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Sébastien Buchmann

Sébastien Buchmann

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
14 on Motif · 63 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 29% in 30 days

What are Sébastien Buchmann's films like?

Across their 13 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Motif score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Motif score: 19th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
36%
Bonds
25%
Survival
18%
Power
7%
Ideas
7%
Morality
7%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 4 · 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 6 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Warm
5
Tense
4
Contemplative
4
Dread
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Sébastien Buchmann's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sébastien Buchmann's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

63 credits, 14 with a Motif page.

  • Ari (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • The Seduction(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Rue du Conservatoire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Camera Operator

  • Being Maria(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Big Kids (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • COOL (News from Belarus) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • My Dear Spies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Le Parfum Vert(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Don Juan(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Passengers of the Night(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Petite Solange(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Malmousque by the Sea (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • We are Red Star (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Camera Operator

  • L'homme qui part (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • James Tissot: L'étoffe d'un peintre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Alice and the Mayor(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cavatine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Les comètes(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Amanda(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • No Man Is an Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Vitalium, Valentine ! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • The Apple of My Eye (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Le Ramage et le Plumage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • I Am Not a Swan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • The Great Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • This Summer Feeling(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Watershed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Grace of Monaco(2014)

    Additional Camera

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Animal Serenade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Just Love! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Electra, for Instance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Camera Operator

  • Hand in Hand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Cap Nord (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer · Actor

  • Lads & Jockeys(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Declaration of War(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Destructions (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Memory Lane (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • La République (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Time of the Gifts (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Montparnasse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • The Queen of Hearts (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • I Did Not Die (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Avant que tu reviennes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Le Gros Lucas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Adieu la rue des radiateurs – Nina (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Le Jour où Ségolène a gagné (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Little Red Riding Hood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Guillaume et les sortilèges (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Salut Vladimir ! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Primrose Hill (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Octobre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer · Actor

  • Horezon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Le Dieu Saturne (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Mystification ou L'histoire des portraits (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • L'Étonnement (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • The Adolescent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • L'enchanteur(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Foul Play (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Assistant Camera

  • Loin du front (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Je n'en ferai pas un drame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Bristol (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Emma Doucet (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Le Retour au pays de l’enfance (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles, 58 of them dated from 1996 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Declaration of War (2011)

$7.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Amanda (2018)

Motif 82nd

Most popular right now

The Seduction (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 61: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleCinematography55 of 61: 53 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Motif score55thOther crew5 of 61: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2000s17 · 1 acting · 17 crew2010s23 · 1 acting · 23 crew2020s15 · crew

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Sébastien Buchmann's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 62nd percentile, the median of the 12 of 13 with a score; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Motif score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · cinematographer

L'enchanteur (2000)

86th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Amanda (2018)

Motif 82nd · 70% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 73/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 61. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Sébastien Buchmann work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sébastien Buchmann's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Benjamin Esdraffo shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers