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Jean-Claude Brisseau

Jean-Claude Brisseau

Director, writer, actor, producer and editor · Died May 11, 2019, aged 74 · Paris, France

Jean-Claude Brisseau (17 July 1944 – 11 May 2019) was a French filmmaker best known for his 2002 film Secret Things ("Choses Secrètes") and his 2006 film The Exterminating Angels ("Les Anges exterminateurs"). His film Céline was nominated for the Golden Bear Award at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. At the Cannes Film Festival, he was awarded the France Culture Award in 2003 for Secret Things; in 1988 he was awarded the Special Award for the Youth. In 2002, Brisseau was arrested on charges of sexual harassment after three women came forward accusing him of cajoling them into performing sexual acts on camera by promising them a film role. He was eventually found guilty, fined and given a suspended one-year prison sentence. Brisseau made a semi-autobiographical film in 2006 about this incident, Les Anges Exterminateurs. He was formerly a professor at La Fémis in Paris. Brisseau died in Paris on 11 May 2019 at the age of 74. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean-Claude Brisseau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 17, 1944
Died
May 11, 2019 (aged 74)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Director, writer, actor, producer and editor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 25 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 33% in 30 days

What are Jean-Claude Brisseau's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: 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
Self
29%
Bonds
20%
Power
19%
Survival
12%
Society
8%
Morality
8%
Ideas
4%
Obsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · 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 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 5 · 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

Melancholic
5
Tense
4
Dread
3
Contemplative
3
Cold
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Jean-Claude Brisseau's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Fandor (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jean-Claude Brisseau'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

25 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Des Jeunes Femmes Disparaissent - Origine et Fabrication (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Tempting Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • Des jeunes femmes disparaissent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • The Girl from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Michel Deviliers

  • À l'aventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Exterminating Angels(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Secret Things(2002)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Workers for the Good Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Delegated Producer · Writer

  • L'ange noir(1994)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as A guest at the meal (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Céline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Lettre d'un cinéaste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • White Wedding(1989)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Sound and Fury(1988)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle(1987)

    as 2e Passant

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Brutal Game(1983)

    Director · Writer · as L'Homme sur le Quai de Gare (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Interchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer

  • Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Screenplay · as Neighbor (uncredited)

  • Médiumnité(1978)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Life the Way It Is (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Writer

  • La Croisée des chemins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · Sound · as Father

  • Des jeunes femmes disparaissent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Des jeunes femmes disparaissent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Death in the Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • The Afternoon of a Bored Young Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer · as Young man

  • On Sunday Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Writer · as (voice)

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 1967 to 2018.

Biggest box office

Secret Things (2002)

$234K worldwide

Highest rated

Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (1987)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

White Wedding (1989)

Film career

  • 1983Screen debut· A Brutal Game
  • 2013First top-billed film· The Girl from Nowhere

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting11 of 25: 1 only acting, 10 with another roleDirecting24 of 25: 5 only directing, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thWriting18 of 25: 0 only writing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing7 of 25: 0 only producing, 7 with another roleCinematography1 of 25: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing3 of 25: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 25: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

25 titles, 19 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

1960s3 · 3 acting · 3 crew1970s5 · 2 acting · 5 crew1980s6 · 3 acting · 5 crew1990s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2000s4 · crew2010s4 · 2 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 20% of 5 roles

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.

How do Jean-Claude Brisseau's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, writer

The Exterminating Angels (2006)

57th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (1987)

Midcredits 94th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 43/100 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.

Is Jean-Claude Brisseau's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Jean-Claude Brisseau work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jean-Claude Brisseau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; María Luisa García shares the most, 8.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers