A pan-European purveyor of acidic iconoclasm, Jean-Claude Carrière insists that deep down, he's just a bawdy jokester. "I have trouble taking anything seriously," the Paris-based dramatist and screenwriter says. "The most important thing for me is humor, and making people laugh." Granted, Carrière's comedy isn't usually of the guffaw-inducing variety. Whether skewering the bourgeoisie for Luis... More >>>
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