Jean Aurenche (1903â1992) was a French screenwriter. During his career, he wrote 80 films for directors such as RenĂ© ClĂ©ment, Bertrand Tavernier, Marcel CarnĂ©, Jean Delannoy and Claude Autant-Lara. He is often associated with the screenwriter Pierre Bost, with whom he had a fertile partnership from 1940 to 1975. In the 1920s and 1930s, Jean Aurenche was friends with some members of the surrealist groups. His sister Marie-Berthe was the wife