme au gant rouge'', 2004 ol 2* ''La grande zigouille'', 2009 ol 3* ''Les années Faribole'', 2012 ol 4

Novellas

* 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, reporter photographe'', with Dan Franck * ''La Dame de Berlin'', 1987 - Novel adapted by Pierre Boutron 1991 * ''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

References

External links

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