Albert Serra

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Albert Serra ([əɫˈβɛrt ˈsɛrə]; born October 10, 1975; Banyoles, Catalonia) is a Spanish filmmaker, contemporary artist and manager of the production company Andergraun Films, set up by Montse Triola primarily to produce Serra’s films. Besides writing, directing and producing films, Albert Serra writes and produces plays. Graduated in Spanish literature and comparative literature at the University of Barcelona, where he also studied art history. Serra has been called “one of the most singular and radical filmmakers working today.” He is also a big fan of classical music and chess. “I’m not interested in forcing a meaning onto a filmic story. In fact I’d even rather the audience know more than I do about the meaning of my films.”

Most Popular Albert Serra Trailers

Total trailers found: 47

My Influences Trailer (2020)

12 May 2020

In “Spaces #3”, 7 internationally acclaimed directors shot, after commissioning by the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, a short film at home, making their own timely comment on the new reality that we live in.

Personalien Trailer (2019)

12 May 2019

In an ambiance loaded with tension, intellectual doubts and creative frustration, Rainer Werner Fassbinder writes and teaches the staging of a theater piece about the 18th century Libertiage at a great theater in Berlín.

Rússia Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

A poetic portrait of Lluís Serrat Massanellas, an unprofessional actor and friend of Albert Serra since working with him on Honour of the Knights, and his father, Lluís Serrat Batlle.

Filmoteca de Catalunya 10 anys al Raval Trailer (2022)

22 February 2022

Short film on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Filmoteca de Catalunya using fragments from unused footage of the film Pacifiction.

The Lord Worked Wonders in Me Trailer (2011)

25 October 2011

Part of the crew of Honor of the Knights travels to La Mancha to see the real settings of Quixote’s life in order to shoot a film.

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema Trailer (2024)

04 September 2024

A portrait of the legendary actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, icon of the French New Wave and closely linked to the work of François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Goddard.

Biblioteca de pedra seca Trailer (2025)

19 June 2025

Magellan Trailer (2025)

10 September 2025

At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan leads an expedition under the Spanish crown in search of the first westward route to the Spice Islands.

Honour of the Knights Trailer (2006)

12 May 2006

Trusting in fate, Don Quixote and Sancho pursue their travels in search of adventure day and night. They ride through fields, talking about subjects as varied as spirituality, chivalry and daily life.

Cubalibre Trailer (2014)

26 August 2014

An homage from Serra to one of his idols, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, shot in a nightclub full of characters that resemble the ones of Fassbinder films.

Crespià, the Film not the Village Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

Loving cult film and idiosyncratic musical portrait of summer festivities in the Catalan village of Crespià, with early performances by the well-known faces from the work of Serra.

L’alto arrigo Trailer (2008)

01 January 2008

A short film by Albert Serra, made in conjunction with his third feature film, Birdsong, from a small reference by Dante to the King Arrigo VII (Henry VII) in “Paradise” from “The Divine Comedy.

The Cause of The Accident That Started The Fire Trailer (2024)

23 September 2024

Bauçà Trailer (2009)

02 January 2009

Changing colors according to the music.

Room 999 Trailer (2023)

05 October 2023

In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in the film Room 666.

Helmut Berger, My Mother and Me Trailer (2019)

07 March 2019

My mother googles the film hero of her youth: Helmut Berger. She is shocked: only an addicted shadow of the former icon seems to be left.

Love Me Not Trailer (2019)

26 January 2019

A powerful international army assigns a regiment the task of guarding a mysterious man, held in a maximum security prison in the middle of the desert.

Homage to Tàpies Trailer (2025)

08 May 2025

Now that the centenary of the birth of the painter Antoni Tàpies has passed, Albert Serra dedicates a heartfelt tribute to him with a film that focuses on one of the most emotional and surprising aspects of his work.

Misericordia Trailer (2024)

16 October 2024

Jérémie returns to his hometown for the funeral of his former boss, the village baker. He decides to stay for a few days with Martine, the man's widow.

Afternoons of Solitude Trailer (2025)

07 March 2025

The life of the bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey during a day of bullfighting, from the moment he dresses up to the moment he undresses.

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero Trailer (2011)

22 December 2011

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema.

An Afternoon in Geneva Trailer (2013)

18 December 2013

In 1973, towards the end of the Franco regime, the famous catalan writer Mercè Rodoreda bumped into the literary critic Josep Maria Castellet in Geneva where she lived exiled and she invited him to tea at her house.

Pacifiction Trailer (2022)

02 September 2022

Island of Tahiti. French government official De Roller is a calculating man with impeccable manners, capable of dealing with both high society and the locals he frequents in shady joints.

