Pierre Koralnik

Born

1938-12-22

Birthplace

Paris, France

Biography

Pierre Koralnik (born 22 December 1938) is a French film director and screenwriter. He studied cinema in Paris at the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques, became Robert Enrico's assistant, and then worked for television channels in Switzerland (SRF, TSR) and France (ORTF). He collaborated on programs such as Continents sans visa and Cinq colonnes à la une, directed documentaries and artist portraits, as well as numerous television films, including Anna (1967), a highly acclaimed musical comedy starring Serge Gainsbourg and Anna Karina. He also co-wrote Jean-Louis Roy's L'inconnu de Shandigor (1966), directed La Sainte Famille (La Chasse au diable) in 1972, and directed several plays.