Jacob Berger

1963-

Biography: life and films

Jacob Berger is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. He was born in Lydney, Gloucestershire, England on 23rd June 1963.

His best films as a film director include Los ángeles (1990), Aime ton père (2002) and 1 Journée (2009), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Los ángeles (1990), Aime ton père (2002) and 1 Journée (2009).

Jacob Berger has so far directed 7 films, scripted 4 films and appeared in 3 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (7 films) and comedy-drama (2).

Our average rating for Jacob Berger over all films is: 3.4

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor

La Vallée fantôme (1987) [a]

Los ángeles (1990) [d,w]

Aime ton père (2002) [d,w]

1 Journée (2009) [d,w]

Campus Life (2013) [a]

Margarita with a Straw (2013) [a]

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