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Gérard Brach is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Assistant Director French born on 23 july 1927 at Montrouge (France)
Gérard Brach (23 July 1927 – 9 September 2006) was a French screenwriter best known for his collaborations with the film directors Roman Polanski and Jean-Jacques Annaud. At the beginning of the 70s he twice tried his hand at directing, but neither film achieved commercial success.
Au début des années 1970 Gérard Brach a réalisé deux films : La Maison avec Michel Simon et Le Bateau sur l'herbe avec Claude Jade et Jean-Pierre Cassel. Il a collaboré à plusieurs reprises avec Jean-Jacques Annaud sur des adaptations difficiles telles que Le Nom de la rose (1986) (d'après Umberto Eco) et L'Amant (1992) (d'après Marguerite Duras). Le dernier scénario qu'il a écrit a été également adapté par Annaud, Sa Majesté Minor (2007).
Gérard Brach est mort en 2006 des suites d'un cancer du poumon. Jan Kounen lui dédie, (ainsi qu'à Tjade Coenen et Claude Petit), son long métrage 99 francs .
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(1986)
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(1988)
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Gérard Brach
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Nationality France
Birth 23 july 1927 at Montrouge (France)
Death 9 september 2006 (at 79 years) at Paris (France)
Birth 23 july 1927 at Montrouge (France)
Death 9 september 2006 (at 79 years) at Paris (France)
Gérard Brach (23 July 1927 – 9 September 2006) was a French screenwriter best known for his collaborations with the film directors Roman Polanski and Jean-Jacques Annaud. At the beginning of the 70s he twice tried his hand at directing, but neither film achieved commercial success.
Biography
En 1943, alors qu’il n’a que 16 ans, sa famille le pousse à s’engager dans la division Charlemagne, dont il fut le plus jeune combattant. Après la bataille de Stalingrad, les nazis allemands l’avaient envoyé se battre à Königsberg.Au début des années 1970 Gérard Brach a réalisé deux films : La Maison avec Michel Simon et Le Bateau sur l'herbe avec Claude Jade et Jean-Pierre Cassel. Il a collaboré à plusieurs reprises avec Jean-Jacques Annaud sur des adaptations difficiles telles que Le Nom de la rose (1986) (d'après Umberto Eco) et L'Amant (1992) (d'après Marguerite Duras). Le dernier scénario qu'il a écrit a été également adapté par Annaud, Sa Majesté Minor (2007).
Gérard Brach est mort en 2006 des suites d'un cancer du poumon. Jan Kounen lui dédie, (ainsi qu'à Tjade Coenen et Claude Petit), son long métrage 99 francs .
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Breathless (1960)
, 1h29Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about films, La provence
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger, Jean-Pierre Melville, Henri-Jacques Huet, Van Doude
Roles Photographer (uncredited)
Rating76%
Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a youthful criminal who is intrigued with the film persona of Humphrey Bogart. After stealing a car in Marseille, Michel shoots and kills a policeman who has followed him onto a country road. Penniless and on the run from the police, he turns to an American love interest Patricia (Jean Seberg), a student and aspiring journalist, who sells the New York Herald Tribune on the streets of Paris. The ambivalent Patricia unwittingly hides him in her apartment as he simultaneously tries to seduce her and call in a loan to fund their escape to Italy. At one point, Patricia says she is pregnant with Michel's child. She learns that Michel is on the run when questioned by the police. Eventually she betrays him, but before the police arrive she tells Michel what she has done. He is somewhat resigned to a life in prison, and does not try to escape at first. The police shoot him in the street and, after a prolonged death run, he dies “à bout de souffle” (out of breath).
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The Boat on the Grass (1971)
, 1h30Directed by Gérard Brach
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Claude Jade, Jean-Pierre Cassel, John McEnery, Valentina Cortese, Paul Préboist, Micha Bayard
Rating53%
In this gentle, tragic drama, Olivier (John McEnery) is a wealthy young man. He spends his time building a boat on the lawn with his friend David (Jean-Pierre Cassel), a poor fisherman whom he grew up with. Though hardly idyllic, the relative calm provided by their friendship is disrupted by Eleonore (Claude Jade), a cute and determined young woman who sets her sights on David. She wants to wean David from his friendship with Olivier and plays on David's long-dormant jealousy of Olivier's wealth and easy life. Eleonore also plays the flipside of the jealousy issue, claiming that Olivier has made passes at her.
