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Bernard Zitzermann

Bernard Zitzermann

Cinematographer · Died February 1, 2018, aged 75 · Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Born
June 19, 1942
Died
February 1, 2018 (aged 75)
From
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Bernard Zitzermann's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Power
19%
Self
15%
Morality
11%
Survival
10%
Society
5%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
14
Contemplative
8
Warm
5
Romantic
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Haunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous5

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 Bernard Zitzermann's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bernard Zitzermann'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

45 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Castaways of the Fol Espoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Lighting Technician

  • Les Éphémères (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • The Blood Oranges(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Angels and Insects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • La cérémonie(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Hell(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mazeppa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • The Music of Chance(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • C'est de l'art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Olivier, Olivier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • L'Homme Télé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Betty(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Children Thief(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Venins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • The French Revolution(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Les Deux Fragonard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Chouans!(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • If the Sun Never Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • A Man in Love(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Way Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Camera Operator

  • L'Ogre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • November Moon(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Le voyage à Paimpol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • The Mystery of Alexina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • No Man's Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • L'Étincelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • The Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • I Married a Shadow(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Big Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • The Big Pardon(1982)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • La banquière(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • L'école est finie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Us Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Molière(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Places of a Fugue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer

  • A Dream Longer Than the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • The Devil in the Heart(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Sleeps(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Apocalypse of the Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Georges Mathieu or the Fury of Being (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Camera Operator

  • Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Assistant Director of Photography

  • Far from Vietnam(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1967 to 2014.

Biggest box office

A Man in Love (1987)

$949K worldwide

Highest rated

The Man Who Sleeps (1974)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

La banquière (1980)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 45: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleCinematography41 of 45: 41 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew3 of 45: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s2 · crew1970s9 · crew1980s19 · crew1990s13 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s1 · crew

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 Bernard Zitzermann's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Children Thief (1991)

69th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Man Who Sleeps (1974)

Midcredits 96th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 73/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Bernard Zitzermann's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Bernard Zitzermann work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bernard Zitzermann's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-Pierre Cassel shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles