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Agnès Guillemot

Editor · Died December 17, 2005, aged 74 · Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Agnès Guillemot was renowned for her collaboration with the Nouvelle Vague directors, having worked on numerous films with both Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. She edited sixteen films for Godard, beginning with Une femme est une femme, followed by Contempt, Alphaville, Bande à part , Masculin Féminin, Vivre Sa Vie, Weekend, etc. In some cases, she was the sole editor; on others, she worked either with Françoise Collin, Lila Lakshmanan, Dahlia Ezove, Lila Herman, Marguerite Renoir, or Delphine Desfons. During that same period, Guillemot edited four films for Truffaut, including L’enfant sauvage/The Wild Child and Baisers volés/Stolen Kisses. In the late 1970’s she edited five films for Jean-Charles Tacchella, including Cousin cousine and Il y a longtemps que je t’aime. In the 1990’s she was the editor of three films for Catherine Breillat (Sale comme un ange/Dirty Like an Angel, Romance and Parfait amour!/Perfect Love.) Guillemot also edited films for several other women directors, including Nicole Garcia, Catherine Corsini, Francesca Comencini and Paula Delsol. “Editing has one marvelous thing—you are alone with the material and you listen. I use many metaphors, metaphors you use when talking about painters and sculptors. They look at a landscape, a stone; the stone inspires them to do this or that. Editing is the same. The material is given by somebody else, but I listen to it afresh. I do not try to make it mine, I try to produce what it can do. The object is inside—it must be made to come out. It is exactly this—I listen, I look a long time with all my being and I extract what the director wants.” —Agnès Guillemot interviewed in “Fine Cuts: The Art of European Film Editing” by Roger Crittenden.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 3, 1931
Died
December 17, 2005 (aged 74)
From
Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Works as
Editor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 53 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 10% in 30 days

What are Agnès Guillemot's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd 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
Self
30%
Power
22%
Bonds
20%
Morality
11%
Ideas
8%
Society
6%
Survival
3%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 5 · Wry 6 · Earnest 10

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 11 · Intense 5

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3

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 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 7

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 11

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Contemplative
10
Melancholic
9
Absurd
7
Joyful
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Thought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous9

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 Agnès Guillemot's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Agnès Guillemot'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, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Wild Palms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Romance(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Love(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Mémoires d'un jeune con (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

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

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  • Le fils préféré (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

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  • Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

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

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  • Dirty Like an Angel(1991)

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    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Every Other Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

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  • La lumière du lac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

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  • La Brute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

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  • Staircase C (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

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  • Dangerous Moves(1984)

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    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Trip to Deauville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

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  • Invitation to Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

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

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

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  • Croque la vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

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  • A Story of No Importance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

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  • Silver Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

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  • Blue Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

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  • A Guy Like Me Should Never Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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  • Cousin, Cousine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

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  • L'Éducation sentimentale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 5 episodes · Editor

  • Bed & Board(1970)

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    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Wild Child(1970)

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    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Mississippi Mermaid(1969)

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    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Les Gauloises bleues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • Love and Anger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

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  • Stolen Kisses(1968)

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    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Truce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

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  • Weekend(1967)

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    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Chinese(1967)

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    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

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  • The Oldest Profession(1967)

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    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Made in U.S.A(1966)

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    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Masculine Feminine(1966)

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    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Alphaville(1965)

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    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Married Woman(1964)

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    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Drifting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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  • Le Grand Escroc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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  • The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers(1964)

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    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Band of Outsiders(1964)

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    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Contempt(1963)

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    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Carabineers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • Ro.Go.Pa.G.(1963)

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    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Le Petit Soldat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

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  • My Life to Live(1962)

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    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Woman Is a Woman(1961)

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    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Black Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • An Overcooked Steak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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  • Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles from 1951 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Dangerous Moves (1984)

$2.5M worldwide

Highest rated

My Life to Live (1962)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Stolen Kisses (1968)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing53 of 53: 53 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score82nd

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s25 · crew1970s7 · crew1980s10 · crew1990s9 · crew2020s1 · 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 Agnès Guillemot's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 21; across their 21 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 21

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · editor

Romance (1999)

56th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

My Life to Live (1962)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 51, detractors 27. 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 Agnès Guillemot's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, 4 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles20–66 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles33–54 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles32–42 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles15–61 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all 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 Agnès Guillemot work with?

People who share at least 2 of Agnès Guillemot's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-Luc Godard shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles