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Also known as Eric Rohmer, Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer, Maurice Henri Joseph Scherer

French film director (1920-2010)

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Éric Rohmer, born Maurice, Henri, Joseph Schérer in Tulle, France, was a French film director, journalist, writer, and screenwriter. He was educated at the Lycée Henri-IV and worked as an employee for Cahiers du cinéma. Rohmer was a Catholic who spoke French and German. His brother was René Schérer.

Rohmer’s work included films such as *La collectionneuse* and *La Marquise d'O ...*. He was influenced by Jean Renoir. Throughout his career, he received the Louis Delluc Prize, the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay, the National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Golden Lion. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director, and the César Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Rohmer died in the 13th arrondissement of Paris on January 11, 2010. He is buried in Montparnasse Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1920
Works
21

Top works

  • La collectionneuse
  • La Marquise d'O ...
  • Hitchcock
  • The Marquise of O--
  • Murnaus Faustfilm

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Directing · Tulle, Corrèze, France

Éric Rohmer (March 21, 1920 – January 11, 2010) was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher. A figure in the post-war New Wave cinema, he was a former editor of Cahiers du cinéma. Description above from the Wikipedia article Éric Rohmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

  • Postface à l’Atalante — Self2025
  • Éric Rohmer, Childhood Spirit — Himself2025
  • Godard Cinema — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Godard Cinema2023
  • Die Geheimnisse von Paris — Himself2012
  • My Last Interview with Eric Rohmer — Self2010
  • In the Company of Éric Rohmer — Self2010
  • La Traversée du désir — Self2009
  • Moral Tales, Filmic Issues: A Conversation between Barbet Schroeder and Eric Rohmer — Himself2006
  • The Making of A Summer’s Tale — Himself2005

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Italy
Active from
1920
Active to
2010

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
15
Total plays
48

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Key facts

Born
Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer or Jean Marie Maurice Schérer , ( 1920-03-21 ) 21 March 1920, Tulle , France
Died
11 January 2010 (2010-01-11) (aged 89), Paris , France
Occupations
Film director journalist teacher
Years active
1945–2009
Spouse
Thérèse Schérer ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Joseph
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Tulle
Languages spoken
German
Native language
French
Religion
Catholicism
Notable work
Full Moon in Paris
Image
Eric Rohmer cinematheque 2004-04.jpg
Residence
Paris
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place of burial
Montparnasse Cemetery
date of birth
1920-03-21
date of death
2010-01-11
Commons category
Éric Rohmer
topic's main category
Category:Éric Rohmer
different from
Gunnar Eklund
influenced by
Jean Renoir
name in native language
Maurice Schérer
birth name
Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer
start of work period
1945-00-00
end of work period
2009-00-00
pseudonym
Éric Rohmer
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Encyclopedic overview

Jean Marie Maurice Schérer or Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer, known as Éric Rohmer ( French: [eʁik ʁomɛʁ]; 21 March 1920 – 11 January 2010), was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and teacher. Rohmer was the last of the post-World War II French New Wave directors to become established. He edited the influential film journal Cahiers du cinéma from 1957 to 1963, while most of his colleagues—among them Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut—were making the transition from critics to filmmakers and gaining international attention.

Rohmer gained international acclaim around 1969 when his film My Night at Maud's was nominated at the Academy Awards. He won the San Sebastián International Film Festival with Claire's Knee in 1971 and the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for The Green Ray in 1986. In 2001, Rohmer received the Venice Film Festival's Career Golden Lion. After his death in 2010, his obituary in The Daily Telegraph called him "the most durable filmmaker of the French New Wave", outlasting his peers and "still making movies the public wanted to see" late in his career.

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