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Sabine Lancelin

Cinematographer · Born December 22, 1959 (66) · Leopoldville, Belgian Congo [now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo]

Born
December 22, 1959 (66)
From
Leopoldville, Belgian Congo [now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo]
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
13 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Sabine Lancelin's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
33%
Bonds
25%
Power
15%
Survival
12%
Morality
8%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 9 · 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 8 · Even-paced 3 · 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 5 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Romantic
3
Absurd
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Sabine Lancelin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MUBI (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sabine Lancelin'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, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Assistant Director of Photography

  • We Are on Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Made in Bangladesh(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Our Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Not on My Watch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • 4 Days in France(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • La Loi de Christophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Sugarcane Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • L'autre vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Camera Operator

  • Demi-soeur(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • De l'usage du sex toy en temps de crise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • As If We Were Catching a Cobra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Screening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Carmen(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Strange Case of Angelica(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Ao: The Last Hunter(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The King of Escape(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Christopher Columbus, The Enigma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Belhorizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Belle toujours(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • The Fifth Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Tomorrow We Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • A Falha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Like An Airplane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • I'm Going Home(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Black Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • The Captive(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Sombre(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bésame mucho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Ship of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Sept en attente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Boyfriends and Girlfriends(1987)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1987 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Ao: The Last Hunter (2010)

$1.7M worldwide

Highest rated

I'm Going Home (2001)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Ao: The Last Hunter (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography35 of 37: 35 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew2 of 37: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s15 · 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 Sabine Lancelin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · cinematographer

Sombre (1998)

62nd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

I'm Going Home (2001)

Midcredits 78th · 63% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 73/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Sabine Lancelin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sabine Lancelin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Manoel de Oliveira shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers