Portrait of Jacques Prévert

Writing

Jacques Prévert

Career

Active from 1928 to 2022, with a break from 1981 to 2005, busiest in 1947 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jacques Prévert Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Whimsical Adventure 2
  • Tragic Love Story 2
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Existential Melancholy 2
  • French Poetic Realism 2
  • Doomed Romance 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Visually Rich 2
  • Classic French Cinema 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Café da Manhã
Café da Manhã (2022)

Writer

2010s

2 titles
Two Snails Set Off
Two Snails Set Off (2017)

Original Story

So Many Forests
So Many Forests (2014)

Poem

2000s

2 titles
Les Enfants du Paradis
Les Enfants du Paradis (2008)

Scenario Writer

Escargots
Escargots (2006)

Writer

1980s

1 title · average score 88
The King and the Mockingbird
The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay, Dialogue

1970s

5 titles · average score 68
Breakfast
Breakfast (1976)

Original Concept

The World at a Glance
The World at a Glance (1975)

Writer

The Dog Who Loved Music
The Dog Who Loved Music (1973)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

Meu Primeiro Baile
Meu Primeiro Baile (1972)

Writer

The Diamond
The Diamond (1970)

Lyricist, Writer

1960s

6 titles · average score 48
The Ferryman's House
The Ferryman's House (1966)

Writer

Little Claus and Big Claus
Little Claus and Big Claus (1964)

Dialogue, Story

The Small Tent
The Small Tent (1963)

as Narrator

Famous Love Affairs
Famous Love Affairs (1961)
GoodWatch score 48

Adaptation

Dream of the Wild Horses
Dream of the Wild Horses (1960)

as Voice

Paris la belle
Paris la belle (1960)

as (voice)

1950s

8 titles · average score 67
Paris mange son pain
Paris mange son pain (1958)

Lyricist

The Seine Meets Paris
The Seine Meets Paris (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

La Faim du monde
La Faim du monde (1957)

Writer

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

Songs, Screenplay

Bim, the Little Donkey
Bim, the Little Donkey (1951)
GoodWatch score 68

as Narrator (voice)

Fanfares of Love
Fanfares of Love (1951)

Original Film Writer

Lost Souvenirs
Lost Souvenirs (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

Scenario Writer

1940s

11 titles · average score 72
The Lovers of Verona
The Lovers of Verona (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

Dialogue

Mystery Tour
Mystery Tour (1947)

Writer

The Little Soldier
The Little Soldier (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Storyboard

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark (1947)

Writer

Gates of the Night
Gates of the Night (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise (1945)
GoodWatch score 90

Screenplay

The Bellman
The Bellman (1945)
GoodWatch score 66

Dialogue, Writer

Summer Light
Summer Light (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Adieu Léonard
Adieu Léonard (1943)

Screenplay

The Devil's Envoys
The Devil's Envoys (1942)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

Stormy Waters
Stormy Waters (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

Dialogue, Scenario Writer

1930s

14 titles · average score 80
Daybreak
Daybreak (1939)
GoodWatch score 86

Writer

The Mysterious Mr. Davis
The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939)

Writer

Port of Shadows
Port of Shadows (1938)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay

Boys' School
Boys' School (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

Bizarre, Bizarre
Bizarre, Bizarre (1937)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Jenny
Jenny (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

The Crime of Monsieur Lange
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
GoodWatch score 87

Adaptation, Dialogue

The Free Trade Hotel
The Free Trade Hotel (1934)

Story

Si j'étais le patron
Si j'étais le patron (1934)

Writer

It's in the Bag
It's in the Bag (1932)

as Le flûtiste (uncredited)

Ténérife
Ténérife (1932)

Writer

L'Âge d'or
L'Âge d'or (1930)
GoodWatch score 82

as Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)

1920s

1 title
Souvenir de Paris
Souvenir de Paris (1928)

Director