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Alain Sarde

Alain Sarde

Producer, also actor and writer · Born March 28, 1952 (74) · Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Sarde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 28, 1952 (74)
From
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Works as
Producer, also actor and writer
Titles
84 on MovieCove · 169 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Alain Sarde's films like?

Across their 79 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama33 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy27 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Self
24%
Morality
15%
Power
11%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Ideas
8%
Romantic love26 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity17 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themePower6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 79 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 21 · Serious 20 · Dark 38

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 37 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 22

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 23 · Charged 33 · Intense 23

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 42 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 11

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 46 · Some laughs 24 · Funny 9

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 58 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 24 · Engaged 36 · Full focus 19

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 20 · Affecting 27 · Heavy 32

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 32 · Open-ended 19 · Ambiguous 28

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Melancholic
45
Contemplative
22
Warm
18
Romantic
14
Other
62

How their films linger

Thought-provoking41 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet34
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous24
  • Cyclical2

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 Sarde's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 84 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alain Sarde'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

169 credits, 84 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Goodbye to Language(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Fanny(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Marius(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Venus in Fur(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Well-Digger's Daughter(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Film socialisme(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost Writer(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • To Each His Own Cinema(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Orchestra Seats(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Oliver Twist(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Holy Lola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Vera Drake(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Genesis(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Notre Musique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Life Is a Miracle(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Intimate Strangers(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Nathalie...(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Happy End(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Les clefs de bagnole(2003)

    as Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • La petite Lili(2003)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Only Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Fear and Trembling(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Birch-Tree Meadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Special Delivery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Jet Lag(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • All or Nothing(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Speak to Me of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • The Pianist(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Adversary(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Apartment #5C (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • The Warrior's Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Safe Conduct(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Wild Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Speaking of Sex(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Chaos(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • God Is Great and I'm Not(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Cet amour-là (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • The Piano Teacher(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Freedom-Oleron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Mulholland Drive(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • One Way Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • In Praise of Love(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • My Father Saved My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • All About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • To Mathieu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • After the Reconciliation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Presenter · Producer

  • Code Unknown(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow's Another Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Associate Producer

  • Esther Kahn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Co-Producer

  • A Head for Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Amazon(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Striptease(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Le coeur à l'ouvrage(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Six-Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Les acteurs(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Water Drops on Burning Rocks(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Love Me(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Who Plucked the Feathers Off the Moon? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Season's Beatings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • I Want It All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Bad Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • The Straight Story(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Children of the Century(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Augustin, King of Kung-Fu(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • It All Starts Today(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Wind of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Alice and Martin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Place Vendôme(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Restons groupés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Too Much (Little) Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Open Your Eyes(1997)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Cousin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Dry Cleaning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • An Air So Pure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • We're All Still Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Fred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • For Ever Mozart(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Captain Conan(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ponette(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Green Planet(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Thieves(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Two Dads and One Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • My Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Bad Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Fresh Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Philippe

  • Forget Me(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Rosine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Le fils préféré (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Un dimanche à Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • The Righteous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Associate Producer

  • L'ange noir(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Wild Reeds(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Oh, Woe Is Me(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • My Favorite Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Young Werther (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • The Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Max & Jeremie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Stranger in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • L.627 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Albert souffre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Bitter Moon(1992)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Room Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • The Return of Casanova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Ville à vendre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Lover(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Sky Above Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • El invierno en Lisboa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • The Tribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Rue du Bac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • The Little Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Dr. Petiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Every Other Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Nouvelle Vague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Presenter · Producer

  • A Woman's Revenge(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Nocturne Indien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Executive Producer

  • My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The House of Jade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • A Few Days with Me(1988)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • My Friend the Traitor(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Two Crocodiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Comédie ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Funny Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Love Rites(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Private Tuition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Producer

  • 'Round Midnight(1986)

    as Terzian

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Mixed Blood(1984)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Detective(1985)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Mad Love(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ça n'arrive qu'à moi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer

  • Hail Mary(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Next Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer

  • Happy Easter(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Bitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Producer

  • Our History(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Sunday in the Country(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • First Desires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Producer

  • First Name: Carmen(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Waiter! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Producer

  • A Friend of Vincent(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • My Best Friend's Girl(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • I Married a Shadow(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Shot Pattern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer

  • Godard's Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer

  • Le choc(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The North Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer

  • Strange Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Producer

  • Hotel America(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Stepfather(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Choice of Arms(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Is This Reasonable? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Producer

  • The Boy Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Producer

  • A Bad Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Producer

  • Every Man for Himself(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • A Week's Vacation(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • La Femme flic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Producer

  • The Bit Between the Teeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer

  • The Brontë Sisters(1979)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Buffet Froid(1979)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Simple Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Producer

  • Barocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Producer

  • The Castaways of Turtle Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Le directeur de l’agence

  • The Tenant(1976)

    Associate Producer · as Peeping tom (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Don't Touch the White Woman!(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 166 titles from 1976 to 2014.

Biggest box office

The Pianist (2002)

$120M worldwide

Highest rated

The Pianist (2002)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

  • 1976Screen debut· The Castaways of Turtle Island

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 166: 4 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 166: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing162 of 166: 158 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew2 of 166: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

166 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s6 · 2 acting · 5 crew1980s42 · 1 acting · 41 crew1990s59 · 1 acting · 58 crew2000s52 · 1 acting · 51 crew2010s7 · crew

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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Alain Sarde's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 84; across their 79 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 79

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 79

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 79

Midcredits score across 84 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 84 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser42
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · producer

Love Me (2000)

75th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Pianist (2002)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 66 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Is Alain Sarde's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles36–68 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles24–76 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles37–72 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles35–60 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles48–88 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Alain Sarde work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alain Sarde's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christine Gozlan shares the most, 28.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles