What film known as L'Ours in its original release, was directed by the same director behind  "The Lover" (1992), and "Seven Years in Tibet" (1997)?
The Bear (1988 film) The Bear (known as L'Ours in its original release) is a 1988 French film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and released by TriStar Pictures. Adapted from the novel "The Grizzly King" (1916) by American author James Oliver Curwood, the screenplay was written by Gérard Brach. Set in late 19th-century British Columbia, Canada, the film tells the story of an orphaned bear cub who befriends an adult male grizzly as hunters pursue them through the wild. Several of the themes explored in the story include orphanhood, peril and protection, and mercy toward and on the behalf of a reformed hunter.
Laurent Bouhnik Laurent Bouhnik (French pronunciation: lɔʁɑ̃ bunik; born April 7, 1961 in Paris, France) is a French director, writer and actor, known for "Desire" (2011), "L'Invité" (2007), "24 heures de la vie d'une femme"/"24 Hours in the Life of a Woman" (2002), "Zonzon" (1998), "Sélect Hôtel" (1996) and "Troubles ou la Journée d'une Femme Ordinaire" (1994). He began his career in the comic strip and illustration business. From 1988 to 1992, he carried out various technical image and editing jobs within the production company he established. The award-winning "Madeleine" (1999) was the first step in an ambitious project to direct one film per year between 1999–2009, recounting the turn of the century in an interweaving narrative pattern. He teaches directing and script-writing at La Fémis (Paris). He has appreared in cameo roles in "Vivante" (2001), "Sur un air d'autoroute" (1999) and "Paddy" (1998).