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Noémie Lvovsky

Noémie Lvovsky

Actor, writer and director · Born December 14, 1964 (61) · Paris, France

2 Cannes awards · Venice award nominee

Noémie Lvovsky (born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress. Lvovsky was born in Paris in 1964, the daughter of Jewish parents who emigrated from Ukraine to flee pogroms. She studied cinema at La Fémis in Paris, notably a contemporary of Arnaud Desplechin, with whom she often collaborates. Her first two films cast Emmanuelle Devos, who was then at the beginning of her career. She is the actress with most nominations for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, with six nominations: in 2002 for My Wife Is an Actress, in 2006 for Backstage, in 2008 for Actrices, in 2010 for The French Kissers, in 2012 for House of Pleasures and in 2016 for Summertime. Her film Sentiments was nominated for the César Award for Best Film in 2004. Her film Camille redouble was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix SACD. She was named as one of the jury members for the Cinéfondation and short film sections of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Source: Article "Noémie Lvovsky" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
December 14, 1964 (61)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor, writer and director
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 91 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Noémie Lvovsky's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy26 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
35%
Self
32%
Society
10%
Power
8%
Morality
6%
Survival
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds19 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 43 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 32 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 14 · Charged 27 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 23 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 6

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 28 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 13 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 18 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 18
Threshold guardian
3 of 18
Mentor
3 of 18
Shadow
2 of 18
Hero
1 of 18
Shapeshifter
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
20
Melancholic
22
Tense
12
Joyful
10
Bittersweet
10
Other
36

How their films linger

Bittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical1

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 Noémie Lvovsky's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Noémie Lvovsky'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

91 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Shana(2026)

    as Yolande

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • It's All Good(2026)

    as Sylvaine

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Saillie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Love Letters(2025)

    as Marguerite

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Duse(2025)

    as Sarah Bernhardt

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Reformed(2025)

    Show as Perle

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Les Boules de Noël (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Nicole

  • Christmas Carole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Carole Lamarre

  • Nice Girls(2024)

    as Hernandez

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Medium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Barbara

  • Juliette in Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Nathalie

  • Bis Repetita(2024)

    as Christine

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Madame de Sévigné(2023)

    as Madame de La Fayette

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • No Love Lost(2023)

    as The Mayor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Mamina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Rosa

  • Sambre(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Arlette Caruso

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Jeanne du Barry(2023)

    as La Comtesse de Noailles

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Great Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer · as Zaïra

  • The (In)Famous Youssef Salem(2022)

    as Lise

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Scarlet(2022)

    as Madame Adeline

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Forever Young(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Nobody's Hero(2022)

    as Isadora

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Little Nicholas' Treasure(2021)

    as Mrs. Bouillaguet

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Patricia

  • The End of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Chantal

  • Teddy(2020)

    as Ghislaine

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Si tu vois ma mère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Monique

  • How to Be a Good Wife(2020)

    as Marie-Therese

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Working Girls(2020)

    as Dominique

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Play(2019)

    as La mère de Max

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Father & Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Magalie

  • Invisibles(2018)

    as Hélène, volunteer at l'Envol

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Les Impatientes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Maude Girard

  • One Nation, One King(2018)

    as Solange

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Summer House(2018)

    Screenplay · as Nathalie

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Based on a True Story(2017)

    as The Exhibition Curator

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow and Thereafter(2017)

    Director · Screenplay · as La mère

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Willy 1er(2016)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Rosalie Blum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Rosalie Blum

  • Chocolat(2016)

    as Yvonne Delvaux

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Adaptation

  • Summertime(2015)

    as Monique

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Sweet Escape(2015)

    as Mrs. Pirchtate, the neighbor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Les Jours venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as La Productrise

  • French Dolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sam

  • My Old Lady(2014)

    as Dr. Florence Horowitz

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Fool Circle(2014)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Week-ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sylvette

  • Jacky in the Kingdom of Women(2014)

    as Tata

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • A Castle in Italy(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Chez nous c'est trois ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jeanne Millet

  • Camille Rewinds(2012)

    Director · Screenplay · as Camille Vaillant

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Granny's Funeral(2012)

    as La pleureuse

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Coming Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sabine Faroult

  • Farewell, My Queen(2012)

    as Henriette Genest dite Madame Campan

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • House of Tolerance(2011)

    as Marie-France

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Skylab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Aunt Monique

  • Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Edith Marécaux

  • 17 Girls(2011)

    as School Nurse

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Free Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Rita

  • Copacabana(2010)

    as Suzanne

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Very Very Beautiful Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Madame Adelaïde

  • Bus Palladium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Psy militaire

  • Man’s Best Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Chantal

  • À deux c'est plus facile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Coco(2009)

    as Brigitte

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The French Kissers(2009)

    as La mère d'Hervé

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Simple Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Nastasie - la soeur de Félicité

  • Actresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer · as Nathalie

  • Faut que ça danse!(2007)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Big Apartment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Charlotte Falingard

  • School for All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Krikorian

  • Backstage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Juliette

  • L'un reste, l'autre part(2005)

    as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Kings & Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Elizabeth

  • France Boutique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Monique

  • Feelings(2003)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Il est plus facile pour un chameau...(2003)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • If I Were a Rich Man(2002)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • My Wife Is an Actress(2001)

    as Nathalie

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Life Doesn't Scare Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Writer

  • Little Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Writer

  • Clubbed to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer

  • The Phantom Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer

  • Forget Me(1994)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Adaptation · Casting

  • Les cinéphiles 2 : Eric a disparu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Noémie

  • Tell Me Yes, Tell Me No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Writer

  • Palais de Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Thanks

  • Quasimodo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Vivre avec nos Morts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Perle

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 90 titles, 88 of them dated from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Coco (2009)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

Play (2019)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

House of Tolerance (2011)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19862026

Peak 2011 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 13 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting76 of 90: 71 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stDirecting9 of 90: 1 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stWriting17 of 90: 6 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew2 of 90: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

90 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew1990s6 · crew2000s16 · 13 acting · 4 crew2010s35 · 33 acting · 5 crew2020s28 · 27 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 8% of 53 roles
0106111621

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major awards from 4 major nominations, 2000–2012.

WinNomination
  1. 2012
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated
  2. 2003
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  3. 2000
    • Cannes award, won · French Cineaste of the Year

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Noémie Lvovsky's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 46; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 48 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed16
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · director, writer

Forget Me (1994)

56th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Play (2019)

Midcredits 87th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 52. 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.

Is Noémie Lvovsky's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles26–73 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Noémie Lvovsky work with?

People who share at least 2 of Noémie Lvovsky's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Valeria Bruni Tedeschi shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles