Cyrano de Bergerac (1990 film)

1990 film by Jean-Paul Rappeneau

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Cyrano de Bergerac

Film poster

Directed by| Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Written by| Jean-Claude Carrière
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Based on| Cyrano de Bergerac
1897 play
by Edmond Rostand
Produced by| René Cleitman
Michel Seydoux
André Szots
Starring| Gérard Depardieu
Cinematography| Pierre Lhomme
Edited by| Noëlle Boisson
Music by| Jean-Claude Petit
Distributed by| UGC

Release date

* 28 March 1990 (1990-03-28) (France)

Running time

| 137 minutes
Countries| France
Hungary
Language| French
Budget| $15.3 million
Box office| $41.3 million[1]

Cyrano de Bergerac is a 1990 French period comedy-drama film directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau and based on the 1897 play of the same name by Edmond Rostand, adapted by Jean-Claude Carrière and Rappeneau. It stars Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet and Vincent Perez. The film was a co-production between companies in France and Hungary.

The film is the first feature film version of Rostand's original play in colour, and the second theatrical film version of the play in the original French. It is also considerably more lavish and more faithful to the original than previous film versions of the play. The film had 4,732,136 admissions in France.[2]

The film and the performance of Gérard Depardieu won numerous awards, notably 10 of the César Awards of 1991.

Subtitles are used for the non-French market; the English-language version uses Anthony Burgess's translation of the text, which uses five-beat lines with a varying number of syllables and a regular couplet rhyming scheme, in other words, a sprung rhythm. Although he sustains the five-beat rhythm through most of the play, Burgess sometimes allows this structure to break deliberately: in Act V, he allows it to collapse completely, creating free verse.

In 2010, Cyrano de Bergerac was ranked number 43 in Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema".[3]

## Plot[edit]

Gascon poet and swashbuckler Cyrano de Bergerac is self-conscious about his enormous nose, but pretends to be proud of it. He is admired and respected by many people for his bravery and good swordsmanship. He madly loves his cousin, the beautiful Roxane; however, he is sure that she will reject him because of his appearance. To elevate himself in her eyes, he interferes with a play being staged at the Hôtel du Bourgogne, in Paris, and wins a duel with a marquis.

In the second act of the play and film, Cyrano meets with Roxane at her request. He is crushed when Roxane tells him she is infatuated with Christian de Neuvillette, a handsome and dashing new recruit to the Cadets de Gascogne (the military unit in which Cyrano is serving). However, Cyrano learns that Christian is tongue-tied when speaking with women. Seeing an opportunity to vicariously declare his love to Roxane, Cyrano approaches Christian with a proposal: Cyrano will write the love letters, and Christian will woo Roxane with them. Christian agrees.

Cyrano aids Christian, writing heartfelt love letters and poems. Roxane begins to appreciate Christian, not only for his good looks but also his apparent eloquence. She eventually falls in love with him. But the Comte de Guiche, an arrogant and exceptionally powerful older nobleman, also has designs on Roxane. Roxane and Cyrano thwart De Guiche's attempt to visit Roxane by arranging a quick secret marriage between Roxane and Christian. In revenge, De Guiche orders his company of cadets—including Cyrano and Christian—to report immediately for military duty in the Siege of Arras against the Spanish.

The siege is harsh and brutal: the Cadets de Gascogne are starving. Christian does not know that Cyrano escapes over enemy lines twice each day to deliver a love letter written by Cyrano himself but signed with Christian's name, sent to Roxane. These letters draw Roxane out from the city of Paris to the war front to bring food to the troops. Although she has come to visit Christian, she admits to him that she has fallen in love with the author's soul, and would love the author even if he were ugly. Christian tries to find out whether Roxane loves him or Cyrano, and asks Cyrano to find out. However, during the subsequent battle, Christian is mortally wounded. The scene ends with the French returning to the battle.

In the final scene of the play and film, fourteen years later, Roxane has entered a convent and retired from the world. Cyrano has made many enemies with his writings; he is still free, but now poor. During this time, Cyrano has faithfully visited Roxane every week, never declaring his love. On this day, his enemies attack and mortally injure him. Cyrano nevertheless visits Roxane at the convent. When she mentions Christian's last letter, sensing his own mortality, Cyrano asks if he can read it. Roxane gives him the letter, which he reads movingly. Just before Cyrano dies, Roxane realizes that she has loved him all along.

