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Claude Barras

Claude Barras

Actor, director and writer · Born January 19, 1973 (53) · Sierre, Valais, Switzerland

Claude Barras was born in Sierre, Switzerland. He studied illustration and computer graphics at École Emile Cohl in Lyon. He received a degree in anthropology and digital images from Lyon, studied computer graphics at ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne) and worked as a freelance illustrator in Geneva. Throughout his career, Barras directed several short films, including The Genie in a Ravioli Can (2006). Barras' first full-length animated feature, My Life as a Courgette (2016), was presented at the Director's Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival and received numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The film was selected as Switzerland's oficial entry for the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 19, 1973 (53)
From
Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
Works as
Actor, director and writer
Titles
2 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

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Filmography

15 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Savages(2024)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Mâle orange-outang (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Ever Since, I Have Been Flying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Consulting Producer

  • My Life as a Zucchini(2016)

    Director · Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Impostor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Modeling · Producer

  • Monsieur l'assassin X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Room 69 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • The Girl and the Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Land of the Heads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Animatou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Animation · Cinematographer

  • Sainte Barbe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer

  • Spud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Genie in a Tin of Ravioli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Banquise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Animation

  • La Vie en rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • You're Not the One I Expected (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

Career shape

Biggest box office

My Life as a Zucchini (2016)

$5.9M worldwide

Highest rated

My Life as a Zucchini (2016)

Midcredits 98th