Alain Goldman, also known as Ilan Goldman (born 12 January 1961) is a French

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

Early life

Goldman was born in

Montmartre Montmartre ( , ) is a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement. It is high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank. The historic district established by the City of Paris in 1995 is bordered by Rue C ...

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

, the son of

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

parents. His grandfather was the first representative for

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in France, and his father, Daniel Goldman, was the

Director General A director general or director-general (plural: ''directors general'', ''directors-general'', ''director generals'' or ''director-generals'' ) or general director is a senior executive officer, often the chief executive officer, within a governmen ...

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. After becoming active in the

Betar The Betar Movement ( he, תנועת בית"ר), also spelled Beitar (), is a Revisionist Zionist youth movement founded in 1923 in Riga, Latvia, by Vladimir (Ze'ev) Jabotinsky. Chapters sprang up across Europe, even during World War II. After ...

movement, Goldman moved to

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

when he was 18 years old. He attended some college there, before returning to France because he missed European culture.

Career

In 1992, Goldman founded the film company

Légende Entreprises Légende Entreprises is a French film production company founded by Alain Goldman in 1992. Its first film was Ridley Scott's '' 1492: Conquest of Paradise'' in 1992, which was followed by Martin Scorsese's Casino A casino is a facility for ce ...

for the production of the his film: '' 1492: Conquest of Paradise''. Subsequently, he produced multiple films, including ''

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'', '' The Crimson Rivers'', '' Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse'', ''

La Vie en rose "La Vie en rose" (; ) is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945, popularized in 1946, and released as a single in 1947. The song became very popular in the US in 1950, when seven versions reached the ''Billboar ...

'', '' Babylon A.D.'', '' Coco'', '' The Round Up'', '' The Man with the Iron Heart'', ''

The Mustang ''The Mustang'' is a 2019 English-language drama film written by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Mona Fastvold, and Brock Norman Brock, and directed by Clermont-Tonnerre in her feature directorial debut. It stars Matthias Schoenaerts as an incarce ...

'', and '' An Officer and a Spy''.

Personal life

He is married to screenwriter and director

Roselyne Bosch Roselyne Bosch, also known as Rose Bosch (born 1961) is a French journalist, screenwriter and film director. She was born in Avignon. Her father was a Catalan who fled Francoist Spain for political refuge, and her mother was an Italian. She wor ...

with whom he has two children.

Selected filmography

*'' 1492: Conquest of Paradise'' (1992) *''

'' (1995) executive producer *''

Amour et confusions ''Amour et confusions'' is a French film which was released in 1997. Cast * Patrick Braoudé: Dan * Kristin Scott Thomas: Sarah * Valeria Bruni Tedeschi: Michelle * Gérard Darmon: Simon * Jeanne Moreau: Libra * Michèle Garcia: Madame Villiers ...

'' (1997) *'' XXL'' (1997) *'' Bimboland'' (1998) *'' Vatel'' (2000) *'' The Crimson Rivers'' (2000) *'' The Code'' (2002) *'' Le pacte du silence'' (2003) *'' Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse'' (2004) *''

The Corsican File ''The Corsican File'' () is a 2004 French comedy film directed by Alain Berbérian. It is based on the comic book of the same name, one of the stories from the '' Jack Palmer'' series by René Pétillon. The film was produced by Gaumont and Lege ...

'' (2004) *''

'' (2007) *'' 99 Francs'' (2007) *'' Babylon A.D.'' (2008) *'' Coco'' (2009) *'' Cracks'' (2009) executive producer *''

The Blonde with Bare Breasts ''The Blonde with Bare Breasts'' (french: La blonde aux seins nus) is a 2010 French film written and directed by Manuel Pradal. Plot Julien ( Nicolas Duvauchelle), 25 years old, and Louis (Steve le Roi), 14 years old, are brothers. Their father ...

'' (2010) *'' The Round Up'' (2010) *'' My Own Love Song'' (2010) *''

Case départ ''Case départ'' (''Tee box'') is a 2011 French comedy film directed by Lionel Steketee, Fabrice Eboué and Thomas N'Gijol. Plot Half-brothers Régis (Fabrice Eboue) and Joel (Thomas N'Gijol) Grosdésir are called to their estranged father's death ...

'' (2011) *'' Paulette'' (2012) *''

Vive la France ''Vive la France'' is a 2013 French comedy film directed by Michaël Youn. Plot Taboulistan is a tiny fictional country, supposedly wedged between Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, virtually unknown to the world. Its only asset is a reput ...

'' (2013) *''

Les gamins ''Les gamins'' is a 2013 French comedy film. Plot Thomas is a young man who dreams of a career in music. Gilbert is the future father-in-law of Thomas, married to Suzanne for 30 years and father of Lola, the bride of Thomas. Tired of his life a ...

'' (2013) *'' Le Crocodile du Botswanga'' (2014) *'' Avis de mistral'' (2014) *'' Resistance'' (2014) TV miniseries, also director *'' The Connection'' (2014) *''

Robin des bois, la véritable histoire ''Robin des bois, la véritable histoire'' ( en, Robin Hood, the true story) is a 2015 French comedy film. Plot Robin Hood is a seedy crook. He and his accomplice Tuck rob the poor, women, the elderly, the blind, and the disabled. The rest? T ...

'' (2015) *'' All Three of Us'' (2015) associate producer *'' La Tour 2 contrôle infernale'' (2016) *''

Tout, tout de suite ''Tout, tout de suite'' is a 2016 crime thriller-drama film directed by Richard Berry. The film is a co-production between France, Luxembourg and Belgium. Written by Richard Berry and Morgan Sportès, it is based on a novel by Sportès which was ...

'' (2016) *''

La folle histoire de Max et Léon ''La folle histoire de Max et Léon'' is a 2016 French World War II comedy film directed by Jonathan Barré, written by Barré, and the two stars of the film, the comedy team of Grégoire Ludig, and David Marsais. The film was produced by Ala ...

'' (2016) *'' The Man with the Iron Heart'' (2017) *'' Santa & Cie'' (2017) *'' Edmond'' (2019) *''

'' (2019) *'' An Officer and a Spy'' (2019) *'' The Spy'' (2019) a

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series *''

The Mad Woman's Ball ''The Mad Women's Ball'' (French: ''Le bal des folles'') is a 2021 French supernatural thriller film directed by Mélanie Laurent from a screenplay by Laurent and Christophe Deslandes. It is based upon the novel ''Le bal des folles'' by Victoria ...

'' (2021) *'' Flashback'' (2021)

References

External links

* * French film producers People of Montmartre 20th-century French Jews 1961 births Living people Betar members {{Film-producer-stub