Serge Korber

Directing

Serge Korber

Born — Died

1936-02-01 — 2022-01-23

Place of birth

Paris, France

Known for

Directing

Credits

50 titles

Serge Korber was a French film director and screenwriter known for his work in comedy and drama. He began his career in the 1960s, directing films such as L'homme orchestre (1970) and Perched on a Tree (1971), both starring Louis de Funès. Korber also directed the drama Hearth Fires (1972), featuring Annie Girardot and Claude Jade. In addition to his work in film, he directed television series and documentaries. Korber's films are noted for their humor and exploration of human relationships.

Known for

Cléo from 5 to 7 poster
7.7

Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.

Cléo from 5 to 7

1962

Perched on a Tree poster
5.3

Henry Roubier, a French promoter, and Enrico Mazzini, an Italian, have signed an agreement guaranteeing them a stranglehold on European highways. While driving on the roads of the south, Roubier takes two young hitchhikers, but an unfortunate swerve the car rushes by Henri and its occupants on the top of a pine tree onto the side of a cliff.

Perched on a Tree

1971

Dog Day poster
5.2

A criminal shows up at a farmhouse with the law on his heels and several million dollars in his possession.

Dog Day

1984

Hearth Fires poster
6.3

Alexandre Boursault, a provincial notary, would have been the happiest man alive if his wife did not openly display her political views and participate in all kinds of demonstrations.

Hearth Fires

1972

The One Man Band poster
6.0

Evan Evans, the director of a ballet troupe, is rehearsing his next show in Monaco, in preparation for a worldwide tour. When one member of his troupe leaves to get married, Evans imposes a regime of strict discipline on his remaining dancers. The latter get their revenge by presenting Evans’ nephew Philippe, the only male member of the group, with a baby and a note claiming he is the father…

The One Man Band

1970

Idiot in Paris poster
6.6

Goubi, the simpleton of his village in the French Department Allier, has but one wish: to see Paris. One day, the truckers Grafouillère deposit a drunk Goubi in the biggest market of Paris (the "Halles"). The poor man is completely lost, but the meat merchant Dessertine takes him under his wings when he hears that Goubi was likewise 'raised by the State'...

Idiot in Paris

1967

Film credits

2020s · 2 titles

1960s · 4 titles

Behind the camera

Perched on a Tree poster
5.3

Henry Roubier, a French promoter, and Enrico Mazzini, an Italian, have signed an agreement guaranteeing them a stranglehold on European highways. While driving on the roads of the south, Roubier takes two young hitchhikers, but an unfortunate swerve the car rushes by Henri and its occupants on the top of a pine tree onto the side of a cliff.

Perched on a Tree

1971

Perched on a Tree poster
5.3

Henry Roubier, a French promoter, and Enrico Mazzini, an Italian, have signed an agreement guaranteeing them a stranglehold on European highways. While driving on the roads of the south, Roubier takes two young hitchhikers, but an unfortunate swerve the car rushes by Henri and its occupants on the top of a pine tree onto the side of a cliff.

Perched on a Tree

1971

Dog Day poster
5.2

A criminal shows up at a farmhouse with the law on his heels and several million dollars in his possession.

Dog Day

1984

Hearth Fires poster
6.3

Alexandre Boursault, a provincial notary, would have been the happiest man alive if his wife did not openly display her political views and participate in all kinds of demonstrations.

Hearth Fires

1972

The One Man Band poster
6.0

Evan Evans, the director of a ballet troupe, is rehearsing his next show in Monaco, in preparation for a worldwide tour. When one member of his troupe leaves to get married, Evans imposes a regime of strict discipline on his remaining dancers. The latter get their revenge by presenting Evans’ nephew Philippe, the only male member of the group, with a baby and a note claiming he is the father…

The One Man Band

1970

The One Man Band poster
6.0

Evan Evans, the director of a ballet troupe, is rehearsing his next show in Monaco, in preparation for a worldwide tour. When one member of his troupe leaves to get married, Evans imposes a regime of strict discipline on his remaining dancers. The latter get their revenge by presenting Evans’ nephew Philippe, the only male member of the group, with a baby and a note claiming he is the father…

The One Man Band

1970

Idiot in Paris poster
6.6

Goubi, the simpleton of his village in the French Department Allier, has but one wish: to see Paris. One day, the truckers Grafouillère deposit a drunk Goubi in the biggest market of Paris (the "Halles"). The poor man is completely lost, but the meat merchant Dessertine takes him under his wings when he hears that Goubi was likewise 'raised by the State'...

Idiot in Paris

1967

Idiot in Paris poster
6.6

Goubi, the simpleton of his village in the French Department Allier, has but one wish: to see Paris. One day, the truckers Grafouillère deposit a drunk Goubi in the biggest market of Paris (the "Halles"). The poor man is completely lost, but the meat merchant Dessertine takes him under his wings when he hears that Goubi was likewise 'raised by the State'...

Idiot in Paris

1967

A Little Virtuous poster
6.5

In Paris, the young photographer Ferdinand falls in love with Claire, a pickpocket. Shortly after, he is assaulted because he took pictures of the young woman with another man, Brady, his sponsor. The policeman Lorenzi is put on the case, but in love, Ferdinand does not want to denounce her. However, a stolen object that she offered him will allow his indictment: Claire will spend a year in prison. When she is released, Ferdinand marries her. Kerman, Ferdinand's new boss, employs Claire in his cabaret. She puts on a famous act during which she picks the pockets of the spectators, then gives the objects back at the end of the show. But Brady reappears, demanding 80% of the young woman's earnings, otherwise he will denounce Claire's bigamy, to whom he is still married! Ferdinand prepares to flee with his wife. When he finds her, he comes across the corpse of Brady, whom Claire has just killed.

A Little Virtuous

1968

A Little Virtuous poster
6.5

In Paris, the young photographer Ferdinand falls in love with Claire, a pickpocket. Shortly after, he is assaulted because he took pictures of the young woman with another man, Brady, his sponsor. The policeman Lorenzi is put on the case, but in love, Ferdinand does not want to denounce her. However, a stolen object that she offered him will allow his indictment: Claire will spend a year in prison. When she is released, Ferdinand marries her. Kerman, Ferdinand's new boss, employs Claire in his cabaret. She puts on a famous act during which she picks the pockets of the spectators, then gives the objects back at the end of the show. But Brady reappears, demanding 80% of the young woman's earnings, otherwise he will denounce Claire's bigamy, to whom he is still married! Ferdinand prepares to flee with his wife. When he finds her, he comes across the corpse of Brady, whom Claire has just killed.

A Little Virtuous

1968

Et vive la liberté ! poster
5.0

Their feats of arms in Africa are worth to Phil, Jeannot and Gerard to be sent on a special mission in Algeria. Held captive by the Fellaghas, they manage to escape and are congratulated.

Et vive la liberté !

1978

Jean Gabin intime poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Jean Gabin intime

2010

Jean Gabin intime poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Jean Gabin intime

2010

Jean Gabin intime poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Jean Gabin intime

2010

Shut Up, I Love You! poster
4.2

To impress Fanny, an erotic film actress, Marco takes her on a ride in her new racing car. On the way, it's the accident.

Shut Up, I Love You!

1980

The Eagle and the Horse poster
10.0

French Canadian TV-Movie

The Eagle and the Horse

1994

To Our Late Husband poster
5.3

The widow of a thief learns that the chateau she lives in has a fortune in gold hidden somewhere.

To Our Late Husband

1988

Ursule and Grelu poster
6.3

A Salvation Army lieutenant and an accordion player fall in love, only to be repeatedly separated by circumstance. Reuniting in Marseille, they build a life and have a child, but fate continues to intervene as their relationship unfolds through cycles of separation and reunion.

Ursule and Grelu

1974

Ursule and Grelu poster
6.3

A Salvation Army lieutenant and an accordion player fall in love, only to be repeatedly separated by circumstance. Reuniting in Marseille, they build a life and have a child, but fate continues to intervene as their relationship unfolds through cycles of separation and reunion.

Ursule and Grelu

1974

Louis de Funès Intime poster
7.3

The life and career of actor Louis de Funès with interviews from his family, friends and collaborators.

Louis de Funès Intime

2007

No artwork available
8.0

A young man goes looking for work on a cold, rainy weekday morning in Paris. He buys an umbrella for one franc and finds happiness with a beautiful dancer, who seeks shelter under his umbrella in the rain.

Un jour à Paris

1962

No artwork available
8.0

A young man goes looking for work on a cold, rainy weekday morning in Paris. He buys an umbrella for one franc and finds happiness with a beautiful dancer, who seeks shelter under his umbrella in the rain.

Un jour à Paris

1962

Les Bidochon poster
3.6

Raymond and Robert Bidochon lead a dismal life in a suburban HLM. The change, so hoped for by Raymonde, could come from a reality show, Grand Bonheur, in which they participate.

Les Bidochon

1996

Je vous ferai aimer la vie poster
9.0

Anielle is raising her 17-year-old son, Olivier. The boy is badly hurt in a motorcycle accident. It's Dr. Soltier, a customer of the garage, who intervenes. His diagnosis is severe: only an immediate operation can give him a chance to survive.

Je vous ferai aimer la vie

1979

Hard Love poster
3.3

Walter Petit is the laughing stock of the secretaries at the office.

Hard Love

1975

Seventeenth Heaven poster
5.6

François, a gentle dreamer and humble window cleaner, falls under the spell of a young woman he spots on the seventeenth floor of a block of flats. And when she sets off on holiday to the seaside, he follows her on his bike to declare his love for her. He claims to be a novelist; she claims to be a lady of the manor. A boy, a girl, two lies, an impossible love?

Seventeenth Heaven

1966

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Jean-Louis Trintignant, pourquoi que je vis

2012

Le Galopin poster
10.0

It is a difficult task for this unemployed chemist who has become the butler of a former diplomat. He will have to protect him from the women he likes a little too much, and from his own family who wants to put him under guardianship.

Le Galopin

1993

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Le Miracle du silence

2010

Un jour un tueur poster
NR

A family is taken hostage in their home. Little by little, the springs of Stockholm Syndrome are put in place.

Un jour un tueur

1980

No artwork available
8.0

A young civil servant is impatient to leave the ministry every evening. Once home, he devotes himself entirely to the novel he is writing, in which he is the main character with Delphica, the ravishing young girl of his dreams. A humorous contrast between daily routine and the escape into the imagination.

Delphica

1963

No artwork available
8.0

A young civil servant is impatient to leave the ministry every evening. Once home, he devotes himself entirely to the novel he is writing, in which he is the main character with Delphica, the ravishing young girl of his dreams. A humorous contrast between daily routine and the escape into the imagination.

Delphica

1963

Decameron '69 poster
4.0

Inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th-century collection of novellas known as The Decameron, this innovative film combines short works from seven directors who set out to interpret Boccaccio's masterwork for the modern age. The result is an assortment of titillating tales ranging from the erotic to the tragic.

Decameron '69

1969

No artwork available
NR

Bastien is on the verge of achieving the life he's always dreamed of. But everything threatens to vanish the day his ex-wife becomes involved with mobsters and interferes in his life. He suddenly finds himself embroiled in unorthodox affairs and hunted by mafiosi. In the freezer, the corpses are piling up.

Fred connexion

1986

No artwork available
10.0

A young man in a cafe is attracted to a girl sitting at another table. He would like very much to approach her but he is very very shy. So, in Walter Mitty's style, he takes refuge in his fantasies, in which he finds it easy to be seductive, saving his lady from every possible and imaginable danger. The trouble is that those who win in their dreams often lose in real life. Except that at times real life surpasses imagination.

Eve Without Respite

1963

Cherchez l'erreur poster
3.8

Paul, a mad but innocent scientist, is asked to design the next ultra-lethal bomb. As his girlfriend has just called it quits, a dog starts to follow Paul around. Paul eventually adopts him, and discovers thanks to him the real meaning of life.

Cherchez l'erreur

1980

No artwork available
6.0

Two young maids, in the service of respectable bourgeois, devise various schemes to improve their lot.

Les Petites Bonnes

1997

Pornotissimo poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Pornotissimo

1977

No artwork available
NR

This comedy short subject parodies the Alpine expedition documentary genre.

Altitude 8625

1964

Cailles sur canapé poster
3.0

No synopsis available yet.

Cailles sur canapé

1977