Jean-Charles Tacchella
- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- September 23, 1925 in Cherbourg, Manche, Haute-Normandie, France
- Died
- August 29, 2024
- Active Years
- 1955–2013 (59 Years)
- Total Credits
- 42 credits in database
Biography
Jean-Charles Tacchella was a French screenwriter and film director born on September 23, 1925, in Cherbourg, Manche, Haute-Normandie, France. He studied in Marseille and moved to Paris following the liberation of France to pursue a career as a film director. At age nineteen, he joined L'Écran français, where he worked with Jean Renoir, Becker, and Grémillon. Tacchella was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his 1975 film Cousin Cousine, which also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. His known credits include Silver Anniversary and Travelling avant. He was married to Ginette Tacchella and Liliane Maigné. Tacchella died on August 29, 2024, in Versailles, Yvelines.
Career overview
Jean-Charles Tacchella was a French screenwriter and film director born on September 23, 1925, in Cherbourg, Manche, Haute-Normandie, France. After studying in Marseille, he moved to Paris following the liberation of France with the intention of becoming a film director. At the age of nineteen, he joined L'Écran français, where he worked with Jean Renoir, Becker, and Grémillon. During his time with the magazine, he wrote about films, actors, and filmmakers.
Tacchella is known for his work on films such as Cousin Cousine (1975), Silver Anniversary (1979), and Travelling avant (1987). His film Cousin Cousine received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The 1975 film was later remade in 1989 as a US version titled Cousins, starring Ted Danson.
Tacchella died on August 29, 2024, in Versailles, Yvelines. He was married to Ginette Tacchella and Liliane Maigné. His professional credits include 30 known credits.
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Full Filmography
42 titles- René Clément au cœur de la nouvelle vague (2013) as Self
- Les Enfants Terribles du Cinéma (2011) as Self
- People Who Love Each Other (2000) Writer
- People Who Love Each Other (2000) Director
- Seven Sundays (1995) Director
- Seven Sundays (1995) Writer
- L'homme de ma vie (1992) Director
- L'homme de ma vie (1992) Writer
- Gallant Ladies (1990) Director
- Gallant Ladies (1990) Writer
- Cousins (1989) Original Story
- Travelling avant (1987) Director
- Travelling avant (1987) Writer
- Staircase C (1985) Director
- Staircase C (1985) Writer
- Le fou du désert (1983) Writer
- Croque la vie (1981) Director
- Croque la vie (1981) Screenplay
- Silver Anniversary (1979) Director
- Silver Anniversary (1979) Screenplay
- Blue Country (1977) Director
- Blue Country (1977) Writer
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Cousin, Cousine (1975) Director
- Cousin, Cousine (1975) Screenplay
- Voyage to Grand Tartarie (1974) Director
- Les Jambes en l'air (1971) Writer
- Happy He Who Like Ulysses (1970) as Motorist / Man at the arenas of Arles (uncredited)
- Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) Writer
- Long March (1966) Writer
- The Thief of Tibadabo (1965) Screenplay
- The Big Hit (1964) Adaptation
- The Honors of War (1962) Writer
- Crime Does Not Pay (1962) Scenario Writer
- The Itchy Palm (1960) as Second priest (uncredited)
- The Itchy Palm (1960) Screenplay
- Come Dance with Me! (1959) Writer
- Time Bomb (1959) Story
- Time Bomb (1959) Screenplay
- The Law Is the Law (1958) Story
- Typhoon Over Nagasaki (1957) Writer
- Heroes and Sinners (1955) Writer
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Jean-Charles Tacchella is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including People Who Love Each Other (2000), People Who Love Each Other (2000), Cousins (1989), Married... with Children (1987).
When and where was Jean-Charles Tacchella born?
Jean-Charles Tacchella was born on September 23, 1925 in Cherbourg, Manche, Haute-Normandie, France. They passed away on August 29, 2024.
How many credits does Jean-Charles Tacchella have?
Jean-Charles Tacchella has accumulated over 42 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1955 to 2013.
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Jean-Charles Tacchella was a French screenwriter and film director born on September 23, 1925, in Cherbourg, Manche, Haute-Normandie, France. He studied in Marseille and moved to Paris following the liberation of France to pursue a career as a film director. At age nineteen, he joined L'Écran français, where he worked ...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self — aged about 49
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