Alain Berliner

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Alain Berliner
Born (1963-02-21) 21 February 1963 (age 61)
Brussels, Belgium
OccupationFilm director
Known for Ma vie en rose

Alain Berliner (born 21 February 1963) is a Belgian film director best known for the 1997 film Ma vie en rose , which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Golden Globe Awards in 1998.

Born in Brussels, he also directed Le Mur , Passion of Mind , La Maison du canal , and J'aurais voulu être un danseur .

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