Alain Sarde

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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 sexual assault and rape against several women and implicated in the Brumark-Bourgeois Affair. In May 2024, nine women testified against him regarding these acts.

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After the Reconciliation Trailer (2000)

27 December 2000

An elderly couple and a younger man and woman follow up failed seduction attempts with conversation about love and the meaning of life.

Ville à vendre Trailer (1992)

26 February 1992

A man comes to a small town in France and witness the apparent murder of a woman pharmacist. He teams up with the victim's vulgar assistant to try to solve the mystery.

Mulholland Drive Trailer (2001)

06 June 2001

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia.

An Air So Pure Trailer (1997)

03 September 1997

In the midst of WW I, a doctor and a lawyer team up to turn a ramshackle old mountain chateau into a sanatorium/health spa that caters to the afflicted from most every stratum of European society, most of whom show up with false hope in their hearts and plenty of equally false identities.

Happy End Trailer (2003)

24 December 2003

Val is 23 years old and full of dreams. She travels to New York to become an actress. She is lonely in a strange country, in a strange city, with little money and no friends.

The Pianist Trailer (2002)

17 September 2002

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

Beau Pere Trailer (1981)

16 September 1981

Rémi is a man trapped in a deteriorating marriage. When his wife is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, Rémi is left with his stepdaughter, Marion, who chooses to stay with him rather than live with her birth father.

The Piano Teacher Trailer (2001)

05 September 2001

Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.

Why (Not) Brazil? Trailer (2004)

15 September 2004

A film director, whose career is going downhill, reluctantly decides to adapt an inadaptable best selling novel.

Bad Kid Trailer (1995)

14 September 1995

The struggles of a 28-year-old mother in Lyon who tries to combine her love life and raising her 12-year-old rebel son.

The Two Crocodiles Trailer (1987)

14 October 1987

A taxi driving, strip club managing conman chooses a salesman as a mark. The latter falls for his hospitality, but soon appears to be already in trouble.

Bitter Moon Trailer (1992)

02 September 1992

A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.

Love Rites Trailer (1987)

19 July 1987

Hugo, a vain clothing buyer, meets Myriam on a train and pursues a relationship with her. He is delighted to learn she is a prostitute and has no idea she has more in mind than Hugo bargained for.

A Day in the Life of French Cinema Trailer (2002)

20 May 2002

Documentary showing one day of work of over 90 actors and filmmakers from French cinema on the same day.

A Week's Vacation Trailer (1980)

02 June 1980

On the verge of an emotional collapse, schoolteacher Laurence takes a week off from work to figure out her life.

Our Story Trailer (1984)

23 May 1984

Robert Avranche, a middle-aged, alcoholic garage owner, is sitting on a train, reflecting on the emptiness of his life.

The Straight Story Trailer (1999)

15 October 1999

Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover.

The Bronte Sisters Trailer (1979)

09 May 1979

In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, England, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte sisters write their first works and quickly become literary sensations.

To Each His Own Cinema Trailer (2007)

31 October 2007

Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state of their chosen artform in the early 21st century.

Open Your Eyes Trailer (1997)

19 December 1997

Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and willing women -- until he is thrown into a strange psychological mystery after a car accident scars his face and lands him in prison.

Funny Boy Trailer (1987)

26 August 1987

Micky leaves his provincial and bourgeois background and leaves to live in Paris, where he performs as a transvestite singer in a cabaret.

Nathalie... Trailer (2003)

11 September 2003

Paris doctor Catherine starts to think her husband, Bernard, is having an affair when she hears an unfamiliar woman's message on his voice mail.

Room Service Trailer (1992)

24 June 1992

The countess and her son, irresponsible but sweet viscount Louis, own the castle Montverdier, which is falling apart.

Jet Lag Trailer (2002)

30 October 2002

At Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, a beautician on her way to a new job in Mexico accidentally meets a cook who is on his way back from America.

Dr. Petiot Trailer (1990)

19 September 1990

A true story shot in a German Impressionistic style. In France during the Nazi occupation, Dr. Petiot (Michel Serrault) offered to help Jews escape the Nazis.

Oliver Twist Trailer (2005)

23 September 2005

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice.

All About Love Trailer (2001)

11 April 2001

Maria is a bright and attractive but not especially responsible young woman who is used to having things go her way in life.

The Bit Between the Teeth Trailer (1979)

01 September 1979

Three men with a penchant for gambling on the horses soon find themselves in trouble because of their addiction.

First Desires Trailer (1983)

11 December 1983

Three teenage girls decide to visit a romantic island and find love. They get shipwrecked and end up on different sides of the island.

Safe Conduct Trailer (2002)

09 January 2002

During the Nazi occupation of France, two filmmakers try to build a career without compromising their ideals.

The Loner Trailer (1987)

18 March 1987

In Paris , Commissioner Stan Jalard and Inspector Simon Lecache plan to quit the police to go and enjoy a more peaceful life in the West Indies.

All or Nothing Trailer (2002)

18 October 2002

Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.

The Tenant Trailer (1976)

26 May 1976

A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.

Rue du Bac Trailer (1991)

20 March 1991

Simon lives in an affluent intellectual environment, headed by his mother Alice. Raphael, his cousin, belongs to the poor branch of the family, but Simon adores him.

Le fils préféré Trailer (1994)

21 December 1994

Jean-Paul Mantegna, the son of Italian immigrants now living in Nice, is a hunted man, riddled with debt and involved in borderline illegal companies.

Avenue Montaigne Trailer (2006)

15 February 2006

A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area.

The Ghost Writer Trailer (2010)

12 February 2010

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

The Wind of the Night Trailer (1999)

03 March 1999

A wayward young man finds himself involved with two mysterious people of a previous generation. After an affair with the married Hélène, the young man tries to escape her obsessions on a road trip with Serge, a taciturn relic of the 60s.

The Cousin Trailer (1997)

10 December 1997

Nounours is the nickname of a "cousin" an informer with a special arrangement with the police: he gets 10% of the drugs seized thanks to his help.

Happy Easter Trailer (1984)

24 October 1984

Chronic serial womanizer Stephane Margelle drops his wife Sophie off at the airport so she can go away for Easter weekend.

Holy Lola Trailer (2004)

24 November 2004

The story of a young couple, Pierre and Geraldine, and their desire for a child, which leads them on a journey of initiation to Cambodia.

Forget Me Trailer (1995)

24 January 1995

Nathalie is together with Antoine, who really loves her, despite her tendency to get away from him. Eric, the former partner of Nathalie, does not want to be with her anymore, but she can not accept this.

Little Lili Trailer (2003)

27 August 2003

This film, loosely inspired by Anton Chekov's The Seagull, weaves a story about sex, family and the business of making films.

Vera Drake Trailer (2004)

22 October 2004

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

Actors Trailer (2000)

05 April 2000

A self-conscious and self-referential adventure into the (pretend) lives of legendary actors in Paris.

Albert souffre Trailer (1992)

02 September 1992

Albert dreams of going to Australia. Jérôme loves Jeanne, but ignores her while cramming for exams.

La Belle Verte Trailer (1996)

18 September 1996

As part of an intergalactic coalition, a well-meaning space alien volunteers to bring a message of self-actualization and harmony with nature to the one planet rejected by all her peers as incorrigible: Earth.

Genesis Trailer (2004)

26 September 2004

An African narrator tells the story of earth history, the birth of the universe and evolution of life.

Captain Conan Trailer (1996)

16 October 1996

The last days of World War I, Eastern front. Captain Conan, a lone wolf, a true warrior, leads a band of ruthless French fighters who love hand-to-hand combat; they are not fit for peacetime, they only feel really alive in the chaos of the battlefield.

My Man Trailer (1996)

31 January 1996

In Lyon, where many are unemployed, Marie is a prostitute who loves her work: she's thoughtful and exuberant toward clients old and young, slim or flabby.

Code Unknown Trailer (2000)

15 November 2000

A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together.

Hail Mary Trailer (1985)

23 January 1985

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

Mad Love Trailer (1985)

27 February 1985

After a successful bank robbery, Micky hopes to take back his girlfriend Marie who has been taken from him.

Chaos Trailer (2001)

03 October 2001

A bourgeois couple, modern yet conventional. One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into their lives.

The Return of Casanova Trailer (1992)

12 May 1992

After many years of rambling across Europe the aging Giacomo Casanova is impoverished. He wants to return to the Republic of Venice but he doesn't dare going there directly because he was a fugitive when he left.

Strange Affair Trailer (1981)

23 December 1981

A young Parisian advertising executive becomes so captivated by the unsettling charm of his mysterious new employer that he eventually abandons his family and friends, viewing it a privilege to let the ubiquitous employer take over his home, his life, his desire.

First Name: Carmen Trailer (1983)

01 December 1983

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

Venus in Fur Trailer (2013)

28 May 2013

An enigmatic actress may have a hidden agenda when she auditions for a part in a misogynistic writer's play.

I Married a Shadow Trailer (1983)

16 February 1983

After a train accident, a woman survives and is mistaken for an other woman she just met on a train before the accident.

Water Drops on Burning Rocks Trailer (2000)

15 March 2000

In 1970s Germany, Léopold, a 50-year-old businessman, picks up and seduces 20-year-old Franz, who swiftly moves into his apartment.