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Through the mid-’30s although mid-’40s, French poet Jacques Prévert was among his country’s most significant screenwriters and it is credited for developing the idea of “poetic realism” that so influenced filmmakers such as for example Renoir. Through the ’20s, Prévert was important within the surrealist motion and in 1930, released his 1st poems; pursuing WWII, his poetry became extremely popular amongst youthful French intellectuals. Prévert became a script article writer in 1932. He occasionally collaborated with composer Joseph Kosma on film ratings, within the ballet Rendezvous, and on many songs, like the all-time strike “Fall months Leaves” (also called “Feuilles Mortes” or “Hojas Muertas”). Prévert’s lyrics for the music had been translated into British by Johnny Mercer. “Fall months Leaves” continues to be documented by such legends of jazz and pop as Nat “Ruler” Cole, Benny Carter, Jimmy Smith, Chet Baker, Bing Crosby, and Stan Getz, to mention just a couple.
Quick Facts
Full Name Jacques Prévert
Died April 11, 1977, Omonville-la-Petite, France
Profession Poet, Actor, Screenwriter, Film Score Composer
Nationality French
Spouse Janine Tricotet, Simone Dienne
Children Michèle Prévert
Parents Suzanne Catusse, André Prévert
Siblings Pierre Prévert
Music Songs Chanson pour les enfants l'hiver, Pour Toi Mon Amour, Le cancre, Chanson De La Seine, Je suis comme je suis, Les Enfants Qui S'aiment, En sortant de l'ecole, Cet Amour, Paris At Night, Chanson des escargots qui vont a l'enterrement, Chanson du vitrier, Charmes de Londres, Chant-song, Cœur de rubis, Chanson de l'oiseleur, Complainte de Vincent, Chanson dans le sang, Familiale, Le tendre et dangereux visage de l'amour, Le Temps perdu, Chanson des sardinières, Le Soleil Brille Pour Tout Le Monde, Anal Eyes, Le Jardin, Pour Faire Le Portrait D’un Oiseau, Complainte de Gilles, Baptiste, Chanson de l'eau, La Grasse Matinée, Oh, laissez-moi, Il Ne Faut Pas Rire Avec Ces Gens-Là, La femme acéphale
Albums l'opéra de la lune, Poetes & chansons, Le soleil brille pour tout le monde ?, Jacques Prévert Chansons & Poésies, Young Forever : Jacques Prévert, Vol. 1, Chanson dans le sang (Mono Version), Meilleure collection française: Le Meilleur de Jacques Prévert, Their Hearts Will Rot, Inventaire, Jacques Prévert et ses interprètes, Jacques Prévert, Enfance. Lu par l'auteur
Nominations Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Movies Children of Paradise, Port of Shadows, Daybreak, Les Visiteurs du Soir, Gates of the Night, Bizarre, Bizarre, The Crime of Monsieur Lange, Stormy Waters, The Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep, Boys' School, Les amants de Vérone, The Seine Meets Paris, The King and the Mockingbird, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Lumière d'été, 27 Rue de la Paix, Jenny, Ernest the Rebel, A Rare Bird, Voyage Surprise, Famous Love Affairs, The Long Night, Tant de forêts, Bim, L'Enfer des anges, Le soleil a toujours raison, It's in the Bag, Ciboulette, The Mysterious Mr. Davis, Moutonnet, Le chien mélomane, The Little Soldier, Si j'étais le patron, Léon la lune, L'autre temps, Le diamant, Courier of Lyons, Aubervilliers, La fleur de l'âge, Le Gardien de phare, Mon Chien, Baleydier
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| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Noted for his collaboration with Marcel Carne, beginning with 'Jenny' in 1936. |
| 2 | Member of Groupe Octobre, a left-wing theatre company, from 1932. Also associated with the surrealist movement under Andre Breton in the 1920's. |
| 3 | Older brother of Pierre Prévert |
| 4 | Poet and scenarist and songwriter. |
Writer
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moutonnet | 1936 | adaptation / dialogue | |
| The Crime of Monsieur Lange | 1936 | adaptation / dialogue | |
| Jeunesse d'abord | 1935 | ||
| Un oiseau rare | 1935 | ||
| L'hôtel du libre échange | 1934 | dialogue / scenario | |
| Si j'étais le patron | 1934 | ||
| Taxi de minuit | 1934 | Short | |
| Un chien qui raccroche | 1934 | Short uncredited | |
| Ciboulette | 1933 | adaptation / dialogue | |
| Comme une carpe | 1932 | Short screenplay / story | |
| Ténérife | 1932 | Documentary short commentary | |
| L'affaire est dans le sac | 1932 | dialogue / screenplay | |
| Baleydier | 1932 | dialogue | |
| Je suis | 2014 | Short original text | |
| Déjeuner Du Matin | 2011 | Short poem by | |
| The Lonliness Trilogy | 2008 | Short poem | |
| To Paint the Portrait of a Bird | 2007 | Short | |
| Chasse à l'enfant | 2006 | Short poem | |
| Glimpse 12 | 2004 | Video text | |
| To progevma | 2002 | Short poem | |
| L'autre temps | 2000 | Short poem | |
| Buen día mamá, buen día | 2000 | Short poem | |
| Proino gevma | 1996 | Short poem | |
| Drôle d'immeuble | 1992 | Short short story | |
| Xypnima arga to proi | 1992 | Short poem | |
| Progevma | 1991 | Short poem | |
| The King and the Mockingbird | 1980 | dialogue / screenplay | |
| L'île aux enfants | TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 1974 - 1975 writer "En sortant de l'école" - 1 episode, 1974 | ||
| I monaxia stin poiisi tou Jacques Prevert | 1975 | Short poems | |
| Le chien mélomane | 1973 | Short | |
| Plain-chant | 1972 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Le diamant | 1970 | Short | |
