Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

90 • BERRY, DENNIS
Five Ashore in Singapore / USA: Singapore, Singapore,
Bernard Toublanc-Michel, France / Italy; La Collectionneuse
/ UK and USA: The Collector, Eric Rohmer;
Homeo / Going Home, short, Etienne O’Leary; 1968 La
Fille d’en Face, Jean-Daniel Simon; A tout casser / Quella
carogna di Frank Mitraglia / UK: The Great Chase / USA:
Breaking It Up, John Berry, France / Italy; 1969 L’Amour
fou, Jacques Rivette, shot in 1967; Café du Square, 30
13' TV series, Louis Daquin; 1970 Borsalino, Jacques
Deray, France / Italy; Promise at Dawn / La Promesse de
l’Aube, Jules Dassin, USA / France; 1975 Paulina s’en va,
André Téchiné, shot in 1967–1969; 1984 Avé Maria,
Jacques Richard). He co-wrote the screenplay of Jean
Seberg’s short (1974 Ballad for Billy the Kid), worked
as associate producer on a couple of US TV movies
(1980 Angel on My Shoulder, John Berry; 1981 Midnight
Lace, Ivan Nagy; 1982 Sister, Sister, John Berry), and
authored lyrics for Haut Bas Fragile / USA: Up, Down,
Fragile (Jacques Rivette, 1995). From 1972 to 1978, he
was married to actress Jean Seberg (1938–1979).
Filmography
1969 Jojo ne veut pas montrer ses Pieds (short; also
screenwriter, dialogist)
1974 Pierre et Marie s’en vont ensemble (short)
1975 Le Grand Délire / Die grosse Ekstase / Prossima
apertura casa di piacere / USA: The Big Delirium
(also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist; France /
West Germany / Italy)
1988 The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau (USA)
1989 Last Song (also co-screenwriter; France / Switzerland;
shot in 1985)
2001 Laguna (Canada; shot in 2000)
Television Filmography
1987 Crossbow / Guillaume Tell / William Tell (episode
“Possessed!”; USA / France / UK)
1988 Crossbow / Guillaume Tell / William Tell (episode
“Exit the Dragon”; USA / France / UK)
Katts and Dog / Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (TV series;
Canada)
1989 The Saint: The Blue Dulac (Canada / France /
UK)
Crossbow / Guillaume Tell / William Tell (episode
“The Mission”; USA / France / UK)
1991 The Exile (episode “The Girl from Brazil”;
USA)
1992 Counterstrike (episode “La Belle Dame Monique”;
USA / Canada / France)
Sang et Poussière
1993 Highlander (episodes “An Eye for an Eye,”
“The Return of Amanda,” “Run for Your Life”;
Canada / France)
1994 Highlander (episodes “The Vampire,” “Pharoah’s
Daughter,” “Prodigal Son,” “Counterfeit:
Part 2,” “The Samurai,” “The Revolutionary,”
“The Cross of St. Antoine,” “The Lamb”;
Canada / France)
1995 Sabine j’imagine
Highlander (episodes “Methos,” “Testimony,”
“Reasonable Doubt,” “Finale: Part 2,” “The
Innocent,” “Reunion,” “The Colonel”; Canada
/ France)
1996 Chloé (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)
Highlander (episodes “Something Wicked,”
“Deliverance,” “Methuselah’s Gift,” “Through
a Glass Darkly,” “Till Death,” “One Minute to
Midnight,” “Prophecy”; Canada / France)
1997 Stargate SG-1 (episodes “The Enemy Within,”
“The First Commandment”; USA / Canada)
Highlander (episodes “Archangel,” “Unusual
Suspects”; Canada / France)
Hors Limites / Off Limits (episodes “Le Piège,”
“Mariages à la Bulgare”; also co-screenwriter;
France / Bulgaria)
1998 Mission Protection rapprochée / Les Amazones
(episode “En plein Coeur”)
Highlander: The Raven (France / Canada)
1999 Mission rapprochée (episode “En plein
Coeur”)
2000 La Crim’ (episodes “Meurtre au Lavage,” “Mort
d’un Prince,” “Les Yeux ouverts,” “Le Masque
rouge,” “L’Oiseau fou,” “Ramsès”)
Poison / Das Blonde Biest—Wenn Mutterliebe
blind macht / US DVD: Tease (also co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist; Canada / Germany /
USA)
2001 Diamond Hunters (South Africa / USA / Germany
/ Italy)
Laguna (France / Italy)
Largo Winch / Largo Winch—Gefährliches Erbe
(TV series; co-director only; France / Germany
/ Canada / Belgium / USA)
2004 Les Monos (episodes “La Loi du plus fort,” “Les
Trois Frères”; France / Belgium)
2005 Le Détective: Contre-Enquête
2006 Léa Parker (episodes “L’Hippodrome,” “Poison
mortel”)
2007 La Lance de la Destinée (3 100'; France /
Belgium)