Alain Sarde

Alain Sarde

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…

Known For

73 titles
1
The Pianist

The Pianist

2002 · 2h 30m · Movie

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.

8.5
2
Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

2001 · 2h 27m · Movie

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.

7.9
3
The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer

2010 · 2h 8m · Movie

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

7.2
4
The Straight Story

The Straight Story

1999 · 1h 52m · Movie

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?

8.0
5
The Piano Teacher

The Piano Teacher

2001 · 2h 11m · Movie

A young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.

7.5
6
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

2005 · 2h 10m · Movie

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.

6.8
7
Vera Drake

Vera Drake

2004 · 2h 5m · Movie

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

7.6
8
Venus in Fur

Venus in Fur

2013 · 1h 36m · Movie

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

7.1
9
Code Unknown

Code Unknown

2000 · 1h 58m · Movie

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?

7.1
10
Life Is a Miracle

Life Is a Miracle

2004 · 2h 35m · Movie

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...

7.5
11
Water Drops on Burning Rocks

Water Drops on Burning Rocks

2000 · 1h 22m · Movie

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

6.7
12
Wild Reeds

Wild Reeds

1994 · 1h 50m · Movie

The fates of two partners are divided.

7.3
13
Goodbye to Language

Goodbye to Language

2014 · 1h 10m · Movie

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

5.8
14
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007 · 1h 40m · Movie

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

6.7
15
Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre

Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre

2001 · 1h 37m · Movie

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.

4.5
16
Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers

2004 · 1h 44m · Movie

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

6.9
17
Nathalie...

Nathalie...

2003 · 1h 40m · Movie

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

6.3
18
Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud

Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud

1995 · 1h 46m · Movie

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.

7.2
19
Ponette

Ponette

1996 · 1h 37m · Movie

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

7.5
20
First Name: Carmen

First Name: Carmen

1983 · 1h 25m · Movie

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

6.3
21
The Well-Digger's Daughter

The Well-Digger's Daughter

2011 · 1h 47m · Movie

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.

7.0
22
Every Man for Himself

Every Man for Himself

1980 · 1h 27m · Movie

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

6.5
23
Beau-père

Beau-père

1981 · 2h 3m · Movie

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

6.9
24
Hail Mary

Hail Mary

1985 · 1h 12m · Movie

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

6.4
25
A Sunday in the Country

A Sunday in the Country

1984 · 1h 30m · Movie

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

7.4
26
Our Music

Our Music

2004 · 1h 20m · Movie

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

6.8
27
In Praise of Love

In Praise of Love

2001 · 1h 37m · Movie

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

6.2
28
Happy Easter

Happy Easter

1984 · 1h 38m · Movie

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.

6.2
29
Film socialisme

Film socialisme

2010 · 1h 42m · Movie

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

5.6
30
It All Starts Today

It All Starts Today

1999 · 1h 57m · Movie

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

7.4
31
Passion

Passion

1982 · 1h 28m · Movie

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

6.2
32
Captain Conan

Captain Conan

1996 · 2h 9m · Movie

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

7.2
33
God Is Great and I'm Not

God Is Great and I'm Not

2001 · 1h 35m · Movie

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.

5.2
34
The Bait

The Bait

1995 · 1h 55m · Movie

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

6.8
35
Detective

Detective

1985 · 1h 35m · Movie

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.

5.7
36
My Favorite Season

My Favorite Season

1993 · 2h 7m · Movie

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,...

6.9