## Cast[edit]

* Gérard Depardieu as Cyrano de Bergerac
* Anne Brochet as Roxane
* Vincent Perez as Christian de Neuvillette
* Jacques Weber as Comte Antoine de Guiche
* Roland Bertin as Ragueneau
* Philippe Morier-Genoud as Le Bret
* Pierre Maguelon as Carbon de Castle-Jaloux
* Sandrine Kiberlain as Sister Colette

* Josiane Stoléru as the Duenna
* Philippe Volter as Vicomte de Valvert
* Jean-Marie Winling as Lignière
* Louis Navarre as The Bore
* Gabriel Monnet as Montfleury
* François Marié as Bellerose
* Anatole Delalande as The child
* Alain Rimoux as The father
* Michel Fau as Ragueneau's Poet

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## Reception[edit]

### Critical response[edit]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 30 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 7.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Love and hope soar in Cyrano De Bergerac, an immensely entertaining romance featuring Gerard Depardieu at his peak."[4] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 79 based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Roger Ebert from the Chicago Sun Times awarded the film three out of four stars. In his review on the film, Ebert wrote, "Cyrano de Bergerac is a splendid movie not just because it tells its romantic story, and makes it visually delightful, and centers it on Depardieu, but for a better reason: The movie acts as if it believes this story. Depardieu is not a satirist - not here, anyway. He plays Cyrano on the level, for keeps."[6] Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film three and a half out of four stars, calling it "the definitive screen version of the Edmond Rostand perennial". In his review, Maltin praised the film's staging of scenes, while also noting that the film somewhat faltered during the finale by being overextended.[7]

### Accolades[edit]

The film was nominated for five Academy Awards at the 1990 ceremony, this marked the second time that an actor had been nominated for Best Actor for his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac (the first time was in 1950, when José Ferrer won the award for his performance in the English-language version of the film).

Award  | Category  | Nominee(s)  | Result

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Academy Awards[8] | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated
Best Actor | Gérard Depardieu | Nominated
Best Art Direction | Ezio Frigerio and Jacques Rouxel | Nominated
Best Costume Design | Franca Squarciapino | Won
Best Makeup | Michèle Burke and Jean-Pierre Eychenne | Nominated
British Academy Film Awards[9] | Best Film Not in the English Language | Rene Cleitman, Michel Seydoux and Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Nominated
Best Actor in a Leading Role | Gérard Depardieu  | Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay | Jean-Paul Rappeneau and Jean-Claude Carrière | Nominated
Best Cinematography | Pierre Lhomme | Won
Best Costume Design | Franca Squarciapino  | Won
Best Make-Up Artist | Jean-Pierre Eychenne and Michèle Burke  | Won
Best Original Film Score | Jean-Claude Petit | Nominated
Best Production Design | Ezio Frigerio | Nominated
British Society of Cinematographers[10] | Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film  | Pierre Lhomme  | Won
Cannes Film Festival[11] | Palme d'Or | Jean-Paul Rappeneau  | Nominated
Best Actor | Gérard Depardieu  | Won
Technical Grand Prize | Pierre Lhomme  | Won
César Awards (1990)[12] | Best Film | Jean-Paul Rappeneau  | Won
Best Director | Won
Best Actor | Gérard Depardieu  | Won
Best Actress | Anne Brochet | Nominated
Best Supporting Actor | Jacques Weber | Won
Most Promising Actor | Vincent Pérez | Nominated
Best Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière and Jean-Paul Rappeneau  | Nominated
Best Cinematography | Pierre Lhomme  | Won
Best Costume Design | Franca Squarciapino  | Won
Best Editing | Noëlle Boisson | Won
Best Original Music | Jean-Claude Petit  | Won
Best Production Design | Ezio Frigerio  | Won
Best Sound | Pierre Gamet and Dominique Hennequin  | Won
César Awards (1994)[13] | César des Césars  | Jean-Paul Rappeneau  | Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards[14] | Best Foreign Film | Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Language Film  | Nominated
Best Actor | Gérard Depardieu  | Nominated
David di Donatello Awards[15] | Best Foreign Film | Jean-Paul Rappeneau  | Won[a]
Best Foreign Actor | Gérard Depardieu  | Nominated
European Film Awards | Best Film | Nominated
Best Actor | Gérard Depardieu  | Nominated
Best Actress | Anne Brochet  | Nominated
Best Cinematography | Pierre Lhomme  | Nominated
Best Film Composer | Jean-Claude Petit  | Nominated
Best Production Design | Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino  | Won
Golden Globe Awards[16] | Best Foreign Language Film | Won
Guild of German Art House Cinemas  | Best Foreign Film  | Jean-Paul Rappeneau  | Won
London Film Critics Circle Awards | Foreign Language Film of the Year | Won
Actor of the Year | Gérard Depardieu  | Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards[17] | Best Foreign Language Film | Runner-up
Nastro d'Argento | European Silver Ribbon  | Jean-Paul Rappeneau  | Nominated
Best Costume Design  | Franca Squarciapino  | Won
Best Production Design  | Ezio Frigerio  | Won
National Board of Review Awards[18] | Top Five Foreign Language Films | Won
Best Foreign Language Film | Won
New York Film Critics Circle Awards[19] | Best Foreign Language Film | Runner-up
Toronto International Film Festival[20] | People's Choice Award | Jean-Paul Rappeneau  | Won
Turkish Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Film  | 7th Place

