Writing
Jacques Prévert
- Titles
- 57movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1928 to 2022, with a break from 1981 to 2005, busiest in 1947 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 4top three billing
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
Children of Paradise90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.3average 2.6
- Romance7.4average 3.8
- Pathos7.5average 5.2
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Melancholy6.9average 4.7
- Wonder5.1average 3.4
- Fantasy3.2average 1.8
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.1
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic French Cinema 2
- French Poetic Realism 2
- Doomed Romance 2
- Whimsical Adventure 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Tragic Love Story 2
- Complex Characters 2
- Visually Rich 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Pierre PrévertDirectorMystery Tour, Little Claus and Big Claus, The Free Trade Hotel, Adieu Léonard, The Ferryman's House, +3 more
Pierre BrasseurActorChildren of Paradise, Port of Shadows, The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird, Gates of the Night, Noah's Ark, +2 more
Marcel CarnéDirectorChildren of Paradise, Port of Shadows, The Devil's Envoys, Daybreak, Gates of the Night, +2 more
Paul GrimaultWriterThe King and the Mockingbird, The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird, The Dog Who Loved Music, The Little Soldier, La Faim du monde, +2 more
Roger BlinActorThe King and the Mockingbird, The Devil's Envoys, The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird, Little Claus and Big Claus
Jane MarkenActorChildren of Paradise, Gates of the Night, Noah's Ark, Summer Light
ArlettyActorChildren of Paradise, The Devil's Envoys, Daybreak, Paris la belle- RRoger HubertCinematographerChildren of Paradise, The Devil's Envoys, The Free Trade Hotel, Jenny
Joseph KosmaComposerGates of the Night, Noah's Ark, Adieu Léonard, Jenny
Raymond BussièresActorThe King and the Mockingbird, Gates of the Night, The Free Trade Hotel
Michel SimonActorPort of Shadows, Boys' School, Bizarre, Bizarre
Robert Le ViganActorPort of Shadows, Boys' School, Jenny
Movies and TV shows
452020s
1 title
Café da Manhã (2022)
Writer
2010s
1 title
Two Snails Set Off (2017)
Original Story
2000s
2 titles
Les Enfants du Paradis (2008)
Scenario Writer
Escargots (2006)
Writer
1980s
1 title · average score 88
88
The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
Screenplay, Dialogue
1970s
5 titles · average score 68
Breakfast (1976)
Original Concept
The Diamond (1970)
Writer, Lyricist
1960s
5 titles · average score 48
Little Claus and Big Claus (1964)
Adaptation, Dialogue
The Small Tent (1963)
as Narrator
48
Famous Love Affairs (1961)
Adaptation
Paris la belle (1960)
as (voice)
1950s
8 titles · average score 68
Paris mange son pain (1958)
Lyricist
La Faim du monde (1957)
Writer
66
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
Screenplay
71
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1953)
Screenplay, Songs
73
Bim, the Little Donkey (1951)
as Narrator (voice)
Fanfares of Love (1951)
Original Film Writer
59
Lost Souvenirs (1950)
Scenario Writer
1940s
11 titles · average score 69
59
The Lovers of Verona (1949)
Dialogue
Mystery Tour (1947)
Writer
65
The Little Soldier (1947)
Storyboard, Writer
Noah's Ark (1947)
Writer
70
Gates of the Night (1946)
Screenplay
90
Children of Paradise (1945)
Screenplay
65
The Bellman (1945)
Writer, Dialogue
68
Summer Light (1943)
Writer
Adieu Léonard (1943)
Screenplay
70
The Devil's Envoys (1942)
Screenplay
69
Stormy Waters (1941)
Dialogue, Scenario Writer
1930s
11 titles · average score 77
75
Daybreak (1939)
Writer
88
Port of Shadows (1938)
Screenplay
73
Boys' School (1938)
Writer
76
Bizarre, Bizarre (1937)
Screenplay
62
Jenny (1936)
Screenplay
87
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
Adaptation, Dialogue
It's in the Bag (1932)
as Le flûtiste (uncredited)
Ténérife (1932)
Writer