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Francis Veber

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Francis Veber

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French film director (born 1937)

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Francis Veber is a French screenwriter, film producer, film director, and journalist born in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1937. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America West and works in France. His native language is French, which he also speaks and writes.

Veber is known for the notable work François Pignon and has written works such as The Painkiller, Idiyot la-aruḥah, אוצר יקר [תכניה], נודניק, and The Birdcage. He has received the César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation, the Lumière Award for Best Screenplay, and the titles of Knight and Officer of the Legion of Honour. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.

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Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Francis Paul Veber (born 28 July 1937) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Many of his comedies feature recurring types of characters, named François Pignon and François Perrin. Veber was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine to a Jewish father and an Armenian mother. His grand uncle was writer Tristan Bernard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francis Veber,…

Known for

  • Pierre Richard... en mode Veber — Self2022
  • À la recherche de... Pierre Richard — Self - Screenwriter, director, producer (archive footage)2017
  • Gaumont, en effeuillant la marguerite — Self2015
  • A Pain in the Ass — L'homme bousculé par Milan (uncredited)2008
  • Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre — Self2005
  • Vivement dimanche — Self1998
  • Champs-Elysées — Self1982
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
  • Spécial cinéma — Self1974
  • Cadet Rousselle — Self1971

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Key facts

Born
Francis Paul Veber , ( 1937-07-28 ) 28 July 1937 (age 88) , Neuilly-sur-Seine , France
Occupations
Director screenwriter producer theater playwright
Spouse
Francoise Veber
Awards
Academy Award nominee, La cage aux folles , César Award winner, Le dîner de cons , and four-time nominee, Lumière Film Award winner, Le dîner de cons

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Instance of
human
Given name
Francis
Family name
Veber
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Award
César Award
Notable work
François Pignon
Image
Francis Veber 2012.jpg
Work location
France
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date of birth
1937-07-28
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
name in native language
Francis Veber
Commons category
Francis Veber
related category
Category:Films directed by Francis Veber
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Template:Francis Veber
member of
Writers Guild of America West
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Encyclopedic overview

Francis Paul Veber (born 28 July 1937) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and playwright. He has written and directed both French and American films. Nine French-language films with which he has been involved, as either writer or director or both, have been remade as English-language Hollywood films: Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire (as The Man with One Red Shoe), L'emmerdeur (as Buddy Buddy), La Cage aux Folles (as The Birdcage), Le Jouet (as The Toy), Les Compères (as Fathers' Day), La chèvre (as Pure Luck), Les Fugitifs (as Three Fugitives), Le dîner de cons (as Dinner for Schmucks) and La Doublure (as The Valet). He also wrote the screenplay for My Father the Hero, the 1994 American remake of the French-language film Mon père, ce héros.

Some of his screenplays started as theater plays (for instance, Le dîner de cons). This theatrical experience contributes to his films' tight structure, resulting in what has been called "marvels of economy".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Francis Veber” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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