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Alain Dessauvage

Alain Dessauvage

Editor · Born December 31, 1973 (52) · Roeselare, Belgium

Alain Dessauvage was born on 31 December 1973 in Roeselare, Belgium. He is an editor, known for Close (2022), Small Things Like These (2024) and Girl (2018).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 31, 1973 (52)
From
Roeselare, Belgium
Works as
Editor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 47% in 30 days

What are Alain Dessauvage's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Documentary 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
Survival
22%
Bonds
19%
Self
17%
Society
16%
Morality
12%
Ideas
10%
Power
4%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDisplacement2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 10

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · 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 12 · 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 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 13

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
5
Dread
4
Romantic
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Haunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Alain Dessauvage's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alain Dessauvage'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

53 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Coward(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Mariinka(2026)

    Editor · Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Skateboarding Is Not for Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Editor

  • L'île de la Demoiselle(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Mexico 86 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Small Things Like These(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Draw for Change: Tree of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • The Very Tired Man and the Woman Who Passionately Adored Bonsai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Close(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • La civil(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Our Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Editor

  • The Silencing(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Moffie(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Cleo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • Patrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • Girl(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Day the Dogs Disappeared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • Racer and the Jailbird(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Flemish Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Vincent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Couple in a Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • The Land of the Enlightened (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editorial Consultant

  • The Ardennes(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Marry Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • The Sky Above Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Love is the Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Bad Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Dura Lex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • The Resurrection of a Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Brasserie Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Offline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Las Meninas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Comrade Kim Goes Flying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • De Vijfhoek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

  • Bullhead(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Frits and Freddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Adem(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Na Wewe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editorial Consultant

  • Nighthawks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Code 37 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

  • Limo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Moscow, Belgium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Editor

  • De Zondvloed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Tanghi Argentini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Russian Dolls: Sex Trade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 20 episodes · Editor

  • Carlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor

  • Team Spirit: De serie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · Editor

  • Gridlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Oh My God?! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Thread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • The Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles, 52 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Small Things Like These (2024)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Close (2022)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Small Things Like These (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing51 of 53: 51 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stOther crew2 of 53: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s12 · crew2010s25 · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Alain Dessauvage's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 10 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most loved · editor

Close (2022)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Alain Dessauvage's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles21–63 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles9–58 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles9–66 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles49–59 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Alain Dessauvage work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alain Dessauvage's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank van den Eeden shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers