Jean-Paul Civeyrac (born 24 December 1964) is a French director whose films are usually characterized by close attention to music and actors' bodies. He has adapted a French novel by Anne Wiazemsky, Hymnes à l’amour, with the title All the fine promises (2003). This movie was awarded by The Prix Jean Vigo 2003. Jean-Paul Civeyrac is professor at the French school, La Femis, and graduated from the University Lyon III (philosophy). Jean-Paul Civeyrac has discovered many young talents: Camille Berthomier in À travers la forêt, Valérie Crunchant in All the fine promises, Lucia Sanchez in Les solitaires, Renaud Bécard in Man's Gentle Love His movie À travers la forêt was presented at Festival Paris Cinéma (2 July 2005) and at Toronto International Film Festival 2005 September. In his survey of contemporary French cinema, Tim Palmer discusses Civeyrac's career in the context of his teaching at the major French film school, la Fémis; Civeyrac's status as an "applied cinephile" in which he carefully cites and revives the aesthetics of historical filmmakers like Mizoguchi and Cocteau; his neglected situation outside France; and his position as a remarkably uncompromising director, whose films often refuse to differentiate between fantasy and diegetic reality. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean-Paul Civeyrac, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 24, 1964 (61)
- Firminy - France
- Director and writer
- 3 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Jean-Paul Civeyrac's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
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 Jean-Paul Civeyrac's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jean-Paul Civeyrac's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
19 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
A Woman(2022)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
A Paris Education(2018)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all filmsTraverser la montagne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
A Day of Blues at Elena's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
My Friend Victoria(2014)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
An Hour with Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Françoise in Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Louise, Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Young Girls in Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Malika is Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Mon Prince Charmant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Through the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Sadness Beautiful Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
All the Fine Promises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Fantômes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Man's Gentle Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Lonely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Neither Eve Nor Adam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Life According to Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1991 to 2022.
How do Jean-Paul Civeyrac's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 30/100 in their films, across 3 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 Jean-Paul Civeyrac work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jean-Paul Civeyrac's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pierre-Hubert Martin shares the most, 2.
Cinematographers and editors
- Pierre-Hubert MartinShared titles: A Woman (2022), A Paris Education (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Pierre-Hubert Martin
- Louise NarboniShared titles: A Paris Education (2018), My Friend Victoria (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Louise Narboni
Producers
- Frédéric NiedermayerShared titles: A Woman (2022), A Paris Education (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Frédéric Niedermayer