Liberté Trailer (2019)

04 September 2019

1774, shortly before the French Revolution, somewhere between Potsdam and Berlin. Madame de Dumeval, the Duke de Tesis and the Duke de Wand, libertines expelled from the puritanical court of Louis XVI, seek the support of the legendary Duc de Walchen, German seducer and freethinker, lonely in a country where hypocrisy and false virtue reign.

Sant Pere de Rodes Trailer (2006)

05 May 2006

Lluís Carbó and Lluís Serrat, i nubliables Quixote and Sancho d'Honor de Cavalleria, philosophize, improvise and rehearse, as if at the top of the world, under the eye of Albert Serra.

La vida és Verdi Trailer (2026)

19 June 2026

Super 8 Trailer (2006)

05 May 2006

Short film.

I Am An Artist Trailer (2019)

01 January 2019

A portrait of the world of contemporary art. A world full of extravagances and colorful characters, but suggestive of the contrast it represents with the normal life of most people.

Singularity Trailer (2015)

02 January 2015

The film takes place in Ireland – an Ireland where people speak Catalan with a Fassbinder accent – from the 1930 to today, and follows in several parallel directions the sprawling saga of two rival gold mines, the exploitation of artists by Capital, and the simultaneous opening of a brothel where women do not like men.

The Three Little Pigs Trailer (2012)

08 September 2012

A 101-hour long reflection on the construction of Europe, its cultural identity and its foundations through the complete adaptation of the texts ‘Conversations with Goethe’ by J.

The Death of Louis XIV Trailer (2016)

02 November 2016

August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever.

Birdsong Trailer (2008)

19 December 2008

The Three Wise Kings travel in search of the Messiah, with unexpected obstacles on the way.

Être Résistances Trailer (2023)

08 July 2023

Red Rocks Trailer (2026)

23 September 2026

On the French Riviera, two gangs of kids compete in the perilous game of cliff jumping. Géo, barely five years old, discovers over the course of a summer a world where friendship blends with rivalry, and where the first stirrings of the heart emerge against the dazzling Mediterranean landscape.

Story of My Death Trailer (2013)

23 October 2013

Casanova meets a new servant who will witness his last moments in life, from a castle with its libertine 18th century atmosphere to the poor, shadowy Northern lands.

God Sees It Trailer (2025)

20 March 2025

God Sees It is a journey into the creative universe of Oscar Tusquets, one of the most fascinating figures of the last sixty years as well as one-of-a-kind character of the gauche divine, in whose mind art, irony, and rebellion coexist.

Atlètic Club Banyoles Trailer (2007)

01 May 2007

The filmmaker Albert Serra and producer Àngel Martin present their last work on the web dedicated to the club Atlètic Club Banyoles and authentic football.

Roi Soleil Trailer (2018)

14 July 2018

Catalan director Albert Serra’s follow-up to his magisterial The Death of Louis XIV is another forensic documentation of the Sun King’s final breaths.

Fiasco Trailer (2008)

01 January 2008

SYNOPSIS Albert Serra’s piece for and audiovisual tribute to Chaplin the filmmaker… What is Chaplin’s legacy in contemporary cinema? It is not about producing films like Chaplin did, nor remembering the icon in a naïve fashion, but about finding traces of his cinema in their own individual looks.

The Names of Christ Trailer (2010)

05 November 2010

Episodic film, divided into 14 chapters, based on the play De los nombres de Cristo (1586), by Fray Luis de Leon and intended for exhibition "Are You Ready for TV?".

Cinematic Correspondences: Albert Serra – Lisandro Alonso Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

The exhibition 'The Complete Letters' features epistolary works defined by cinematographic creation. This is an experimental communication format used between pairs of film directors.

Pere Gimferrer. Retrat d'un artista adolescent Trailer (2026)

05 May 2026

Tauromaquia Trailer (2025)

07 October 2025

Based on the material generated for the documentary Tardes de soledad (2024), Albert Serra proposes his own version of tauromaquia, in which he delves into the most baroque aspects of the fiesta.

Waiting for Sancho Trailer (2008)

06 October 2008

Waiting for Sancho is an ontological investigation into a place where cinema becomes something more than cinema.

El asesino a sueldo Trailer (2009)

30 December 2009

Reading a Poem Trailer (2010)

01 January 2010

A 2010 Catalan language documentary directed by Albert Serra.

Adolfo Arrietta, (cadré - décadré) Trailer (2015)

01 January 2015

A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french film critic André S. Labarthe, originally aired sometime around 2015.