## Home media[edit]

Cyrano de Bergerac was released on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment in May 2005 as part of a collection with the 1950 version. The DVD is compatible with all region codes and includes special features such as the theatrical trailer, Umbrella Entertainment trailers, talent biographies, an interview with Gérard Depardieu and a Roger Ebert review.[21] In February 2009 an Academy Award edition was released by Umbrella Entertainment.[22]

## See also[edit]

* List of submissions to the 63rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Tied with Franco Zeffirelli for Hamlet.

## References[edit]

1. ^ JP. "Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)- JPBox-Office". Retrieved 28 October 2016.
2. ^ JP (28 March 1990). "Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)". JPBox-Office.
3. ^ "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema – 43. Cyrano de Bergerac". Empire.
4. ^ "Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
5. ^ "Cyrano de Bergerac Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
6. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Cyrano de Bergerac Movie Review (1990)". Roger Ebert.com. Roger Ebert. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
7. ^ Leonard Maltin (3 September 2013). Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 311\. ISBN 978-1-101-60955-2.
8. ^ "The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
9. ^ "BAFTA Awards: Film in 1992". BAFTA. 1992. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
10. ^ "Best Cinematography in Feature Film" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
11. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Cyrano de Bergerac". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
12. ^ "The 1991 Caesars Ceremony". César Awards. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
13. ^ "The 1995 Caesars Ceremony". César Awards. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
14. ^ "1988-2013 Award Winner Archives". Chicago Film Critics Association. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
15. ^ "Cronologia Dei Premi David Di Donatello". David di Donatello. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
16. ^ "Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) – Golden Globes". HFPA. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
17. ^ "The 16th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards". Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
18. ^ "1990 Award Winners". National Board of Review. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
19. ^ "1990 New York Film Critics Circle Awards". New York Film Critics Circle. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
20. ^ "1990 Toronto International Film Festival". Mubi. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
21. ^ "Umbrella Entertainment - Collection". Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
22. ^ "Umbrella Entertainment - Academy Award Edition". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

## External links[edit]

* Cyrano de Bergerac at IMDb
* Cyrano de Bergerac at AllMovie
* Cyrano de Bergerac at the TCM Movie Database

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Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac

Main characters|

* Cyrano de Bergerac
* Comte Antoine de Guiche

Films|

| Adaptations|

* Cyrano de Bergerac (1900)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1925)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1946)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1974)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (2008)
* Cyrano (2021)

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Variations|

* Life of an Expert Swordsman (1959)
* Roxanne (1987)
* Duet (1994)
* The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
* Whatever It Takes (2000)
* Wanna Come In? (2004)
* Cyrano Fernández (2007)
* Cyrano Agency (2010)
* Let It Shine (2012)
* soundtrack
* Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014)
* Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)
* #Roxy (2018)
* The Half of It (2020)

Operas|

* Cyrano (Damrosch, 1913)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (Alfano, 1936)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (Tamberg, 1974)
* Cyrano (DiChiera, 2007)

Musicals|

* Cyrano (1973)
* Cyrano: The Musical (1993)
* Cyrano, el musical (2004)
* Calvin Berger (2006)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (2009)

Related|

* Cyranoid
* The Mind Robber
* Moon Over Buffalo
* "Amy and Amiability"
* Panache
* Morecambe and Wise sketch

Awards for Cyrano de Bergerac

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César Award for Best Film

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* My New Partner (1985)
* Three Men and a Cradle (1986)
* Thérèse (1987)
* Au revoir les enfants (1988)
* Camille Claudel (1989)
* Too Beautiful for You (1990)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1991)
* Tous les Matins du Monde (1992)
* Savage Nights (1993)
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David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Film

1950s–1960s|

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Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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* Fanny and Alexander (1983)
* A Passage to India (1984)
* The Official Story (1985)

Foreign Language Film
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2021–present|

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London Film Critics' Circle Foreign Language Film of the Year

1980–2000|

* The Marriage of Maria Braun and Angi Vera (1980)
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* Ran (1986)
* Jean de Florette (1987)
* Babette's Feast (1988)
* Au revoir les enfants (1989)
* Cinema Paradiso (1990)
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* Farewell My Concubine (1994)
* Il Postino: The Postman (1995)
* Les Misérables (1996)
* Ridicule (1997)
* Shall We Dance? (1998)
* All About My Mother (1999)
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

2001–present|

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National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film

1934–1950|

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* No Award (1935)
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* The Eternal Mask (1937)
* La Grande Illusion (1938)
* Port of Shadows (1939)
* The Baker's Wife (1940)
* Pépé le Moko (1941)
* No Award (1942–1949)
* The Titan (1950)

1951–1975|

* Rashomon (1951)
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* A Queen Is Crowned (1953)
* Romeo and Juliet (1954)
* The Prisoner (1955)
* The Silent World (1956)
* Ordet (1957)
* Pather Panchali (1958)
* Wild Strawberries (1959)
* The World of Apu (1960)
* Die Brücke (1961)
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* 8½ (1963)
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* Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
* The Sleeping Car Murders (1966)
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* War and Peace (1968)
* Shame (1969)
* The Wild Child (1970)
* Claire's Knee (1971)
* The Sorrow and the Pity (1972)
* Cries and Whispers (1973)
* Amarcord (1974)
* The Story of Adele H. (1975)

1976–2000|

* The Marquise of O (1976)
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* Autumn Sonata (1978)
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* Mephisto (1982)
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* A Sunday in the Country (1984)
* Ran (1985)
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* Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
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* Indochine (1992)
* Farewell My Concubine (1993)
* Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
* Shanghai Triad (1995)
* Ridicule (1996)
* Shall We Dance? (1997)
* Central Station (1998)
* All About My Mother (1999)
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

2001–present|

* Amores perros (2001)
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* A Prophet (2009)
* Of Gods and Men (2010)
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* Amour (2012)
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* Parasite (2019)
* La Llorona (2020)
* A Hero (2021)
* Close (2022)

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Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award

20th century|

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* Bad Timing (1980)
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* The Official Story (1985)
* The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
* The Princess Bride (1987)
* Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
* Roger & Me (1989)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
* The Fisher King (1991)
* Strictly Ballroom (1992)
* The Snapper (1993)
* Priest (1994)
* Antonia's Line (1995)
* Shine (1996)
* The Hanging Garden (1997)
* Life Is Beautiful (1998)
* American Beauty (1999)

21st century|

* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
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French submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1948–1960|

* Monsieur Vincent (1948)
* The Walls of Malapaga (1950)
* Forbidden Games (1952)
* Gervaise (1956)
* Gates of Paris (1957)
* My Uncle (1958)
* Black Orpheus (1959)
* La Vérité (1960)

