Gérard Jarlot (1923–1966) was a French journalist, screenwriter and novelist, winner of the Prix Médicis in 1963.[1]

Jarlot met Marguerite Duras[2] in 1957. She dedicated the novel Moderato cantabile to him. With her, he adapted the book and wrote the dialogues for Seven Days... Seven Nights directed by Peter Brook in 1960.[3]

In 1960, he signed the Manifesto of the 121 entitled "Declaration on the Right to draft evasion in the Algerian War".[4]

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  1. ^ "FÉMINA : Roger Vrigny MÉDICIS : Gérard Jarlot". Le Monde (in French). 26 November 1963. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Le secret de Marguerite Duras". LExpress.fr. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Moderato cantabile". IMDB. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ Sirinelli, Jean-François (12 January 1998). "Algérie, Manifeste des 121. «Déclaration sur le droit à l'insoumission dans la guerre d'Algérie»". Libération (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ Les Armes blanches on WorldCat
  6. ^ Un mauvais lieu in Esprit
  7. ^ Un chat qui aboie
  8. ^ Films by Gérad Jarlot on Télérama
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