The House (1970)
Directed by Gérard Brach
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Michel Simon, Patti D'Arbanville, Paul Préboist, Alain Libolt, Richard Bohringer, Anémone
Rating64%
Ancien professeur d'histoire naturelle, Louis Compiègne vit retiré dans une grande maison, en compagnie de Pascal, son fidèle serviteur. L'arrivée d'une jeune étudiante américaine vient mettre du désordre dans la calme vie du retraité.
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His Majesty Minor (2007)
, 1h41Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors José Garcia, Mélanie Bernier, Claude Brasseur, Vincent Cassel, Rufus, Jean-Luc Bideau
Roles Writer
Rating40%
Minor (Garcia) was abandoned by his parents as a child and was raised by a pack of pigs; he speaks in porcine grunts and lives and loves much like his fellow hogs. Minor is just human enough to have his head turned by Clytia (Bernier), a beautiful girl living in the nearby village. However, if Minor's lack of social skills weren't enough to keep Clytia away, she's already been pledged to wed handsome and charming Karkos (Peris-Mencheta). When Minor runs afoul of the tribal leadership, he's removed from his home with the pigs and forced to live in an enchanted forest, where he attracts the not entirely welcome attentions of Pan (Cassel), a randy half-man and half-goat willing to couple with anything that breathes. When Minor emerges from the forest able to speak with newfound eloquence, the tribal leaders name him their new potentate, and Clytia suddenly finds him a great deal more appealing, which doesn't sit well with Karkos.
Renegade (2004)
, 2h4Directed by Jan Kounen
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about religion
Actors Vincent Cassel, Juliette Lewis, Michael Madsen, Djimon Hounsou, Temuera Morrison, Ernest Borgnine
Roles Screenstory
Rating51%
U.S. Marshal Mike Donovan (Vincent Cassel) (referred to as Broken Nose by the native tribe; unlike the comic his nickname is not Blueberry) has dark memories of the death of his first love. He keeps peace between the Americans and the natives who had temporarily adopted and taken care of him. The evil actions of Blount, a "white sorcerer" lead him to confront the villain in the Sacred Mountains, and, through shamanic rituals involving native entheogens, conquer his fears and uncover a suppressed memory he would much rather deny.
The War in Paris (2002)
, 1h25Directed by Yolande Zauberman
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France, La condition juive en France sous l'Occupation allemande
Actors Élodie Bouchez, Jérémie Rénier, Grégoire Colin, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Ivan Franek, Hélène Lapiower
Rating58%
A Paris, en 1943, Jules, un juif de dix-neuf ans, vit sans idéal, ballotté par les circonstances. Il devient tour à tour traître puis héros. Thomas, son frère de quinze ans, veut, pour sa part, agir et se battre dans la résistance. Tous deux aiment Ana Maria, une résistante espagnole prête à se sacrifier pour libérer la France occupée. Ces jeunes gens vont faire leur apprentissage de la vie en étant confrontés à des évènements historiques exceptionnels.
The Idol (2002)
, 1h50Directed by Samantha Lang
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors James Hong, Leelee Sobieski, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Jalil Lespert, Liliane Montevecchi, Jany Gastaldi
Roles Writer
Rating58%
Sarah, jeune comédienne anglophone réduite à jouer les doublures, vit à Paris dans un immeuble ancien, sur le même palier que M.Zao, fin cuisinier retraité. Zao compte partir en maison de retraite, où il pourra compter sur l'amitié de Castellac, le mari de la concierge.
The Phantom of the Opera (1998)
, 1h35Directed by Dario Argento
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Horror, Romance
Themes Ghost films
Actors Julian Sands, Asia Argento, Andrea Di Stefano, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Rating43%
In Paris 1877 a pack of rats save an abandoned baby from a basket that was flowing along a river. They raise him in the underground of the Opéra de Paris. This child becomes the Phantom of the Opera, a misanthrope who kills anyone who ventures into his underground chambers, just as rats are killed whenever they venture above ground. The Phantom (Julian Sands) falls in love with the young opera singer Christine Daaé (Asia Argento), while she sings alone on stage one night. He appears before her and tells her that her voice fills his heart with light. After leaving, he speaks to her using telepathy and the two begin a romantic relationship.
