Murat, Bernard

(November 14, 1941, Oran, Algeria-)

   He made his debut onstage in 1960 (Les Femmes savantes, directed by Jacques Charon) and played supporting roles in films (1961 La Menace / US TV: The Menace, Gérard Oury; 1963 Le Temps des Copains, Robert Guez; 1964 L'année du Bac, José-André Lacour, Maurice Delbez; La Chasse à l'Homme / Caccia al maschio / UK: The Gentle Art of Seduction / USA: Male Hunt, Edouard Molinaro, France / Italy; 1972 Les Yeux fermés, Joël Santoni; 1980 Certaines Nouvelles, Jacques Davila, shot in 1976; 2005 Le Courage d'aimer, Claude Lelouch) and on TV (1965 La Famille Green, Abder Isker; 1968 Les Hauts de Hurlevent, Jean-Paul Carrère; 1980 Grand Peur et Misère du Troisième Reich, Gilbert Pineau; Vernissage, Edouard Logereau; 1982 Une Voix dans la Nuit, Yannick Andréi; L'Ours en Peluche, Edouard Logereau; 1983 Lily Lamont, Edouard Logereau). Since 1985, he has been mostly a stage director. His daugh­ter, Stéphanie Murat, is also an actress and director. Other credit (as co-screenwriter, co-adapter): 1994 La Vengeance d'une Blonde (Jeannot Szwarc).

 Filmography

1996 ◘ Désiré (also screenwriter, adapter)

 Television Filmography

1990 ◘ Les Gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles / Charmante Soirée (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

2000 ◘ Fernando Kapp m'a écrit cette Lettre (co-director with Yves di Tullio)

2003 ◘ Sarah (co-director with Yves di Tullio)

        ◘ Le Nouveau Testament (co-director with Yves di Tullio)

2007 ◘ Deux sur la Balançoire (co-director with Yves di Tullio)

        ◘ Faisons un Rêve (also screenwriter, adapter)

2008 ◘ Tailleur pour Dames