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Jean Aurenche

Jean Aurenche

Writing·1903–1992·75 films

Jean Aurenche (1903–1992) was a French screenwriter. During his career, he wrote 80 films for directors such as René Clément, Bertrand Tavernier, Marcel Carné, Jean Delannoy and Claude Autant-Lara. He is often associated with the screenwriter Pierre Bost, with whom he had a fertile partnership from 1940 to 1975.

As Writer

Forbidden Games
Forbidden Games (1952)
La Traversée de Paris
La Traversée de Paris (1956)
Coup de Torchon
Coup de Torchon (1981)
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord (1938)
The Judge and the Assassin
The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
The Red Inn
The Red Inn (2007)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
The Watchmaker of St. Paul (1974)
The Red Inn
The Red Inn (1951)
Let Joy Reign Supreme
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
This Special Friendship
This Special Friendship (1964)
Love Is My Profession
Love Is My Profession (1958)
Gervaise
Gervaise (1956)
Le Rouge et le Noir
Le Rouge et le Noir (1954)
The North Star
The North Star (1982)
The Green Mare
The Green Mare (1959)
The Walls of Malapaga
The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
The Oldest Profession
The Oldest Profession (1967)
Devil in the Flesh
Devil in the Flesh (1947)
The Proud and the Beautiful
The Proud and the Beautiful (1953)
Lady of the Camelias
Lady of the Camelias (1981)
Sylvia and the Ghost
Sylvia and the Ghost (1946)
Way of Youth
Way of Youth (1959)
The Game of Love
The Game of Love (1954)
Pastoral Symphony
Pastoral Symphony (1946)
The Little Rebels
The Little Rebels (1955)
Fucking Fernand
Fucking Fernand (1987)
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Thou Shalt Not Kill (1961)
Douce
Douce (1943)
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
Keep an Eye on Amelia
Keep an Eye on Amelia (1949)
A Woman Like Satan
A Woman Like Satan (1958)
Franciscan of Bourges
Franciscan of Bourges (1968)
Crime Does Not Pay
Crime Does Not Pay (1962)
The Gambler
The Gambler (1958)
Mademoiselle Nitouche
Mademoiselle Nitouche (1954)
The Marriage of Chiffon
The Marriage of Chiffon (1942)
Enough Rope
Enough Rope (1963)
Potatoes
Potatoes (1969)
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform (1944)
Love Letters
Love Letters (1942)
Engagements of the Heart
Engagements of the Heart (1987)
Confessions of a Newlywed
Confessions of a Newlywed (1937)
The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow (1943)
The Lightning Rod Thief
The Lightning Rod Thief (1944)
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean (1947)
Imperial Venus
Imperial Venus (1962)
Gigolo
Gigolo (1951)
A Woman in White
A Woman in White (1965)
Rendezvous
Rendezvous (1961)
God Needs Men
God Needs Men (1950)
It Happened All Night
It Happened All Night (1960)
The Note Seller
The Note Seller (1942)
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! (1961)
Daughters of Destiny
Daughters of Destiny (1954)
Adrien
Adrien (1943)
The Séance Is Over
The Séance Is Over (1931)
The Passion of Bernadette
The Passion of Bernadette (1990)
The Stream
The Stream (1938)
The Traveler Without Luggage
The Traveler Without Luggage (1944)
La Tradition de minuit
La Tradition de minuit (1939)
The Lafarge Case
The Lafarge Case (1938)
A Woman in White Revolts
A Woman in White Revolts (1966)
Madame Sans-Gêne
Madame Sans-Gêne (1941)
The Emigrant
The Emigrant (1940)
Black Humor
Black Humor (1965)
The Seventh Door
The Seventh Door (1947)
Forbidden to Love
Forbidden to Love (1942)
The Regattas of San Francisco
The Regattas of San Francisco (1960)
Eight Men in a Castle
Eight Men in a Castle (1942)
Le Colisée
Le Colisée (1933)
Levitan: That Night
Levitan: That Night (1932)

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As Director