Anna Oz (1996)
, 1h38Directed by Éric Rochant
Origin France
Genres Thriller
Actors Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gérard Lanvin, Sami Bouajila, Grégori Derangère, Emmanuelle Devos, Jean-Michel Fête
Roles Writer
Rating60%
Anna Oz a une vie de rêve. Dans son sommeil, elle habite Venise avec Marcello, un mystérieux voleur de tableaux, mais le jour elle est Anna, une jeune Parisienne hantée par des rêves de plus en plus inquiétants et oppressants. Alors qu'elle comprend que son "double" vénitien cherche à l'éliminer, la police parisienne l'interroge comme seul témoin d'une affaire de meurtre auquel elle croit avoir assisté en rêve. Perdue entre les deux dimensions de sa vie qui toutes deux lui échappent, elle tente de se suicider. Plongée dans le coma à Paris, Anna entame une nouvelle vie à Venise.
The Lover (1992)
, 1h55Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin France
Genres Drama, Erotic, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about virginity
Actors Tony Leung Ka-fai, Jane March, Melvil Poupaud, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Frédérique Meininger, Jeanne Moreau
Rating68%
The primary characters are known only as the Young Girl and the Chinese Man. The daughter of bitter, fearful, poverty-stricken colonials, the girl is a pretty waif who wears an old silk dress and a fedora, and paints her lips bright red when out of her mother's sight. She and her family are French, but live in Vietnam where her mother is a schoolteacher to local children. Her weak-willed mother, violent older brother, and timid younger brother live in a rural section across the river. The girl is a loner but an excellent student, who dreams of being a writer.
Bitter Moon (1992)
, 2h19Directed by Roman Polanski
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about writers, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, BDSM in films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Erotic thriller films
Actors Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, Peter Coyote, Victor Banerjee, Stockard Channing
Rating71%
British couple, Nigel (Hugh Grant) and Fiona Dobson (Kristin Scott Thomas), are on a Mediterranean cruise ship to Istanbul en route to India. They encounter a beautiful French woman, Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner), and that night Nigel meets her while dancing alone in the ship's bar. Later Nigel meets her much older and crippled American husband Oscar (Peter Coyote), who is acerbic and cynical, having been jaded and a failure as a writer.
, 1h40Directed by Cristina Comencini
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Delphine Forest, Christophe Malavoy, Giancarlo Giannini, Vittorio Gassman, Roberto Citran, Nathalie Guetta
Rating57%
Pendant la Révolution française, une prostituée accepte de se faire passer pour une femme riche qui lui ressemble beaucoup.
Frantic (1988)
, 2hDirected by Roman Polanski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Harrison Ford, Betty Buckley, John Mahoney, Emmanuelle Seigner, Yorgo Voyagis, Gérard Klein
Roles Writer
Rating67%
Dr. Richard Walker is a surgeon visiting Paris with his wife Sondra for a medical conference. At their hotel, she is unable to unlock her suitcase, and Walker determines that she has picked up the wrong one at the airport. While Walker is taking a shower, his wife mysteriously disappears from their hotel room.
The Bear (1988)
, 1h32Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin France
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Mise en scène d'un ours, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Bart l'ours, Tchéky Karyo, Frank Welker, Jack Wallace, André Lacombe
Rating76%
In the mountainous wilds of British Columbia circa 1885, a young bear cub suffers the accidental death of his mother from a rockslide. Forced to fend for himself, the cub struggles to find food and shelter. Elsewhere in the mountains, a large male grizzly is pursued by two trophy hunters (Jack Wallace and Tcheky Karyo). Although the younger hunter attempts to kill the bear, his shot fails to take the animal down, and the wounded bear flees. Coming across the grizzly a short time later, the cub attempts to befriend him. Uninterested in the cub and distracted by his wound, the adult bear warns the young orphan away with a growl. The cub approaches again, however, and manages to soothingly lick the other bear's wound. A friendship forms between the two bears, and the grizzly takes the orphan under his wing, teaching him to fish and hunt. At night, the cub suffers from nightmares, reliving the tragic death of his mother.
Domino (1988)
, 1h37Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Brigitte Nielsen, Tomas Arana, Kim Rossi Stuart, Cosimo Massimo Fusco, Stéphane Ferrara, David Warbeck
Rating35%