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Jean Douchet

Jean Douchet

Actor · Died November 22, 2019, aged 90 · Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France

Jean Douchet (January 19, 1929 – November 22, 2019) was a French film director, historian, film critic and teacher who began his career in the early 1950s at Gazette du Cinéma and Cahiers du cinema with members of the future French New Wave. As a journalist Douchet wrote extensively about New Wave filmmakers, as well as such directors as Alfred Hitchcock, F. W. Murnau, Kenji Mizoguchi, Vincente Minnelli, Akira Kurosawa, Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Daniel Pollet. He enabled Serge Daney to begin working for Cahiers. He also acted in small roles for such directors as Godard, Rohmer, François Truffaut, Jean Eustache, Jacques Rivette, Jean Pierre Lefebvre and François Ozon. He taught at the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques and his students included Ozon, Émilie Deleuze and Xavier Beauvois. He was also involved with the Cinémathèque Française and regularly hosts screenings and events. For the Cinémathèque's 2010 tribute to the then recently deceased Éric Rohmer he made the documentary Claude et Éric, an interview with Claude Chabrol about Rohmer's early days at Cahiers du cinema. On November 22, 2019, the Cinémathèque Française announced that Jean Douchet had died at age 90. Source: Article "Jean Douchet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 19, 1929
Died
November 22, 2019 (aged 90)
From
Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 55 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 27Up 55% in 30 days

What are Jean Douchet's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st 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
Bonds
32%
Self
28%
Society
15%
Power
9%
Survival
6%
Ideas
5%
Morality
5%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · 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 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · 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 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 0 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Melancholic
3
Absurd
2
Dread
1
Joyful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Douchet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jean Douchet'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

55 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • "Heat" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • "Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • "Pierrot le Fou" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • HHH par 5 : Une analyse de Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • "Blackhat" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • "Carlito's Way" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • "Body Double" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Elle(2016)

    as Party Guest

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • "Three's a Crowd" par Jean Douchet - décembre 2015 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • "Three's a Crowd" par Jean Douchet - mars 2015 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • "Persona" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • "Manhunter" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • "The Lightship" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • "4:44 Last Day of Earth" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • "Matins calmes à Séoul" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • "Spring Breakers" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • "Faust" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • "Viaggio in Italia" par Jean Douchet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • À bicyclette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Gardens in Autumn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Le père de l'huissier

  • Une histoire de la Nouvelle Vague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Actor

  • Witnesses to a Film Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Seuls sont les indomptés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Lui-même

  • The Spousals of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Bardamu

  • Sitcom(1998)

    as Psychotherapist

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • La serva amorosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • God's Comedy(1995)

    as Antoine Doinel

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Don't Forget You're Going to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Jean-Paul

  • Queen Margot(1994)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Éric Rohmer, preuves à l’appui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · as Self - Interviewer

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

    as Christian, boss of the pharmacy

  • Titus-Carmel, un profil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • A Brutal Game(1983)

    as Le Professeur Marchal

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Employment Offer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Le directeur

  • Cinématon VII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as N°66

  • Cinématon(1984)

    as N°66

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Ciné regards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • En répétant Perceval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Writer

  • A Dirty Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Le vieux pays où Rimbaud est mort(1977)

    as The Politician

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Henry James Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Adventures of Sylvia Couski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Celine and Julie Go Boating(1974)

    as M'sieur Dede

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Mother and the Whore(1973)

    as Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • La jeune femme et la mort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Et crac…! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Writer

  • Postface à Tire-au-Flanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Alexandre Astruc, l'ascendant taureau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Place de l'Étoile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as A client (uncredited)

  • Six in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Writer · as A Client (segment "Place de l'Etoile") (uncredited)

  • Saint-Germain-des-Prés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Le mannequin de Belleville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Les Bonnes Femmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Customer (uncredited)

  • Breathless(1960)

    as A Journalist (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The 400 Blows(1959)

    as L'amant de Gilberte (non crédité)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles from 1959 to 2018; peak year 1960.

Biggest box office

The Mother and the Whore (1973)

$47K worldwide

Highest rated

The Mother and the Whore (1973)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

19592018

Peak 1960 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting42 of 55: 40 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score88thDirecting15 of 55: 10 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting4 of 55: 0 only writing, 4 with another role

55 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s9 · 4 acting · 6 crew1970s10 · 7 acting · 3 crew1980s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew1990s8 · 6 acting · 2 crew2000s5 · 3 acting · 3 crew2010s18 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 9 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 Douchet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Cinématon (1984)

88th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The 400 Blows (1959)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 36. 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 Jean Douchet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jean Douchet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean Eustache shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers