Pierre Barbaud was born on October 10, 1911 in Saint-Eugène, Algiers, Algeria. He was a composer and actor, known for Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), Den sommaren (1961) and La Pointe Courte (1955). He died on September 10, 1990 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
Biography from TMDB.
- October 10, 1911
- September 10, 1990 (aged 78)
- Saint-Eugène, Algiers, Algeria
- Composer and actor
- 5 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Pierre Barbaud's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
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 Pierre Barbaud's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Pierre Barbaud'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
16 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Midwives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Ulysse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Seven Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom, for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Thanos and Despina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Creatures(1966)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The War Is Over(1966)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
À l'assaut du ciel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Depths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Last Year at Marienbad(1961)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Hiroshima Mon Amour(1959)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Song of Styrene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Letter from Siberia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
The Mystery of Workshop 15 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
La Pointe Courte(1955)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all filmsLoguivy-de-la-Mer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Le grand prisme de la Sorbonne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 1952 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
Highest rated
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Most popular right now
Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
Film career
- 1959Screen debut· Hiroshima Mon Amour
How do Pierre Barbaud's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the sound and music 51/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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 Pierre Barbaud work with?
People who share at least 2 of Pierre Barbaud's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alain Resnais shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Alain ResnaisShared titles: Last Year at Marienbad (1961), Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), La Pointe Courte (1955)See all 3 shared titles with Alain Resnais
- Agnès VardaShared titles: The Creatures (1966), La Pointe Courte (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Agnès Varda
Cinematographers and editors
- Henri ColpiShared titles: Last Year at Marienbad (1961), Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Henri Colpi
- Jasmine ChasneyShared titles: Last Year at Marienbad (1961), Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Jasmine Chasney
- Sacha ViernyShared titles: Last Year at Marienbad (1961), Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Sacha Vierny
Producers
- Anatole DaumanShared titles: Last Year at Marienbad (1961), Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Anatole Dauman
