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Christophe Bourseiller

Christophe Bourseiller

Actor · Born September 27, 1957 (69) · Paris, France

Christophe Gintzburger (born 27 September 1957), known professionally as Christophe Bourseiller, is a French actor, writer, freemason and journalist. He began his career as a child actor and made his debut in Yves Robert's 1962 film War of the Buttons. He made several appearances on stage in the late 1970s and early 1980s and again in 2005 and 2006. He was born Christophe Gintzburger. His father, André Gintzburger called Kinsbourg (1923–2013), was a playwright and theater producer. His mother, Chantal Darget (née Marie Chantal Chauvet; 1934–1988), was an actress and the daughter of journalist Claude Darget. His mother subsequently married the director Antoine Bourseiller (of which Christophe adopts the surname as a stage name) and they had a daughter, the rejoneadora Marie Sara. From the age of four, he appears in cinemas in War of the Buttons, the film by Yves Robert. He then played under the direction of Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Lelouch, Jacques Demy and Pierre Jolivet. It is found in the credits of about thirty films, about twenty telefilms and on the poster of several plays. At the same time, he pursues a career as a writer, journalist, radio and television man. He has published thirty books on topics as diverse as: minority movements, political extremism, the against-culture, the industrial music and the new wave of the 1980s. Nearly a time of milieux of extreme left, it dedicates, in 1996, a work to the French Maoists entitled The Maoists: The Folle History of the French Red Guards. On the radio, he began by creating in 1981 the free radio Frequency arts and shows. On France Musique, he co-produced a weekly program, launched in 2005 and dedicated to avant-garde music: Electromania and animated the morning for two seasons from 2011 to 2013. On television, after having presented several programs since 1984, he becomes editorial advisor of the program Ce soir (ou jamais!) until July 2011. He also participates in a historic program L'Ombre d'un Doubt on FR3 on Wednesdays on two, hosted by the presenter Franck Ferrand. In 2001, he published a review of studies on the Situationist International, Éditions Denoël, Archives and Situationist Documents, five issues of which will appear until 2005. In 2009, he was behind the "Who Are You?" by Bourin Éditeur. Since 2003, he has taught at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris and at Sciences Po Lille. He is also preparing a PhD thesis at the Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University on Les Mouvements collaborationnistes français from June 1944 to December 1950 under the direction of Pascal Ory. Since childhood, Christophe Bourseiller has been collecting leaflets and propaganda documents. He entrusted thousands to the Institute of Social History in Amsterdam. He also collects, among others, rare and newspapers. In 2014, he participated in the second season of the program Les Pieds dans le plat on Europe 1 as a columnist. Since September 7, 2014, he also produces on Musique Musique the program Musicus Politicus, which deals with the links between music and politics. He is finally chronicler in La Bande originale, on France Inter. Source: Article "Christophe Bourseiller" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Born
September 27, 1957 (69)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 26% in 30 days

What are Christophe Bourseiller's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Self
32%
Bonds
30%
Morality
15%
Society
14%
Survival
5%
Power
3%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Warm
6
Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous4

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 Christophe Bourseiller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christophe Bourseiller'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

35 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • C'est un complot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · Presenter · Writer

  • Mr. Know-It-All(2018)

    as Doctor Jais

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Art Dealer(2015)

    as Hurtado

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Indiscrétions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Benjamin Lacombe

  • L'innocent(2012)

    as Prison Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love Lasts Three Years(2011)

    as Le curé

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • LOL (Laughing Out Loud)(2008)

    as Monsieur Gerbère, SVT teacher

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Chez Maupassant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Maître Grappe

  • L'Année des Guignols - Goodbye Louis XVI ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as (voix)

  • 3 Blind Mice(2003)

    as The French Cop

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Un crime de guerre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Vergnaud

  • Boulevard des hirondelles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Maurice David

  • Trapped by a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Le producteur

  • Simple mortel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Fabien

  • Chillers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Three Seats for the 26th(1988)

    as Serge

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Eurocops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Boulou

  • L'Été 36 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Bernard

  • La Galette du roi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Jérémie Harris

  • P.R.O.F.S.(1985)

    as Francis

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Tout le monde peut se tromper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Edgar

  • Bankers Also Have Souls(1982)

    as Jean-Philippe Loriol

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Si ma gueule vous plaît... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Womanizer at play-back

  • Bolero(1981)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Clara and the Why Not(1981)

    as Frédérique

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Asphalt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Mechanic

  • Girls(1980)

    as Bernard

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • French Postcards(1979)

    as Pascal

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Courage fuyons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Christophe

  • Take It from the Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Le garçon de café

  • Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!(1977)

    as Lucien

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Pardon Mon Affaire(1976)

    as Lucien

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her(1967)

    as Christophe Jeanson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • A Married Woman(1964)

    as Nicolas

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • War of the Buttons(1962)

    as Gaston (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1962 to 2019; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Mr. Know-It-All (2018)

$3.1M worldwide

Highest rated

War of the Buttons (1962)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

A Married Woman (1964)

Film career

19622019

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1962Screen debut· War of the Buttons

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 35: 34 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thWriting1 of 35: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 35: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s3 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s6 · 5 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
6282

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Christophe Bourseiller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Girls (1980)

72nd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

War of the Buttons (1962)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Christophe Bourseiller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christophe Bourseiller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yves Robert shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles