Serge Silberman

Producer, Acteur

1 mei 1917 — 22 juli 2003 (86 years)
Serge Silberman (1 May 1917 – 22 July 2003) was a French film producer known for his collaborations with several major European and Japanese filmmakers, including Luis Buñuel, Akira Kurosawa, Jean-Pierre Melville, René Clément, Jacques Becker, and Nagisa Oshima.

Silberman was born in Łódź, then a part of the Regency Kingdom of Poland, to a Jewish family.

During World War II, Silberman survived Nazi concentration camps and eventually settled in Paris.

One of his first works as a film producer was Jean-Pierre Melville's 1955 film Bob the Gambler, a precursor to the French New Wave movement.

Silberman's most notable collaborations were with the surrealist film director Luis Buñuel. The pair, along with screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, who Silberman introduced to Buñuel, worked together on a number of films, starting with the 1964 film Diary of a Chambermaid. Silberman produced most of Buñuel's late films, including the Academy Award winner The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie in 1972 and the director's last film That Obscure Object of Desire in 1977.

Silberman founded his own production company, Greenwich Film Productions, in 1966. The company was responsible for the production of over 15 films. In 1981, Silberman produced his most financially successful film, Jean-Jacques Beineix's Diva. The film was not well received in the country of its origin, France, but became a box-office hit abroad. The money gained from the movie enabled Silberman to provide funding for Akira Kurosawa's ambitious 1985 film Ran, which at the time of its making was the most expensive Japanese film ever.

Silberman was awarded an honorary César Award in 1988.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Ran
    Ran1985
  • Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie
    Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie1972
  • Le journal d'une femme de chambre
    Le journal d'une femme de chambre1964
  • The Milky Way
    The Milky Way1969
  • Farewell, Friend
    Farewell, Friend1968
  • Rider on the Rain
    Rider on the Rain1970
  • The Diabolical Dr. Z
    The Diabolical Dr. Z1966

Known For

  • Ran
    Ran1985
  • Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie
    Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie1972
  • Cet obscur objet du désir
    Cet obscur objet du désir1977
  • Le Trou
    Le Trou1960
  • The Phantom of Liberty
    The Phantom of Liberty1974
  • Als Parijs ontwaakt
    Als Parijs ontwaakt1956
  • Le journal d'une femme de chambre
    Le journal d'une femme de chambre1964
  • Diva
    Diva1981
  • Farewell, Friend
    Farewell, Friend1968
  • Rider on the Rain
    Rider on the Rain1970
  • The Milky Way
    The Milky Way1969
  • Christine
    Christine1958
  • Max My Love
    Max My Love1986
  • The Diabolical Dr. Z
    The Diabolical Dr. Z1966
  • A.K.
    A.K.1985
  • Main Street
    Main Street1956
  • Wilde onschuld
    Wilde onschuld1960
  • Exposed
    Exposed1983
  • Drijfjacht
    Drijfjacht1972
  • Madame
    Madame1961

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