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Jean-Claude Carrière
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Former president of La Fémis.
Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1981
Invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (writers branch) in 2006.
He was friends with
Delphine Seyrig
. They got to know each other when he wrote the play "L'Aide-mémoire" for her. He later brought
Luis Buñuel
to see her acting on stage. This lead the director to cast the actress in
The Milky Way (1969)
and then in
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
.
Started as a cartoonist, wrote novels, short stories and plays before a meeting with famed film maker and comic Jacques Tati changed his career path.
His first film work was as collaborator on film scripts with Tati's assistant Pierre Etaix.
Originally wanted to become a teacher.
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