Pierre Bost
Pierre Bost (5 September 1901, Lasalle, Gard – 6 December 1975, Paris) was a French screenwriter, novelist, and journalist. Primarily a novelist until the 1940s, he was known mainly as a screenwriter after 1945, often collaborating with Jean Aurenche.
In his 1954 article Une Certaine Tendance du Cinéma Français ("A Certain Trend of French Cinema"), François Truffaut attacked the current state of French films, singling out certain screenwriters and producers. The screenwriting team of Bost and Aurenche were criticized for their style of literary adaptations in particular, which Truffaut considered old-fashioned.
The journalist Jacques-Laurent Bost was Pierre Bost's brother.
Jeux interdits
La Traversée de Paris
Le Juge et l'Assassin
L'Horloger de Saint-Paul
L'Auberge rouge
Un dimanche à la campagne
Les Amitiés particulières
En cas de malheur
Gervaise
Le Rouge et le Noir
Au-delà des grilles
Le Diable au corps