Writing · b. 1900 · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Jacques Prévert

Biography

Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis (1945).

Directed
Souvenir de Paris 1928
Acting
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort Self (archive footage) 2020 S'il n'en reste qu'un, nous serons ces deux-là Self (archive footage) 2013 Bulles de Vian Self (archive footage) 2009 Arletty, Lady Paname Self (archive footage) 2007 Drôle d'oiseau Self (archive footage) 2003 Dream of the Wild Horses Voice 1960 Life Begins Tomorrow Self (uncredited) 1950 L'Atalante Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited) 1934 Ciboulette The Donkey 1933 Prices and Profits, the Potato 1932 L'Âge d'or Passer-by in the Street (uncredited) 1930
Other Credits
Café da Manhã Writer 2022 Two Snails Set Off Original Story 2017 So Many Forests Poem 2014 Les Enfants du Paradis Scenario Writer 2008 Escargots Writer 2006 The King and the Mockingbird Screenplay 1980 Breakfast Original Concept 1976 The World at a Glance Writer 1975 The Dog Who Loved Music Writer 1973 The Diamond Writer 1970 The Ferryman's House Writer 1966 Little Claus and Big Claus Dialogue 1964 The Small Tent Writer 1963 Famous Love Affairs Adaptation 1961 Paris la belle Writer 1960 Paris mange son pain Lyricist 1958 The Seine Meets Paris Writer 1957 La Faim du monde Writer 1957 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Screenplay 1956 The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird Screenplay 1953
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