Alain Goldman

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Alain Goldman
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Born (1961-01-12) 12 January 1961 (age 63)
Montmartre, Paris, France
Occupation Film producer
Spouse
(m. 1995)
Children2

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

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Early life

Goldman was born in Montmartre, Paris, the son of Jewish parents. His grandfather was the first representative for Universal Pictures in France, and his father, Daniel Goldman, was the Director General of United International Pictures. [1] After becoming active in the Betar movement, Goldman moved to Israel when he was 18 years old. [1] He attended college there, before returning to France because he missed European culture. [1]

Career

In 1992, Goldman founded the film company Légende Entreprises for the production of his film, 1492: Conquest of Paradise . [2] [3] [4] Subsequently, he produced multiple films, including Casino , The Crimson Rivers , Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse , La Vie en rose , Babylon A.D. , Coco , The Round Up , The Man with the Iron Heart , The Mustang , and An Officer and a Spy .

Personal life

He is married to screenwriter and director Roselyne Bosch [5] with whom he has two children. [1]

Selected filmography

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References

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  2. Pudlowski, Charlotte (2014-06-22). "Et si le cinéma devenait un investissement sûr?". Slate (in French). Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  3. "Présentation". legende.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  4. "Alain Goldman". Variety .
  5. "Roselyne Bosch : "Filmer la tragédie du Vél' d'Hiv à hauteur d'enfant"". Le Figaro. 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2020-02-01.