Jean-Claude Carriere is the
author of “Please
Mr. Einstein”. Jean-Claude François Carriere was born in 1931 at
Colombières-sur-Orb, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, the son of a
farmer. At the end of the Second World War, he moved to Paris to continue his
studies. His fame is mostly derived from his work as a screenwriter, especially
his collaborations with
Luis
Buñuel. He wrote the scripts for (amongst others): “Hotel
Paradiso” (1966), “Le Voleur” (1967), “Belle de
Jour” (1967), “Le charme discret de la
bourgeoisie” (1972),
“Cet obscur objet du désir” (1977), “The Tin
Drum” (1979), “Le Retour
de Martin Guerre” (1982), “L’ Indiscrétion” (1982), “Un amour de Swann”
(1984), “The
Unbearable Lightness of Being” (1988), “Valmont”
(1989), “The
Mahabharata” (1989), “Milou en Mai” (1990), “Cyrano de
Bergerac” (1990), “Chinese
Box” (1997), and “Birth”
(2004). He also directed “La Pince à ongles” (1969), “L’Unique” (1986), and
produced “Heureux anniversaire”. Jean-Claude Carriere has also made several
appearances as an actor. He is president of La Femis and vice president of SACD
(Society of Authors and Dramatic Composers”. “Please Mr. Einstein” is not his
first foray into the literary world, for in the late 50s he wrote a series of
novels featuring Frankenstein’s monster under the pseudonym “Benoît Becker”:
“La Tour de Frankenstein” (1957), “Le Pas de Frankenstein” (1957), “La Nuit de
Frankenstein” (1957), “Frankenstein Rôde” (1958), and “La Cave de Frankenstein”
(1959). Jean-Claude Carriere’s first novel under his own name was “Le Lezard”
(1957). His meeting of Pierre Etaix, a protégé of Jacques Tati, led to
Jean-Claude Carriere being commissioned to novelise Tati’s films.
Scripting
Success with the Best in the Business – Jean-Claude Carriere’s recent
interview with Sudeshna Banerjee
Filmmakers
on Film: Jean-Claude Carriere – John Whiteley talks to Jean-Claude Carriere
about Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator”, and the huge influence of Jacques Tati
had on his career
Jean-Claude
Carriere: Alone at Last – Jean-Claude Carriere talks to “The Independent”
about his play “The Little Black Book” (“L’Aide-Memoire”), and his
collaborations with British director Peter Brook
Need
a Muse? Try a stray Parisian Cat – another interview in “The Independent”
about “L’Aide-Memoire”
Euromedcafe
– Fabien Lemercier’s interview with Jean-Claude Carriere
Label
France – talk to Jean-Claude Carriere about a century of cinema
Inside
the Mahabharata – Jean-Claude Carriere talks about his legendary
collaboration with Peter Brook. The
Mahabharata: The Great History of Mankind – is another interview in the
same subject
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