| Montand chante Prévert | 1968 | TV Movie | |
| À la belle étoile | 1966 | TV Movie adaptation | |
| Le petit chapiteau | 1963 | Documentary short commentary | |
| Amours célèbres | 1961 | adaptation and dialogue | |
| Paris la belle | 1960 | Short documentary | |
| Bang Bang | 1958 | Documentary short commentary | |
| La Seine a rencontré Paris | 1957 | Documentary short poem | |
| Léon la lune | 1956 | Short prologue | |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1956 | as Jacques Prevert | |
| TV de Vanguarda | 1955 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Mon chien | 1955 | Short commentary | |
| The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird | 1952 | screenplay, adaptation and dialogue | |
| Bim | 1951 | commentary / screenplay | |
| Souvenirs perdus | 1950 | screenplay and dialogue - segments "Une statuette d'Osiris", "Le violon" | |
| La Marie du port | 1950 | dialogue - uncredited | |
| Les feuilles mortes | 1950 | Short poem by | |
| Les amants de Vérone | 1949 | dialogue | |
| Le petit soldat | 1948 | Short screenplay | |
| La fleur de l'âge | 1947 | ||
| Noah's Ark | 1947 | adaptation and dialogue | |
| Voyage surprise | 1947 | screenplay and dialogue | |
| Aubervilliers | 1946 | Documentary short commentary | |
| Gates of the Night | 1946 | ballet "Le rendez-vous" / scenario and dialogue | |
| Sortilèges | 1945 | adaptation / dialogue | |
| Children of Paradise | 1945 | scenario and dialogue | |
| Adieu Léonard | 1943 | dialogue / screenplay | |
| Lumière d'été | 1943 | dialogue / screenplay | |
| Le soleil a toujours raison | 1943 | adaptation / dialogue | |
| Une femme dans la nuit | 1943 | adaptation - uncredited / dialogue | |
| Les Visiteurs du Soir | 1942 | ||
| Stormy Waters | 1941 | dialogue / scenario | |
| L'enfer des anges | 1941 | scenario & adaptation - uncredited | |
| Le Jour se Leve | 1939 | dialogue | |
| The Mysterious Mr. Davis | 1939 | ||
| Ernest le rebelle | 1938 | dialogue | |
| Port of Shadows | 1938 | scenario and dialogue | |
| Les disparus de St. Agil | 1938 | dialogue - uncredited | |
| L'affaire du courrier de Lyon | 1937 | dialogue | |
| Bizarre, Bizarre | 1937 | adaptation and dialogue | |
| 27 rue de la Paix | 1936 | adaptation | |
| Jenny | 1936 |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrée Libre | 2016 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Laster meines Lebens | 2015 | Short lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| Mülheim - Texas: Helge Schneider hier und dort | 2015 | Documentary lyrics: "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean | 2012 | lyrics: "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| My Week with Marilyn | 2011 | lyrics: "Autumn Leaves Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| Elles | 2011 | lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| Memòries de la tele | 2011 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Fringe | 2010 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| El cónsul de Sodoma | 2009 | lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | 2009 | TV Movie documentary lyrics: "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| Bored to Death | 2009 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Banda sonora | 2009 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| L'éblouissement | 2008 | Short lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| Por Toda Minha Vida | 2008 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Les grands du rire | 2007 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The O.C. | 2004 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| High Crimes | 2002 | lyrics: "Autumn Leaves Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| C'est la vie | 2001 | lyrics: "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| The Score | 2001 | lyrics: "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| Sidewalks of New York | 2001 | lyrics: "Autumn Leaves Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| Tango Kabaree | 2001 | lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| Jam | 2000 | TV Series lyrics: "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| The Whole Nine Yards | 2000 | lyrics: "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| La chance aux chansons | 1999 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Vivement dimanche | 1998 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | 1997 | lyrics: "Autumn Leaves Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| Addicted to Love | 1997 | lyrics: "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| 3000 scénarios contre un virus | 1994 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Illusions | 1992/II | TV Movie lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| O Espectador que o Cinema Esqueceu | 1991 | Short lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| Jacquot de Nantes | 1991 | lyrics: "Démons et merveilles" | |
| Let's Get Lost | 1988 | Documentary lyrics: "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| Cómicos | 1987 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Automan | 1984 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Storia di Piera | 1983 | lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| À perte de vie... Jacques Prévert | 1977 | TV Movie documentary lyrics: "En sortant de l'école", "Sanguine", "Barbara", "Les Enfants qui s'Aiment", "Inventaire", "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| The Muppet Show | 1976 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Sonny and Cher Show | 1976 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Ernie Sigley Show | 1974 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town | 1972 | TV Mini-Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| De Fred Haché Show | 1972 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1969 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Käpy selän alla | 1966 | lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1966 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| La dama de Beirut | 1965 | lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| El pecador | 1965 | lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| Je connais une blonde | 1963 | TV Movie lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| Esa pícara pelirroja | 1963 | lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| Yves Montand on Broadway | 1961 | TV Movie lyrics: "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| Saint-Tropez Blues | 1961 | lyrics: "Tumbleweed" | |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1961 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Jo Stafford Show | 1961 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Discorama | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1960 performer - 1 episode, 1960 | ||
| The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | 1959 | TV Series lyrics - 2 episodes | |
| Hey Boy! Hey Girl! | 1959 | lyrics: "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| El vestido de novia | 1959 | lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| La joie de vivre | 1959 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | 1957 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Cómicos de la Legua | 1957 | lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| En direct de... | 1957 | TV Series documentary lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Nat King Cole Show | 1956 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Autumn Leaves | 1956 | lyrics: "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| Your Hit Parade | 1955 | TV Series lyrics - 2 episodes | |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1955 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Souvenirs perdus | 1950 | lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes", "Tournesol", "Compagnons des mauvais jours", "Et la fête continue" | |
| Les feuilles mortes | 1950 | Short lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes" | |
| Gates of the Night | 1946 | lyrics: "Les Feuilles Mortes", "Les Enfants qui s'Aiment" | |
| Bizarre, Bizarre | 1937 | lyrics: "Complainte" | |
| The Crime of Monsieur Lange | 1936 | lyrics: "Au jour, le jour; à la nuit, la nuit" |
Actor
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le songe de chevaux sauvages | 1962 | Short | Récitant / Commentator (voice) |
| Bim | 1951 | Récitant / Narrator (voice) | |
| L'hôtel du libre échange | 1934 | ||
| L'Atalante | 1934 | Extra at Station (uncredited) | |
| Ciboulette | 1933 | L'Âne | |
| L'affaire est dans le sac | 1932 | Le flûtiste (uncredited) | |
| Prix et profits, la pomme de terre | 1932 | Short | |
| Les amours de minuit | 1931 | uncredited | |
| L'Age d'Or | 1930 | Passer-by in the Street (uncredited) | |
| Les grands | 1924 | Futur polytechnicien |
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| La table tournante | 1988 | text | |
| Adieu Léonard | 1943 | original idea |
Editor
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le petit soldat | 1948 | Short |
Music Department
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Tropez Blues | 1961 | lyricist: "Tumbleweed" |
Self
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montand chante Prévert | 1968 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Le petit chapiteau | 1963 | Documentary short | Récitant / Narrator (voice) |
| Pariser Journal | 1963 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Mon frère Jacques | 1961 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Discorama | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| En direct de... | 1960 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Paris la belle | 1960 | Short documentary voice | |
| La belle saison est proche | 1959 | Documentary short | Himself |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voyage à travers le cinéma français | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Ivo Livi, dit Yves Montand | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Mourir? Plutôt crever! | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Bulles de Vian | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Il était une fois... | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Jacques Prévert, paroles d'un insoumis | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Arletty, Lady Paname | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Paul Grimault, image par image | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Jacques Prévert | 1977 | Himself |
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Les enfants du paradis (1945) |
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