Claude Miller (20 February 1942 – 4 April 2012) was a French film director, producer and screenwriter. Claude Miller was born to a Jewish family. A student at Paris' IDHEC film school from 1962 through 1963, Miller had his first practical cinematic experience while he was in uniform, serving with the Service Cinéma de l'Armée. From 1965 until 1974, Miller worked in assistant and supervisory capacities for many of France's major directors, including Robert Bresson and Jean-Luc Godard. His principal mentor was François Truffaut, under whose tutelage Miller directed a trio of shorts and La meilleure façon de marcher (The Best Way to Walk, 1976), his first theatrical feature, a coming-of-age drama which bore traces of Truffaut's Les Mistons (1957) and The 400 Blows (1959). Miller received César nominations for Best Director and César Award for Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation for this film. His subsequent films can also be perceived as homages to Truffaut, many even using the same production personnel. The following year he made Dites-lui que je l'aime, for which he received a second César nomination for Best Director. He won a César Award for Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation in 1981 for Garde à vue, and the Louis Delluc Prize in 1985 for L'Effrontée, for which he received another César nomination for Best Director. In 1983 he directed Mortelle randonnée. When Truffaut died in 1984 during the preparation of another feature about a confused, adolescent serial thief entangled with an older lover, La Petite Voleuse (The Little Thief), Miller took over the project, completing the film in 1988. The latter film was a considerable international success, and solidified Miller's status as one of France's major film-makers. On French television, Miller directed dozens of commercials and the six-part miniseries Traits de Mémoire (1976). After a four-year absence, Claude Miller returned to active filmmaking with The Accompanist (1992) and Le Sourire (1994). He had to wait until 1998 for his next major success: La Classe de Neige, the chilling story of a lonely boy on a school skiing holiday, which won the Jury Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Later films Miller directed include Betty Fisher et autres histoires (2001) which Peter Bradshaw wrote that Miller "endowed it with the fascination of an exotic, spiky, poisonous flower", La Petite Lili (2003), and A Secret (2007). At the time of his death he was working on an adaptation of François Mauriac's Thérèse Desqueyroux. The film was selected to close the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claude Miller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 20, 1942
- April 4, 2012 (aged 70)
- Paris, France
- Director, writer, actor and producer
- 28 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
What are Claude Miller's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 7
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 10 · Intense 5
Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Claude Miller's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Claude Miller's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
47 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Thérèse(2012)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
See How They Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Marching Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
A Secret(2007)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
A Perfect Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
La petite Lili(2003)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Alias Betty(2001)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Under Suspicion(2000)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Of Woman and Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Class Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Lumière and Company(1995)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Les Enfants de Lumière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Smile(1994)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Accompanist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Little Thief(1988)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Vent de panique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
L'effrontée(1985)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Deadly Circuit(1983)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Grilling(1981)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Heat of Desire(1981)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Like a Turtle on Its Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Tell Her That I Love Her(1977)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Probability Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Best Way to Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Story of Adele H(1975)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Day for Night(1973)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me(1972)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Two English Girls(1971)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Camille or the Catastrophic Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Diamond Bikini(1971)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Bed & Board(1970)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Wild Child(1970)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Mississippi Mermaid(1969)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Devil by the Tail(1969)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
La Question ordinaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Bonnot's Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Weekend(1967)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Chinese(1967)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Sunday of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Juliet in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Soldier Martin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Au hasard Balthazar(1966)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 47 titles from 1966 to 2012.
Biggest box office
A Secret (2007)
Highest rated
The Grilling (1981)
Most popular right now
Under Suspicion (2000)
Film career
- 1967Screen debut· 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Claude Miller's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 28; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up12
- 50th to 74th11
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
19 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser19
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Claude Miller's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Claude Miller work with?
People who share at least 2 of Claude Miller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Annie Miller shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Luc BéraudShared titles: The Little Thief (1988), L'effrontée (1985), Heat of Desire (1981), Tell Her That I Love Her (1977)See all 4 shared titles with Luc Béraud
- Michel AudiardShared titles: Under Suspicion (2000), Deadly Circuit (1983), The Grilling (1981)See all 3 shared titles with Michel Audiard
- Annie MillerShared titles: La petite Lili (2003), Alias Betty (2001), The Smile (1994), The Little Thief (1988), L'effrontée (1985)See all 5 shared titles with Annie Miller
- Natalie CarterShared titles: Thérèse (2012), A Secret (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Natalie Carter
Actors
- Yves JacquesShared titles: Thérèse (2012), A Secret (2007), La petite Lili (2003), Alias Betty (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Yves Jacques
- Yves VerhoevenShared titles: I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive (2009), A Secret (2007), Alias Betty (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Yves Verhoeven
- Chantal BanlierShared titles: The Smile (1994), The Little Thief (1988), L'effrontée (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Chantal Banlier
- Guy MarchandShared titles: Deadly Circuit (1983), Heat of Desire (1981), The Grilling (1981)See all 3 shared titles with Guy Marchand
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Véronique LangeShared titles: Thérèse (2012), A Secret (2007), La petite Lili (2003), Alias Betty (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Véronique Lange
- Albert JurgensonShared titles: The Little Thief (1988), L'effrontée (1985), Deadly Circuit (1983), The Grilling (1981)See all 4 shared titles with Albert Jurgenson
- Gérard de BattistaShared titles: Thérèse (2012), A Secret (2007), La petite Lili (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Gérard de Battista
- Alain JomyShared titles: The Little Thief (1988), L'effrontée (1985), Tell Her That I Love Her (1977)See all 3 shared titles with Alain Jomy
Producers
- Yves MarmionShared titles: Thérèse (2012), A Secret (2007), Alias Betty (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Yves Marmion
- Jean-Louis LiviShared titles: I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive (2009), The Smile (1994), The Little Thief (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Jean-Louis Livi
- Alain VannierShared titles: I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive (2009), The Little Thief (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Vannier
- Sylvestre GuarinoShared titles: A Secret (2007), La petite Lili (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Sylvestre Guarino
Mixed roles
- Jacques AudiardShared titles: I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive (2009), Deadly Circuit (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Jacques Audiard
