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Babette Mangolte

Babette Mangolte

Cinematographer and actor

Babette Mangolte is a French cinematographer, film director, and photographer who has lived and worked in the United States since 1970. She is best known for her work with film director Chantal Akerman.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Cinematographer and actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 50% in 30 days

What are Babette Mangolte's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Genres

Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th 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
Society
42%
Ideas
26%
Self
18%
Bonds
11%
Power
3%
Isolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Cold
2
Melancholic
2
Tense
1
Warm
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 Babette Mangolte's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Babette Mangolte'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

49 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • Je, Nous, I or Eye, Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Edward Krasinski's Studio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Staging "Lateral Pass" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Roof Piece on the High Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Seven Easy Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • A Film Portrait of Richard Serra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • The Interview (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • The Models of 'Pickpocket' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Four Pieces by Morris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • My Crasy Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Simone Weil Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Voice

  • Visible Cities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Producer

  • On Tour with Pina Bausch(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Routine Pleasures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Home Movies 1971-81 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Hotel New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • The Gold Diggers(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Sky on Location (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • New York Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cold Eye (My Darling, Be Careful) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • There? Where? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Actor

  • Sigmund Freud's Dora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Cinématon IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as N°31

  • Cinématon(1984)

    as N°31

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Cinématon n°30 : Deke Dusinberre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Camera Operator

  • Water Motor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

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

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • The Camera: Je or La Caméra: I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • Hotel Monterey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • News from Home(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Kristina Talking Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • (Now) or Maintenant Entre Parenthèses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • What Maisie Knew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • A Street Harassment Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Camera Operator

  • Film About a Woman Who… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • 'Rameau's Nephew' by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen (1974)(1974)

    Cinematographer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Surprise Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Camera Operator

  • Hanging Out Yonkers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Calico Mingling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Lives of Performers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • La chambre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

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

    Actor

  • Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Camera Operator

  • Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Assistant Camera

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles from 1968 to 2020.

Biggest box office

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

$43K worldwide

Highest rated

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 49: 5 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting18 of 49: 9 only directing, 9 with another roleWriting3 of 49: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing4 of 49: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleCinematography28 of 49: 16 only cinematography, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stEditing8 of 49: 0 only editing, 8 with another roleOther crew5 of 49: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

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

By decade

1960s2 · crew1970s23 · 5 acting · 20 crew1980s11 · 2 acting · 10 crew1990s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2000s4 · crew2010s4 · 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 Babette Mangolte's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Cinématon (1984)

88th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

Midcredits 92nd · 74% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 80/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 47. 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 Babette Mangolte work with?

People who share at least 2 of Babette Mangolte's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chantal Akerman shares the most, 4.

Directors

Producers