Alain Sarde is a French film producer and

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Early life

Alain Sarde was born on 28 March 1952 in

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the Parisian area, located from its Kilometre zero, centre. It is a Subprefectures in ...

, France.

Career

David Lynch's ''

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'', a film Sarde co-produced, received the

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. '' The Pianist'' was nominated for the

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and won the

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. Another film of his – '' Intimate Strangers'' – is being remade by

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Filmography

*''

Don't Touch The White Woman! ''Don't Touch the White Woman!'' (french: Touche pas à la femme blanche !) is a 1974 Western comedy film co-written and directed by Marco Ferreri. Plot A fictionalized version of Custer's Last Stand, set at a real building site in Paris, France ...

'' (1974) *''

Barocco ''Barocco'' is a 1976 French romantic thriller film, directed by André Téchiné. The film stars Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu and Marie-France Pisier. Identity, redemption and resurrection are the themes of the film. The plot follows a y ...

'' (1976) *'' First Name: Carmen'' (1983) *'' My Best Friend's Girl'' (1983) *'' Mixed Blood'' (1985) *'' Bitter Moon'' (1992) *'' L.627'' (1992) *''

Wild Reeds ''Wild Reeds'' (french: Les Roseaux sauvages) is a 1994 French drama film directed by André Téchiné about the sexual awakening of four teenagers and their subsequent sensitive passage into adulthood at the end of the Algerian War. The film wa ...

'' (1994) *''

L'Appât ''The Bait'' (french: L'Appât), also known as ''Fresh Bait'', is a 1995 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier about two boys and a girl who commit a murder, with the girl acting as the "bait". The film is based on the 1990 book of the same ...

'' (1995) *'' Nelly and Mr. Arnaud'' (1995) *''

Ponette ''Ponette'' is a 1996 French film directed by Jacques Doillon. The film centers on four-year-old Ponette ( Victoire Thivisol), who is coming to terms with the death of her mother in a car crash. The film received acclaim for Thivisol's performance ...

'' (1996) *'' La Belle Verte'' (1996) *''

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'' (1997) *''

An Air So Pure ''An Air So Pure'' or ''Un air si pur...'' is a 1997 French comedy-drama film directed by Yves Angelo. Plot During the World War I, a doctor and a lawyer buy a huge house in a mountain to make both nursing home and resort home. Tenants flock, a ...

'' (1997) *''

Place Vendôme The Place Vendôme (), earlier known as Place Louis-le-Grand, and also as Place Internationale, is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France, located to the north of the Tuileries Gardens and east of the Église de la Madeleine. It is ...

'' (1998) *''

Alice and Martin ''Alice et Martin '' (US title: ''Alice and Martin'') is a 1998 French film, a psychological drama, directed by André Téchiné. It stars Juliette Binoche and Alexis Loret. It is Téchiné's second collaboration with Binoche after the 1985 fil ...

'' (1998) *'' Children of the Century'' (1999) *''

Le coeur à l'ouvrage ''Le coeur à l'ouvrage'' is a 2000 French comedy drama film, directed by Laurent Dussaux. Plot Cinema is a big family, even when we made porn films. The day actors, producers and technicians decided to join forces for a "real" film, they do not r ...

'' (2000) *''

Water Drops on Burning Rocks ''Water Drops on Burning Rocks'' (french: Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes) is a 2000 French romantic comedy drama film directed by François Ozon, based on Rainer Werner Fassbinder's play ''Tropfen auf heiße Steine''. The plot concerns a 5 ...

'' (2000) * ''

To Matthieu ''To Matthieu'' (french: Selon Matthieu) is a 2000 French drama film written and directed by Xavier Beauvois and starring Nathalie Baye. The film was entered into the main competition at the 57th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Cast ...

'' (2000) *''

Les Acteurs ''Actors'' (original title: ''Les Acteurs'') is a 2000 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Blier. Plot A collection of portraits of actors (exclusively men, with the exception of Josiane Balasko interpreting André Dussollier) who meet and te ...

'' (2000) *''

Belphégor - Le fantôme du Louvre ''Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre'' (french: Belphégor – Le fantôme du Louvre) is a 2001 French fantasy film directed by Jean-Paul Salomé. It stars Sophie Marceau, Michel Serrault, Frédéric Diefenthal, and Julie Christie. It was writt ...

'' (2001) *''

Chaos Chaos or CHAOS may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional elements * Chaos (''Kinnikuman'') * Chaos (''Sailor Moon'') * Chaos (''Sesame Park'') * Chaos (''Warhammer'') * Chaos, in ''Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy'' * Cha ...

'' (2001) *''

Speak to Me of Love ''Speak to Me of Love'' (french: link=no, Parlez-moi d'amour) is a 2002 French drama film written and directed by Sophie Marceau and starring Judith Godrèche, Niels Arestrup, and Anne Le Ny. The first feature-length motion picture directed by ...

'' (2002) *'' The Pianist'' (2002) *''

Jet Lag Jet lag is a physiological condition that results from alterations to the body's circadian rhythms caused by rapid long-distance trans-meridian (east–west or west–east) travel. For example, someone flying from New York to London, i.e. from ...

'' (2002) *'' Sole Sisters'' (2003) *''

Life Is a Miracle ''Life Is a Miracle'' ( sr, Život je čudo / Живот је чудо) is a Serbian drama film directed by Emir Kusturica in 2004. It was entered into the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It received nomination at the Golden Eagle Award in 2005 for ...

'' (2004) *''

Notre musique ''Notre musique'' (English: ''Our Music'') is a 2004 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The film reflects on violence, morality, and the representation of violence in film, and touches especially on past colonialism and the current Israeli–Pal ...

'' (2004) *'' Intimate Strangers'' (2004) *'' Oliver Twist'' (2005)

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* 1952 births Living people People from Boulogne-Billancourt Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award French film producers French male film actors {{France-film-bio-stub