RIP Jean-Claude Carrière

 

Jean-Claude Carrière, the prolific French screenwriter and novelist who was Oscar-nominated for “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” “That Obscure Object of Desire” and “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,” died February 8, 2021 at his home in Paris. He was 89. Often collaborated with Luis Buñuel, Louis Malle and Milos Forman. Carrière co-wrote the screenplay and several songs for 1965’s “Viva Maria! With Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau.