
March 28, 1952 · 74 years old
Alain Sarde, born March 28, 1952, in Boulogne-Billancourt, has been one of the most prolific French film and television producers since the 1970s. He has notably produced films by Andrzej Zulawski, Roman Polanski, Bertrand Tavernier, Diane Kurys, and Anne Fontaine. In the 1990s, he was accused of s…

During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.

After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.

A ghostwriter uncovers a dark secret while working on the memoirs of England's former Prime Minister.

Alvin Straight, a 73-year-old, learns that his estranged brother, Lyle is critically ill. Unable to drive, Alvin embarks on a journey from Iowa to Mt. Zion, by riding a lawn mower. Will he succeed?

A young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.

An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain--a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

An actress attempts to convince a director how she's perfect for a role in his upcoming production.

A young man harasses a homeless woman, another man protests, the police arrest both and the woman has to leave the country. What were their various story-lines leading up to this event?

What could be better for the village than a scenic railway to bring in the tourists? What could be worse for tourism than war? Luka builds the railway and shuts his eyes to war. Then Luka's wife runs off with a musician and his so...

In 1970s Germany, a 50-year-old businessman falls in love with a 20-year-old man.

A silent, surreal parallel between a couple and a dog.

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feelings about Cinema.

At the Louvre museum in Paris, the phantom Belphegor awakens and causes electrical havoc. Night guards at the museum start dying, Lisa gets possessed, and Martin tries to help her.

A Frenchwoman tells her marital troubles to a man she mistakes for a psychiatrist, and soon they form an unusual relationship.

A rich woman hires an elite prostitute in order to verify her husband's faithfulness. Before long the experiment gets out of control.

When Nelly, a woman being just divorced, meets by chance M. Arnaud, a mature salesman just retired, begins a strange and special relationship between the two personalities.

A four-year-old girl tries to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother.

A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.

In 1930s southern France, a father is torn between his sense of honor and his deep love for his daughter when she gets in trouble with the wealthy son of a shopkeeper.

An examination of sexual relationships, in which three protagonists interact in different combinations.

After her mother dies, fourteen-year-old Marion falls in love with her stepfather, Remy.

A college student gets pregnant without having intercourse, affecting people close and unrelated to her in different ways.

An elderly painter whose son visits with his family on the weekends, is also surprised by a visit from his still-single daughter.

An indictment of modern times divided into three "kingdoms": "Enfer" ("Hell"), "Purgatoire" ("Purgatory") and "Paradis" ("Paradise").

An author works on a project on the subject of love, and, in the process, crosses paths with a former love in his life.

Stephane Margelle, a successful businessman and an incorrigible ladies' man, after seeing his wife to the airport, immediately meets a young charmer. He brings her to his home, but suddenly his wife returns.

The passengers on a Mediterranean cruise enjoy their luxuries as a small family struggles with overbearing media attention.

A teacher from a small, depressed town is trying to do something useful.

A film director has an inspirational crisis while working on the production, Passion, and struggles with the nature of work and art.

The war exploits of French captain Conan and his men during World War I and during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War.

Michèle, 20 years old, feels terrible after having broken up with her boyfriend. She meets Francois, who's a veterinarian and Jewish. Michèle decides to convert to Judaism because she has to believe in something, if not in someone.

Three teenagers plan to steal the necessary funds to open their dream shop in the US, but things get messy.

At a Paris hotel, a hotel detective fired after a murder took place there continues to investigate, helped by his inspector nephew and girlfriend. A boxing manager, owing money to a couple and the mafia, rides on a match next day.

Old woman Berthe leaves her house to live in her daugter Emilie's one. Emilie and her brother Antoine have fallen out three years ago and have not seen each other since, but Emilie invites him for Christmas. Memories will come up,...