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Alex Joffé

Alex Joffé

Writer and director · Died August 18, 1995, aged 76 · Alexandria, Egypt

Alex Joffé (18 November 1918 – 18 August 1995) was a French film director and screenwriter, known for Les cracks (1968), Fortunat (1960) and La grosse caisse (1965). He was the father of the director Arthur Joffé, as well as Marion (born 1952) and Nina (born 1956). Alex Joffé was born on 18 November 1918 in Alexandria, Egypt, as Alexandre Joffé. He was married to Renée Asseo. on his mother's side, he is related to author and journalist Salomon Malka, the biographer of Emmanuel Lévinas and Franz Rosenzweig, and theatre professor, director and playwright Avraham Oz. He died on 18 August 1995 in Paris. Source: Article "Alex Joffé" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 18, 1918
Died
August 18, 1995 (aged 76)
From
Alexandria, Egypt
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 24 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 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are Alex Joffé's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Morality
27%
Bonds
18%
Power
12%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 3

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
4
Absurd
3
Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Tragic2

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 Alex Joffé's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Joffé'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

24 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Paradise Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Les cracks(1968)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Big Swag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Adaptation · Dialogue · Writer · as Traveler on the Quai de la Rapée (uncredited)

  • Impossible on Saturday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Les Culottes rouges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Busybody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Shoot the Piano Player(1960)

    as Passerby

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Fortunate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The 400 Blows(1959)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Riff Raff Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • A Bomb for a Dictator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Screenplay

  • A Girl in a Pocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Camping goods seller

  • Every Second Counts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director · Producer · Scenario Writer

  • The Hussars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Lettre ouverte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Story

  • Nous irons à Monte Carlo(1951)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Without Leaving an Address(1951)

    Adaptation · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • El mago(1949)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • El supersabio(1948)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Six heures à perdre(1947)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Murderer Is Not Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Writer

  • Adieu... Chérie(1946)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Devil's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1946 to 1986.

Most popular right now

Adieu... Chérie (1946)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 24: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting12 of 24: 4 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting16 of 24: 8 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thProducing1 of 24: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 24: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

24 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1940s6 · crew1950s10 · 1 acting · 9 crew1960s7 · 2 acting · 6 crew1980s1 · acting

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 Alex Joffé's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, writer

Six heures à perdre (1947)

67th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 48, detractors 25. 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 Alex Joffé work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alex Joffé's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Miguel M. Delgado shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers