Biography
Jean Vautrin (17 May 1933 – 16 June 2015), real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic.
After studying literature at Auxerre, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French literature at the University of Bombay; he became assistant director to Roberto Rossellini. Back in , he produced five feature films.
He became famous among the general public in 1989, winning the Prix Goncourt for his novel Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu. He also won the 1986 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Baby-boom. In 1987, with writer Dan Franck, he created a press photographer character with a big heart called Boro (the "model" most likely was Robert Capa).
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Filmography
all 34
Movies 30
Director 15
Writer 12
TV Shows 4
Screenplay 3
self 2
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity (2020)
L'été des Lip (2012)
Under Suspicion (2000)
Berlin Lady (1991)
Charlie Dingo (1987)
Blue Hell (1986)
Urgence (1985)
Dog Day (1984)
Street of the Damned (1984)
The Outsider (1983)
The Inquisitor (1981)
Jean-Sans-Terre (1980)
L'entourloupe (1980)
Le Guignolo (1980)
Cop or Hood (1979)
Les Insulaires (1979)
Banlieue Sud-Est (1977)
The Egg (1972)
Popsy Pop (1971)
Jeff (1969)
Decameron '69 (1969)
Farewell, Friend (1968)
The Sunday of Life (1967)
Teenage Rebellion (1967)
Way of the Wrong Road (1963)
The Longest Day (1962)
Les Fusils (1962)
Actua-Tilt (1960)
Voyage en Boscavie (1958)
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Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-05-17
Deathday
2015-06-16 (82 years old)
Birth Name
Jean Georges Hubert Herman
Birth Place
Pagny-sur-Moselle,
Relationships
Lila Lakshmanan (1953 - 1962)
Citizenships
Also Known As
Jean Vautrin
Awards
Jean-Le-Duc award, Louis Guilloux Prize, Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle, Eugène Dabit populist novel award, Prix Mystère de la Critique, Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, César Award for Best Writing, Prix des Deux Magots, Prix Goncourt
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