Portrait of René Barjavel

Writing

René Barjavel

Career

Active from 1947 to 1989, with a break from 1970 to 1979, busiest in 1958 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Little World of Don Camillo
The Little World of Don Camillo
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
René Barjavel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Tension
    5.0, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 3
  • Political Satire 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Italian Comedy 2
  • Redemption 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Le Grand Secret
Le Grand Secret (1989)

Writer

1960s

6 titles · average score 61
Katmandu
Katmandu (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

Novel

How I Learned to Love Women
How I Learned to Love Women (1966)
GoodWatch score 51

Dialogue

Highway Pick-Up
Highway Pick-Up (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

Adaptation, Dialogue

The Devil and the Ten Commandments
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
GoodWatch score 67

Dialogue

Boulevard
Boulevard (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

The High Life
The High Life (1960)

Writer

1950s

14 titles · average score 65
An Angel on Wheels
An Angel on Wheels (1959)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

Love on the Riviera
Love on the Riviera (1958)
GoodWatch score 56

Story, Screenplay

Toto in Paris
Toto in Paris (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Story

The Case of Dr. Laurent
The Case of Dr. Laurent (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

The Man in the Raincoat
The Man in the Raincoat (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

Dialogue

Bold Adventure
Bold Adventure (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Goubbiah and the Gipsy Girl
Goubbiah and the Gipsy Girl (1956)

Writer

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard (1954)

Writer

Nuits andalouses
Nuits andalouses (1954)

Writer

The Return of Don Camillo
The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

The Little World of Don Camillo
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

1940s

2 titles
Paysans Noirs
Paysans Noirs (1949)

Dialogue

Television, the Eye of Tomorrow
Television, the Eye of Tomorrow (1947)

Writer