Alain Berbérian

Biography

Alain Berbérian (2 July 1953 – 22 August 2017) was a French film director and writer of Armenian descent. Born in Beirut to an Armenian father and a Greek mother, Berbérian spent his youth in Lebanon before finishing his studies in France. He was the brother of cartoonist Charles Berberian. He began his career in the audiovisual field, working as an editor at Canal+. His first feature film was the comedy La Cité de la peur, which was hit in France. Based on a script by Les Nuls, the film descr…