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Claude Berri , born Claude Berel Langmann, was a French actor, writer, producer, director and distributor. Berri was born in Paris, France, the son of Polish/Romanian Jewish parents Beila and Hirsch Langmann, a furrier. His sister was the screenwriter and editor Arlette Langmann. Berri won the... "Best Film" BAFTA for Jean de Florette, and was also nominated for twelve César Awards, though he never won. Berri also won the Oscar for Best Short Film for Le Poulet at the 39th Academy Awards in 1966, and produced Roman Polanski's Tess which was nominated for Best Picture in 1981. Internationally, however, two films in 1986 overshadow all his other achievements. Jean de Florette and its sequel Manon des Sources were huge hits. In 1991, his film Uranus was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Six years later, his film Lucie Aubrac was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2003, he was elected President of the Cinémathèque Française where he obtained enough state subsidies to cover the costs of its resurgence at its new site in the rue de Bercy. Berri died of a stroke on 12 January 2009, aged 74.
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Arlette Langmann is a French screenwriter, film editor and production designer of Jewish descent who was born in Paris. Langmann is best known for her long-running collaborations with her brother Claude Berri, Maurice Pialat, and Philippe Garrel.