Jean Vautrin
Jean Vautrin, real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic.
Life and career
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 France, 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.
His novel Le Cri du Peuple was adapted as a graphic novel by Jacques Tardi.
Filmography
Assistant director
India, Terre MèreParis nous appartientLes Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse- ''Le Jour le plus long''
Director
- 1958 Voyage en Boscavie
- 1960 Actua-Tilt
- 1961 La Quille
- 1962 Twist Parade
- 1962 Le Chemin de la mauvaise route
- 1963 Les Fusils
- 1964 La Cinémathèque Française
- 1967 Le Dimanche de la vie
- 1968 Adieu l'ami
- 1969 Jeff
- 1969 Decameron 69
- 1971 Popsy Pop
- 1972 L'Œuf
- 1974 Graf Yoster, 2 episodes : Der Papageienkäfig and Das Spiel mit dem Tode
- 1975 Les Grands Détectives, 2 episodes : Un rendez-vous dans les ténèbres and Monsieur Lecoq
- 1975 ''Les Peupliers de la Prétentaine''
Screenwriter
- 1958 Voyage en Boscavie directed by Jean Herman and Claude Choublier
- 1960 Actua-Tilt directed by Jean Herman
- 1961 La Quille directed by Jean Herman
- 1962 Twist Parade directed by Jean Herman
- 1962 Le Chemin de la mauvaise route directed by Jean Herman
- 1964 La Cinémathèque Française directed by Jean Herman
- 1968 Adieu l'ami directed by Jean Herman
- 1971 Popsy Pop directed by Jean Herman
- 1972 L'Œuf directed by Jean Herman
- 1976 Le Grand Escogriffe directed by Claude Pinoteau
- 1977 Banlieue sud-est directed by Gilles Grangier
- 1979 Histoires insolites
- 1979 Les Insulaires directed by Gilles Grangier
- 1979 Miss directed by Roger Pigaut
- 1979 Flic ou Voyou directed by Georges Lautner
- 1980 Le Guignolo directed by Georges Lautner
- 1980 L'Entourloupe directed by Gérard Pirès
- 1980 Jean-Sans-Terre directed by Gilles Grangier
- 1981 Garde à vue directed by Claude Miller
- 1983 Le Marginal directed by Jacques Deray
- 1984 Rue barbare directed by Gilles Béhat
- 1984 Canicule directed by Yves Boisset
- 1985 Intrigues directed by Maurice Dugowson
- 1985 Urgence directed by Gilles Béhat
- 1986 Bleu comme l'enfer directed by Yves Boisset
- 1987 Charlie Dingo directed by Gilles Béhat
- 1991 Berlin Lady directed by Pierre Boutron
- 2000 Under Suspicion directed by Stephen Hopkins
- 2012 L'Été des Lip directed by Dominique Ladoge
Actor
- 1983 : Le Marginal, directed by Jacques Deray
- 1985 : Billy Ze Kick, directed by Gérard Mordillat
- 1986 : Série Noire,
Novels
À bulletins rouges, 1973Billy-Ze-Kick, 1974 - Novel adapted by Gérard Mordillat 1985Mister Love, 1977Typhon gazoline, 1977Le Mensonge - Chronique des années de crise, 1978Bloody-Mary, 1979 Groom, 1981 Canicule, 1982 - Novel adapted by Yves Boisset 1984La Vie Ripolin, 1987Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu, 1989 Prix GoncourtSymphonie Grabuge, 1994 Prix du roman populisteLe Roi des ordures, 1997Un monsieur bien mis, 1987Le Cri du peuple, 1998 Prix Louis-Guilloux in 1999. Adapted as a graphic novel in four books by Jacques Tardi in 2005.L’homme qui assassinait sa vie, 2001Le Journal de Louise B., 2002Four French Soldiers
Adieu la vie, adieu l’amour, 2004 La Femme au gant rouge, 2004 La grande zigouille, 2009 Les années Faribole, 2012Novellas
- 1983 : Patchwork, Prix des Deux Magots 1984
- 1986 : Baby-boom, Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle 1986
- 1989 : Dix-huit tentatives pour devenir un saint
- 1992 : Courage chacun
- 2005 : Si on s’aimait ?
- 2009 : Maîtresse Kristal et autres bris de guerre