Jean Aurel
(1925 - 1996)

Born in Rastolita, Romania. Writer, actor, producer and director who entered French film as director of LES FÊTES GALANTES (WATTEAU) (1950). Other directing credits include L'AFFAIRE MANET (1951, also writer), LE CŒUR D'AMOUR ÉPRIS DU ROI RENÉ and LES ADVENTURES EXTRAORDINAIRES DE JULES VERNE (also writer) (both 1952), LA BRIDE SUR LE COU (1961, also writer), 14-18 (1963, also producer), LA BATAILLE DE FRANCE and DE L'AMOUR (also writer) (both 1964), LAMIEL (1967, also writer), MANON 70 (1968, also writer), LES FEMMES (1969, also writer), ÈTES-VOUS FIANCÉE À UN MARIN GREK OU À UN PILATE DE LIGNE? ("Are you engaged to a Greek sailor or an airline pilot?", 1971, also writer), ...COMME UN POT DE FRAISES! (1974), and STALINE (1985, also writer).

As a writer, Aurel's other credits include LA FIGLIA DI MATA HARI (1955), C'EST ARRIVÉ À ADEN and CLUB DE FEMMES (both 1956), PORTE DES LILAS, LE TRIPORTEUR and UNE PARISIENNE (all 1957), CHÉRI, FAIS-MOI PEUR and TAXI, ROULOTTE ET CORRIDA (all 1958), DÉLIT DE FUITE (1959), LE TROU (1960), GARIBAN (1966), L'AMOUR EN FUITE (1979), LA FEMME D' À CÔTÉ (1981), VIVEMENT DIMANCHE! (1983), and ROSINE (1994).

 Nominated for Documentary (Features) 1964: OVER THERE, 1914-18 - Producer

1 nomination