Alain Corneau (7 August 1943 – 30 August 2010) was a French film director and writer. Corneau was born in Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work with the actor Yves Montand, with whom he would collaborate three times later in his career, including Police Python 357 (1976) and La Menace (1977). He directed Gérard Depardieu in the screen adaptation of Tous les matins du monde in 1991. Corneau died on 30 August 2010 from cancer, and was interred at Pere-Lachaise cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Corneau, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 7, 1943
- August 30, 2010 (aged 67)
- Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret, France
- Director and writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Alain Corneau's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
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 1 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic2
- 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 Alain Corneau's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Alain Corneau'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
31 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Passion(2012)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Love Crime(2010)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Beauties at War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Second Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Words in Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Brainwashers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Fear and Trembling(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Prince of the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Cousin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Lumière and Company(1995)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Les Enfants de Lumière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The New World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Lest We Forget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Nocturne Indien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Médecins des hommes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Extreme Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Fort Saganne(1984)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Choice of Arms(1981)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Serie Noire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
La Menace(1977)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
J.A. Martin Photographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Police Python 357(1976)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
France, Incorporated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Les Deux mémoires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Défense de savoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Le mur de l'Atlantique(1970)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Confession(1970)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Le temps de vivre(1969)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
A full career of 31 titles from 1969 to 2013.
Biggest box office
Love Crime (2010)
Highest rated
All the Mornings of the World (1991)
Most popular right now
Passion (2012)
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 Alain Corneau's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 9 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.
Who does Alain Corneau work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alain Corneau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Thierry Derocles shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Natalie CarterShared titles: Passion (2012), Love Crime (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Natalie Carter
- Daniel BoulangerShared titles: La Menace (1977), Police Python 357 (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Boulanger
Actors
- Gérard DepardieuShared titles: All the Mornings of the World (1991), Fort Saganne (1984), Choice of Arms (1981)See all 3 shared titles with Gérard Depardieu
- Yves MontandShared titles: Choice of Arms (1981), La Menace (1977), Police Python 357 (1976)See all 3 shared titles with Yves Montand
- Catherine DeneuveShared titles: Fort Saganne (1984), Choice of Arms (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Catherine Deneuve
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Thierry DeroclesShared titles: Love Crime (2010), Fear and Trembling (2003), Fort Saganne (1984), Choice of Arms (1981)See all 4 shared titles with Thierry Derocles
- Yves AngeloShared titles: Love Crime (2010), Fear and Trembling (2003), All the Mornings of the World (1991)See all 3 shared titles with Yves Angelo
- Marie-Josèphe YoyotteShared titles: All the Mornings of the World (1991), Police Python 357 (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
- Philippe SardeShared titles: Fort Saganne (1984), Choice of Arms (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Philippe Sarde
Producers
- Saïd Ben SaïdShared titles: Passion (2012), Love Crime (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Saïd Ben Saïd
- Alain SardeShared titles: Fear and Trembling (2003), Choice of Arms (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Sarde
- Albina du BoisrouvrayShared titles: Fort Saganne (1984), Police Python 357 (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Albina du Boisrouvray
