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Marion Hänsel

Producer and writer · Died June 8, 2020, aged 71 · Marseille, Bouches du Rhône, France

Marion Hänsel (née Ackermann; 12 February 1949 - 8 June 2020) was a French-born Belgian film director, producer, actress and screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 12, 1949
Died
June 8, 2020 (aged 71)
From
Marseille, Bouches du Rhône, France
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 38 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Marion Hänsel's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
24%
Society
21%
Self
19%
Morality
15%
Survival
10%
Power
8%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 7 · 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 7 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Tense
6
Contemplative
4
Warm
1
Hopeful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Marion Hänsel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marion Hänsel'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

38 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Whaler Boy(2020)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Voyages of Matisse, Chasing Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Co-Producer

  • There Was a Little Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer · as voice

  • Zagros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Co-Producer

  • Upstream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Atlantic.(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Elephant's Dream(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Diego Star(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • La tendresse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Black Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • Cirkus Columbia(2010)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Sounds of Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Hell(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Gilles' Wife(2004)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • 25 degrés en hiver(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Jane Birkin... Mother of All Babes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Thanks

  • Clouds: Letters to My Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • No Man's Land(2001)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Come Undone(2000)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Quarry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Delegated Producer · Screenplay

  • Between Heaven and Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • Hostel Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Blueberry Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Associate Producer

  • Il maestro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • The Cruel Embrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Producer · Scenario Writer · Screenplay

  • Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Mauvaises réponses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer · Actor

  • The Silent Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Producer

  • Le Lit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Screenplay · as Tilly

  • Pol. Bru. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • The Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Julienne

  • One Sings, the Other Doesn't(1977)

    as Pregnant Tightrope Walker

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Equilibres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Berthe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as La servante

  • Greetings and a Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Lerares Frans

  • Palaver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Village girl

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles from 1970 to 2020.

Biggest box office

No Man's Land (2001)

$4.9M worldwide

Highest rated

No Man's Land (2001)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 36: 6 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting14 of 36: 1 only directing, 13 with another roleWriting14 of 36: 1 only writing, 13 with another roleProducing21 of 36: 13 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew1 of 36: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

36 titles, 14 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1970s6 · 5 acting · 1 crew1980s8 · 3 acting · 7 crew1990s4 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s7 · 1 acting · 7 crew2020s3 · 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 Marion Hänsel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7

Shape of the crowd

None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 10 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser10

Most loved · producer

No Man's Land (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 55/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Marion Hänsel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marion Hänsel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danis Tanovic shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers