Michel Jacques Boisrond (9 October 1921 – 10 November 2002) was a French film director and screenwriter. His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michel Boisrond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 9, 1921
- November 10, 2002 (aged 81)
- Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, Eure-et-Loir, France
- Director, writer and actor
- 13 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
What are Michel Boisrond's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 8
Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1
Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
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 Michel Boisrond's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Michel Boisrond'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
32 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Marie Curie, une femme honorable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Softly from Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Le jardin d'Eponine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Le Bon Plaisir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Les Folies Offenbach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Catherine & Co.(1975)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Tell Me You Love Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Tom Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
One Is Always Too Good to Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Eyes Full of Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Tender Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Le Samouraï(1967)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Million Dollar Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Comment épouser un premier ministre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
How Do You Like My Sister? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Cherchez l'idole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
How to Succeed in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Tales of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Famous Love Affairs(1961)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Un soir sur la plage(1961)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Love and the Frenchwoman(1960)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Come Dance with Me!(1959)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Le chemin des écoliers(1959)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Three Murderesses(1959)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Parisian(1957)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
When the Child Appears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
It Happened in Aden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Naughty Girl(1956)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Tower of Lust(1955)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Snows of Kilimanjaro(1952)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Two Pennies Worth of Violets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
A full career of 32 titles from 1951 to 1991.
Film career
- 1967Screen debut· Le Samouraï
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 Michel Boisrond's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 7 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 Michel Boisrond work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michel Boisrond's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Annette Wademant shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Annette WademantShared titles: Un soir sur la plage (1961), Love and the Frenchwoman (1960), Come Dance with Me! (1959), Three Murderesses (1959), The Parisian (1957)See all 5 shared titles with Annette Wademant
- France RocheShared titles: Famous Love Affairs (1961), Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)See all 2 shared titles with France Roche
- Michel AudiardShared titles: Famous Love Affairs (1961), Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Michel Audiard
- Marcel AyméShared titles: Love and the Frenchwoman (1960), Le chemin des écoliers (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Marcel Aymé
Actors
- Alain DelonShared titles: Le Samouraï (1967), Le chemin des écoliers (1959), Three Murderesses (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Alain Delon
- Noël RoquevertShared titles: Love and the Frenchwoman (1960), Three Murderesses (1959), The Parisian (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Noël Roquevert
- Pierre MondyShared titles: Love and the Frenchwoman (1960), Le chemin des écoliers (1959), Three Murderesses (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Pierre Mondy
- Brigitte BardotShared titles: Come Dance with Me! (1959), The Parisian (1957), Naughty Girl (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Brigitte Bardot
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Robert LefebvreShared titles: Famous Love Affairs (1961), Love and the Frenchwoman (1960), Come Dance with Me! (1959), Three Murderesses (1959)See all 4 shared titles with Robert Lefebvre
- Henri CrollaShared titles: Love and the Frenchwoman (1960), Come Dance with Me! (1959), The Parisian (1957), Naughty Girl (1956)See all 4 shared titles with Henri Crolla
- Claudine BouchéShared titles: Un soir sur la plage (1961), Come Dance with Me! (1959), The Parisian (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Claudine Bouché
- Paul MisrakiShared titles: Love and the Frenchwoman (1960), Le chemin des écoliers (1959), Three Murderesses (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Misraki
Producers
- Francis CosneShared titles: Un soir sur la plage (1961), Come Dance with Me! (1959), The Parisian (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Francis Cosne