Alain Goldman, also known as Ilan Goldman (born 12 January 1961) is a French

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

Early life

Goldman was born in Montmartre, Paris, the son of Jewish parents. His grandfather was the first representative for Universal Pictures in France, and his father, Daniel Goldman, was the

Director General A director general or director-general (plural: ''directors general'', ''directors-general'', ''director generals'' or ''director-generals'' ) or general director is a senior executive (government), executive officer, often the chief executive offi ...

of United International Pictures. After becoming active in the

Betar The Betar Movement ( he, תנועת בית"ר), also spelled Beitar (), is a Revisionist Zionist youth movement founded in 1923 in Riga, Latvia, by Vladimir (Ze'ev) Jabotinsky. Chapters sprang up across Europe, even during World War II. After t ...

movement, Goldman moved to Israel when he was 18 years old. He attended some college there, before returning to France because he missed European culture.

Career

In 1992, Goldman founded the film company

Légende Entreprises Légende Entreprises is a French film production company founded by Alain Goldman in 1992. Its first film was Ridley Scott's '' 1492: Conquest of Paradise'' in 1992, which was followed by Martin Scorsese's Casino A casino is a facility for ce ...

for the production of the his film: '' 1492: Conquest of Paradise''. Subsequently, he produced multiple films, including '' Casino'', ''

The Crimson Rivers ''The crimson Rivers'' (french: Les Rivières pourpres) is a 2000 French psychological thriller film starring Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel. The film, which was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, is based on the novel '' Blood-red Rivers'' by Jean-Ch ...

'', '' Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse'', ''

La Vie en rose "La Vie en rose" (; ) is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945, popularized in 1946, and released as a single in 1947. The song became very popular in the US in 1950, when seven versions reached the ''Billboard ...

'', ''

Babylon A.D. ''Babylon A.D.'' is a 2008 science fiction action film based on the 1999 novel ''Babylon Babies'' by Maurice Georges Dantec. The film was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and stars Vin Diesel in the lead role, Mélanie Thierry, Michelle Yeoh, Lambe ...

'', '' Coco'', '' The Round Up'', '' The Man with the Iron Heart'', '' The Mustang'', and '' An Officer and a Spy''.

Personal life

He is married to screenwriter and director Roselyne Bosch with whom he has two children.

Selected filmography

*'' 1492: Conquest of Paradise'' (1992) *'' Casino'' (1995) executive producer *'' Amour et confusions'' (1997) *'' XXL'' (1997) *'' Bimboland'' (1998) *'' Vatel'' (2000) *''

'' (2000) *'' The Code'' (2002) *'' Le pacte du silence'' (2003) *'' Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse'' (2004) *''

The Corsican File ''The Corsican File'' () is a 2004 French comedy film directed by Alain Berbérian. It is based on the comic book of the same name, one of the stories from the '' Jack Palmer'' series by René Pétillon. The film was produced by Gaumont and Lege ...

'' (2004) *''

'' (2007) *'' 99 Francs'' (2007) *''

'' (2008) *'' Coco'' (2009) *'' Cracks'' (2009) executive producer *''

The Blonde with Bare Breasts ''The Blonde with Bare Breasts'' (french: La blonde aux seins nus) is a 2010 French film written and directed by Manuel Pradal. Plot Julien (Nicolas Duvauchelle), 25 years old, and Louis (Steve le Roi), 14 years old, are brothers. Their father ha ...

'' (2010) *'' The Round Up'' (2010) *''

My Own Love Song ''My Own Love Song'' is a 2010 road movie directed and written by Olivier Dahan and starring Renée Zellweger, Forest Whitaker, Madeline Zima and Nick Nolte. It premiered in Dahan's native France on April 7, 2010 and in the United States at the Tri ...

'' (2010) *''

Case départ ''Case départ'' (''Tee box'') is a 2011 French comedy film directed by Lionel Steketee, Fabrice Eboué and Thomas N'Gijol. Plot Half-brothers Régis (Fabrice Eboue) and Joel (Thomas N'Gijol) Grosdésir are called to their estranged father's death ...

'' (2011) *'' Paulette'' (2012) *'' Vive la France'' (2013) *'' Les gamins'' (2013) *'' Le Crocodile du Botswanga'' (2014) *'' Avis de mistral'' (2014) *''

Resistance Resistance may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Comics * Either of two similarly named but otherwise unrelated comic book series, both published by Wildstorm: ** ''Resistance'' (comics), based on the video game of the same title ** ''T ...

'' (2014) TV miniseries, also director *'' The Connection'' (2014) *'' Robin des bois, la véritable histoire'' (2015) *'' All Three of Us'' (2015) associate producer *'' La Tour 2 contrôle infernale'' (2016) *''

Tout, tout de suite ''Tout, tout de suite'' is a 2016 crime thriller-drama film directed by Richard Berry. The film is a co-production between France, Luxembourg and Belgium. Written by Richard Berry and Morgan Sportès, it is based on a novel by Sportès which was ...

'' (2016) *''

La folle histoire de Max et Léon ''La folle histoire de Max et Léon'' is a 2016 French World War II comedy film directed by Jonathan Barré, written by Barré, and the two stars of the film, the comedy team of Grégoire Ludig, and David Marsais. The film was produced by Alain ...

'' (2016) *'' The Man with the Iron Heart'' (2017) *'' Santa & Cie'' (2017) *''

Edmond Edmond is a given name related to Edmund. Persons named Edmond include: * Edmond Canaple (1797–1876), French politician * Edmond Chehade (born 1993), Lebanese footballer * Edmond Conn (1914–1998), American farmer, businessman, and politician ...

'' (2019) *'' The Mustang'' (2019) *'' An Officer and a Spy'' (2019) *'' The Spy'' (2019) a Netflix original series *''

The Mad Woman's Ball ''The Mad Women's Ball'' (French: ''Le bal des folles'') is a 2021 French supernatural thriller film directed by Mélanie Laurent from a screenplay by Laurent and Christophe Deslandes. It is based upon the novel ''Le bal des folles'' by Victoria ...

'' (2021) *'' Flashback'' (2021)

References

External links

* * French film producers People of Montmartre 20th-century French Jews 1961 births Living people Betar members {{Film-producer-stub