Pierre Braunberger
Producer · Died November 16, 1990, aged 85 · Paris, France
Pierre Braunberger (29 July 1905, Paris – 16 November 1990, Aubervilliers) was a French producer, executive producer, and actor. Born into a family of physicians, Braunberger at the age of seven was already determined not have the same life as his father, and not to take up medicine as a career. He saw a screening of Fantômas at the Gaumont Théâtre, the first cinema to open in Paris, and decided to work in the cinema. After the First World War, at the age of 15, he produced and directed his first film: Frankfurt in Germany. He left for successive adventures in Berlin, London at Brocklis establishments, where he worked. In 1923, he left for New York, where he worked for a few weeks at Fox Film Corporation, and became a director of production along with Ferdinand H. Adam where he also worked on films with Frank Merrill. In the course of his films in Los Angeles, he came to know Irving Thalberg who employed him at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as one of his assistants. He stayed there for eighteen months, and established contacts with one of the greatest directors of the time. Wanting to direct and produce in France, he returned to Paris and got to know Jean Renoir, with whom he worked on Avec qui il va tourner, The Whirlpool of Fate, Nana and Tire-au-flanc. In 1929, Braunberger created Productions Pierre Braunberger and Néofilms for the production of his first French-speaking film (La route est belle by Robert Florey). In 1930, Braunberger became head of the Pantheon Cinema and continued there for sixty years. He renovated the lobby, created 450 seats, and installed Western Electric projectors and sound equipment. Although subtitles were yet to be invented, he was the first to show foreign films in their original versions. One year later, he met with Roger Richebé to produce under the name of Établissements Braunberger-Richebé. A few films were produced, such as le Blanc et le noir by Robert Florey, Isn't Life a Bitch? by Jean Renoir, and Chocolatière et Fanny by Marc Allégret. In 1933, still only 28, he decided to continue alone, and formed studios de Billancourt, which became Paris-Studio-Cinéma. During World War two he was not able to produce a film because he was Jewish. At the end of the Second World War, Braunberger transformed a local Gestapo office into the Cinema Studio "Studio Lhmond", which he used to discover new talents of the "nouvelle vague", including Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Luc Godard and Alain Resnais. In 1966 he was the head of the jury at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival. Braunberger had a close relationship with philosopher Gilles Deleuze. In the late 1970s, Braunberger produced two films for Polish filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk. Braunberger died in 1990. Source: Article "Pierre Braunberger" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 29, 1905
- November 16, 1990 (aged 85)
- Paris, France
- Producer
- 15 on Motif · 94 credits in all
What are Pierre Braunberger's films like?
Across their 15 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
Their Motif 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
Ironic 3 · Wry 2 · Earnest 10
Light 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4
Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 2
Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical1
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 Pierre Braunberger's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 15 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Pierre Braunberger's titles on Motif; 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
94 credits, 15 with a Motif page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
L'armoire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
Private Collections(1979)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Immoral Women(1979)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Let's Make a Dirty Movie(1976)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Act of Aggression(1975)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Emilienne (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)
Like a Pot of Strawberries (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)
How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)
I. You. They. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)
On n'arrête pas le printemps (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)
On the Lam (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
Catch Me a Spy(1971)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Diamond Bikini(1971)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Rabbit's Moon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
The Laboratory of Fear (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
Little by Little (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
La Fin des Pyrénées (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
Directing Actors by Jean Renoir (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Erotissimo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Cinéma-Cinéma (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
L'art de la turlute (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Ankle Bone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)
Jaguar(1967)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Lion Hunters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
Soldier Martin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
Chanson de gestes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
Bestiary of Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
To Be a Crook (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
The Botanical Avatar of Mademoiselle Flora (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
Paris, A Winter's Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
All About Loving (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
The Fifteen-Year-Old Widows (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
Village Sweetness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
In the Affirmative (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
Le Paris des mannequins (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
Muriel(1963)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all filmsL'Amérique lunaire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
The Little Café (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
In Memory of Rock (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
Nadia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
My Life to Live(1962)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Immoral Moment (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
The Punishment (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
¡Cuba Sí! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
The Witnesses (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
A Story of Water (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
Janine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
La Machine à parler d'amour (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
Shoot the Piano Player(1960)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
America as Seen by a Frenchman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)
Love Exists (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)
L'Eau à la bouche(1960)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
All the Boys Are Called Patrick (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
I, a Negro (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
Charlotte and Her Boyfriend (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
The Song of Styrene (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
O Seasons, O Castles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
All the World's Memory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
Fool’s Mate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
Impressions de New York (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
Houston Texas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
Soir de fête (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
Croissance de Paris (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
Julietta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
Le Crime du Bouif (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)
Jocelyn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)
Bullfight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)
Guernica (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)
Le Trésor des Pieds-Nickelés (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)
The Silence of the Sea(1949)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Van Gogh (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)
Paris 1900 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)
A Day in the Country (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)
Forfaiture (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)
Sans famille(1934)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Land Without Bread (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)
Fantômas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)
The Bitch(1931)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Baby's Laxative (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)
Black and White (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)
The Lovers of Midnight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)
Le tampon du capiston (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)
La Femme d'une nuit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)
The Road Is Fine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)
Montparnasse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)
The Sad Sack (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)
Sea Fever (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)
Backbiters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)
La P’tite Lili (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)
Charleston Parade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)
Nothing But Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)
Nana(1926)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 91 titles from 1926 to 1979.
Film career
- 1927Screen debut· Charleston Parade
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Pierre Braunberger's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 15 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed6
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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.
Is Pierre Braunberger's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Pierre Braunberger work with?
People who share at least 2 of Pierre Braunberger's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gérard Pirès shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Gérard PirèsShared titles: Let's Make a Dirty Movie (1976), Act of Aggression (1975), Diamond Bikini (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Gérard Pirès
- Walerian BorowczykShared titles: Immoral Women (1979), Private Collections (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Walerian Borowczyk
- Jean RenoirShared titles: The Bitch (1931), Nana (1926)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Renoir
Writers
- André Mouëzy-ÉonShared titles: Sans famille (1934), The Bitch (1931)See all 2 shared titles with André Mouëzy-Éon
Actors
- Claude BrasseurShared titles: Let's Make a Dirty Movie (1976), Act of Aggression (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Claude Brasseur
- Bernadette LafontShared titles: Catch Me a Spy (1971), L'Eau à la bouche (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Bernadette Lafont
Cinematographers and editors
- Jacques WittaShared titles: Let's Make a Dirty Movie (1976), Act of Aggression (1975), Diamond Bikini (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Jacques Witta
- Khadicha BarihaShared titles: Immoral Women (1979), Private Collections (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Khadicha Bariha
- Raoul CoutardShared titles: My Life to Live (1962), Shoot the Piano Player (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Raoul Coutard
- Jean BacheletShared titles: Sans famille (1934), Nana (1926)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Bachelet
Producers
- Jean-Paul De VidasShared titles: Immoral Women (1979), Private Collections (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Jean-Paul De Vidas