Béraud, Luc

(October 30, 1945, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France - )

   An assistant director for ten years (1968 Cinéastes de notre Temps, TV documentary, episode "John Cas­savetes", Hubert Knapp, André S. Labarthe; 1969 Les Deux Marseillaises, documentary, André S. Labarthe, Jean-Louis Comolli; 1971 Le Laboratoire de l'Angoisse, short, Patrice Leconte; 1973 La Famille heureuse (Fa­mille Gazul), short, Patrice Leconte; La Maman et la Putain / USA: The Mother and the Whore, Jean Eustache; 1974 Céline et Julie vont en Bateau / USA: Celine and Ju­lie Go Boating, Jacques Rivette; Mes Petites Amoureuses, Jean Eustache; 1975 Le Jeu avec le Feu / Giochi di fuoco, Alain Robbe-Grillet, France / Italy; La Meilleure Façon de marcher / UK: The Best Way / USA: The Best Way to Walk, also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, Claude Miller; 1977 Dites-lui que je l'aime / USA: This Sweet Sickness, also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, Claude Miller), he started out his directing career filming shorts. He also is a screenwriter for cinema (1977 Le Juge Fayard dit "Le Shériff", as co-screenwriter, Yves Boisset; 1981 Les Malheurs de Sophie, as screenwriter, co-adapter, Jean-Claude Brialy; 1983 Le Jeune Marié, as co-adapter, co-dialogist, Bernard Stora; Eclipse, short, as screenwriter, Michel de Vidas; Signé Charlotte / UK and USA: Sincerely Charlotte, as co-adapter, co-dialogist, actor, Caroline Huppert; Strictement personnel, as collaborator to screenwriter, Pierre Jolivet; L'Effrontée / UK: Charlotte and Lulu / USA: Impudent Girl, as co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, Claude Miller, France / Switzerland; 1987 Vent de Pa­nique, as co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, Bernard Stora; 1988 En toute Innocence / US festival: No Harm In­tended, as co-screenwriter, Alain Jessua; Deux Minutes de Soleil en plus, as co-screenwriter, Gérard Vergez; La Petite Voleuse / USA: The Little Thief, as co-adapter, co-dialogist, Claude Miller; 1992 L'Accompagnatrice / USA: The Accompanist, as co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, Claude Miller) and TV (1993 Le Bal, as co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, Jean-Louis Benoît; 2008 Villa Jasmin, as screenwriter, adapter, dialogist, Férid Boughedir). Other credits (as actor): 1977 Les Apprentis Sorciers (Edgardo Cozarinsky, France / West Germany); 1979 Madame Sourdis (TV, Caroline Hup-pert); 1983 Mortelle Randonnée / UK: Deadly Run / USA: Deadly Circuit (uncredited, Claude Miller); Liberty Belle (Pascal Kané); Elle voulait faire du Cinéma (TV, Caroline Huppert); 1985 Série noire (episode "Meur­tres pour Mémoire", Laurent Heynemann); 1987 Les Mois d'Avril sont meurtriers (Laurent Heynemann); 1991 Série noire (episode "Une Gare en Or massif", Caroline Huppert); 1994 La Peau du Chat (TV, Jacques Otmezguine); 1995 L'Impossible Monsieur Papa (TV Denys Granier-Deferre); 2003 De Soie et de Cendre (2 X 90', Jacques Otmezguine).

 Filmography

1971 ◘ La Poule (short)

1974 ◘ Ce que savait Morgan (short; also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Le Jeu des Preuves (short; also co-screenwriter)

1978 ◘ La Tortue sur le Dos / USA: Like a Turtle on Its Back (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, co-producer)

1981 ◘ Plein Sud / Huida al sur / USA: Heat of Desire (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; France / Spain)

1988 ◘ La Petite Amie (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1976 ◘ Nouvelles de Henry James (5 X 52'; episode "Ce que savait Morgan"; France / UK)

        ◘ L'Ombre sur la Plage

        ◘ All About Mankiewicz (documentary)

1989 ◘ V comme Vengeance (episode "Vol d'Enfant"; also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Monsieur Ripois (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Le Fou de la Tour

        ◘ Couchettes Express (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Pasteur, Cinq Années de Rage (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Le Marché du Sport

        ◘ Crédit Bonheur (also co-screenwriter)

1997 ◘ La Voisine (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ La Cité des Alouettes (also co-screenwriter)

1998 ◘ Les Jours heureux

2001 ◘ Les P'tits Gars Ladouceur

        ◘ Des Croix sur la Mer (also co-screenwriter)

2002 ◘ Tous les Chagrins se ressemblent (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Sous bonne Garde

        ◘ Fruits mûrs

        ◘ Les Eaux troubles / USA: Troubled Waters Une Autre Vie

2006 ◘ C'est arrivé dans l'Escalier

2008 ◘ C'est mieux la Vie quand on est grand / Courgette (France / Belgium)