1961–1980|

* Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
* Sundays and Cybèle (1962)
* The Fire Within (1963)
* The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
* Pierrot le Fou (1965)
* A Man and a Woman (1966)
* Live for Life (1967)
* Stolen Kisses (1968)
* My Night with Maud (1969)
* Hoa-Binh (1970)
* Ramparts of Clay (1971)
* The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
* Day for Night (1973)
* Lacombe, Lucien (1974)
* India Song (1975)
* Cousin, cousine (1976)
* Madame Rosa (1977)
* Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
* A Simple Story (1979)
* The Last Metro (1980)

1981–2000|

* Diva (1981)
* Coup de Torchon (1982)
* Entre Nous (1983)
* So Long, Stooge (1984)
* Three Men and a Cradle (1985)
* Betty Blue (1986)
* Au revoir, les enfants (1987)
* La Lectrice (1988)
* Camille Claudel (1989)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
* Van Gogh (1991)
* Indochine (1992)
* Germinal (1993)
* Wild Reeds (1994)
* French Twist (1995)
* Ridicule (1996)
* Western (1997)
* The Dreamlife of Angels (1998)
* East/West (1999)
* The Taste of Others (2000)

2001–present|

* Amélie (2001)
* 8 Women (2002)
* Bon Voyage (2003)
* The Chorus (2004)
* Joyeux Noël (2005)
* Avenue Montaigne (2006)
* Persepolis (2007)
* The Class (2008)
* A Prophet (2009)
* Of Gods and Men (2010)
* Declaration of War (2011)
* The Intouchables (2012)
* Renoir (2013)
* Saint Laurent (2014)
* Mustang (2015)
* Elle (2016)
* BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017)
* Memoir of War (2018)
* Les Misérables (2019)
* Two of Us (2020)
* Titane (2021)
* Saint Omer (2022)

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Films directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau

* A Matter of Resistance (1965)
* The Married Couple of the Year Two (1971)
* Lovers Like Us (1975)
* All Fired Up (1982)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
* The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
* Bon Voyage (2003)
* Families (2015)

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Jean-Claude Carrière

Films written|

* The Suitor (1962)
* Heureux Anniversaire (1962)
* Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
* Yo Yo (1965)
* Viva Maria! (1965)
* The Diabolical Dr. Z (1965)
* As Long as You've Got Your Health (1966)
* Hotel Paradiso (1966)
* The Thief of Paris (1967)
* Belle de Jour (1967)
* Pour un amour lointain (1968)
* The Great Love (1969)
* The Milky Way (1969)
* La Piscine (1969)
* Borsalino (1970)
* Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide (1971)
* The Wedding Ring (1971)
* Taking Off (1971)
* The Outside Man (1972)
* The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
* Liza (1972)
* The Monk (1972)
* The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
* The Woman in Red Boots (1974)
* Serious as Pleasure (1975)
* La Chair de l'orchidée (1975)
* Weak Spot (1975)
* Scrambled Eggs (1976)
* Le Gang (1977)
* That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
* Butterfly on the Shoulder (1978)
* Surprise Sock (1978)
* Jigsaw (1979)
* The Tin Drum (1979)
* Return to the Beloved (1979)
* The Associate (1979)
* Every Man for Himself (1980)
* The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
* Passion (1982)
* The General of the Dead Army (1983)
* Danton (1983)
* Swann in Love (1984)
* Exploits of a Young Don Juan (1986)
* The Last Image (1986)
* Max, Mon Amour (1986)
* The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
* The Possessed (1988)
* The Bengali Night (1988)
* Valmont (1989)
* Hard to Be a God (1989)
* The Mahabharata (1989)
* May Fools (1990)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
* At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
* The Return of Casanova (1992)
* The Night and the Moment (1995)
* The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
* The Ogre (1996)
* Chinese Box (1997)
* War in the Highlands (1998)
* Birth (2004)
* Goya's Ghosts (2006)
* Ulzhan (2007)
* The Artist and the Model (2012)
* The Patience Stone (2012)
* In the Shadow of Women (2015)
* Lover for a Day (2017)
* A Faithful Man (2018)
* At Eternity's Gate (2018)
* The Salt of Tears (2020)
* The Crusade (2021)
* Land of Dreams (2021)
* The Plough (2023)

Stage works|

* The Mahabharata (1985)
* Clara (1998)
* Wagner Dream (2007)

TV series written|

* The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1964)

Books written|

* The Power of Buddhism (1999)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States

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