Alain Berbérian (2 July 1953 – 22 August 2017) was a French film director and writer of Armenian descent. Born in Beirut to an Armenian father and a Greek mother, Berbérian spent his youth in Lebanon before finishing his studies in France. He was the brother of cartoonist Charles Berberian. He began his career in the audiovisual field, working as an editor at Canal+. His first feature film was the comedy La Cité de la peur, which was hit in France. Based on a script by Les Nuls, the film describes a series of murders in Cannes. Berbérian returned in 1998 with Paparazzi, starring Vincent Lindon and Patrick Timsit. The film follows the life of a night watchman (Timsit) who is fired after being photographed at a soccer game, instead of being at his job. He then meets Michel (Lindon), who teaches him how to be a paparazzo. In 2000, Berbérian directed Six-Pack, a thriller with Richard Anconina who stalks a serial-killer to the four corners of Paris. Returning in 2002 with the comedy Le Boulet, starring Gérard Lanvin and Benoît Poelvoorde, a prison guard (Poelvoorde) has to team up with a convict (Lanvin) to retrieve a lotto ticket from the latter. Then in 2004, Berbérian paired Christian Clavier and Jean Reno in the comedy, The Corsican File, based on a comic book of the same name by René Pétillon, in which a detective is responsible for locating a man living in Corsica who is owed an inheritance. In 2007, he reunited Gérard Jugnot and Jean-Paul Rouve in L'Île aux trésors. Berbérian died in Paris, France, on 22 August 2017, at the age of 64. Source: Article "Alain Berbérian" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 2, 1953
- August 22, 2017 (aged 64)
- Beyrouth, Lebanon
- Director and writer
- 4 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Alain Berbérian's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Alain Berbérian's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Alain Berbérian's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
10 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
L'Intégrule 2 - Les Nuls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Corsican File(2004)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
L'Intégrule - Les Nuls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Dead Weight(2002)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Six-Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Paparazzi(1998)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Les Nuls : La Pub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Short Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 1986 to 2007.
How do Alain Berbérian's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Broadly Agreed.
- Universally Loved1
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 57/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Alain Berbérian work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alain Berbérian's MovieCove titles; Gérard Darmon shares the most, 2.
- Gérard DarmonShared titles: Dead Weight (2002), Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Gérard Darmon
- Dominique FarrugiaShared titles: Paparazzi (1998), Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Dominique Farrugia
