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Brigitte Roüan

Brigitte Roüan

Actor, also director and writer · Born September 28, 1946 (80) · Toulon, Var, France

Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress. Rouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946. She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal. At age 12, she left for convent school in Paris. Her acting career began at age 21, on the stage. Her performance lead the way to small film roles for directors including Alain Resnais, Jacques Rivette, and Bertrand Tavernier. Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled Grosse. It won a César Award in 1986. She would become a feature film director with Overseas (1990), which won the Critics' Week award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. She co-starred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to portray sisters in colonial North Africa during the 1950s. The now actor-director would continue in roles, including one in Olivier, Olivier (1991) for Polish director Agnieszka Holland. Rouan's 1997 film Post Coitum, Animal Triste garnered attention for its depiction of an affair between a middle-aged woman (played by Rouan herself) and a younger man. The film was a success in its native country and received strong notices in America, where it screened at the New York Film Festival before playing to arthouse crowds. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. In 1998, she was a member of the jury at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. Source: Article "Brigitte Roüan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
September 28, 1946 (80)
From
Toulon, Var, France
Works as
Actor, also director and writer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 79 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 36% in 30 days

What are Brigitte Roüan's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
33%
Self
31%
Society
14%
Survival
11%
Ideas
7%
Morality
2%
Power
2%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Tense
4
Absurd
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Brigitte Roüan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brigitte Roüan'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

79 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Meet the Barbarians(2024)

    as Jacqueline Moulin

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Forever Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Philippine

  • Intérieur Jour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Liv

  • The Man in the Hat(2020)

    as Hotel Manager

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Into the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Francesca

  • Andy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Claire

  • My Polish Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Irène Breiman

  • We Need Your Vote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jacqueline Prenois

  • Guy(2018)

    as Gauthier's Mother

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Troubleshooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Antoinette Dagostino

  • Train de vies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Isa Lemoine

  • When Margaux Meets Margaux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Margaux's mother

  • Based on a True Story(2017)

    as The Documentalist

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Just to Be Sure(2017)

    as La détective

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Going to Brazil(2016)

    as Madame la consule

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Love Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eliane

  • From the Land of the Moon(2016)

    as Adéle

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Two Birds, One Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Amel Brehli

  • Love at First Fight(2014)

    as Hélène Labrède

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Ultimate Accessory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Martine

  • Demi-soeur(2013)

    as Veronique

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Greek Type of Problem(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Second Chance(2010)

    as Lydie, la mère de Joanna

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Clem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Evelyne Carbonnier

  • Made in Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Marie Elizabeth

  • Love Songs(2007)

    as Julie's Mother

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Juana Had Hair of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Hotel owner

  • Venus & Apollo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ingrid

  • Housewarming(2005)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Tout le plaisir est pour moi(2004)

    as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Totally Nuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Receptionniste

  • Time of the Wolf(2003)

    as Béa

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • L'Aîné des Ferchaux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mireille Bosson

  • Her Mother, the Whore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer · as Catherine

  • All About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Social worker

  • Inséparables(1999)

    as Martine

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • À mort la mort ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Josiane

  • Venus Beauty Institute(1999)

    as Madame Marianne

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Baby Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Véronique Troney

  • Why Not Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Josepha Degère

  • Marie from the Bay of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Paule

  • After Sex(1997)

    Director · Writer · as Diane Clovier

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Silence of Rak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Woman at cafe

  • The Lambs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Mother

  • Je m'appelle Régine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Madame Klein

  • L'éducatrice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Marcelle

  • Corps inflammables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Juliette's mother

  • The Little Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Christina

  • Jeanne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Victoire

  • The Honour of the Tribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Suzanne, la folle

  • Olivier, Olivier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Elisabeth Duval

  • Railway Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Jeanne

  • Overseas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Malène

  • Out 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Miss Blandish

  • Guys in the Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Christiane

  • Quand je serai jeune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Brigitte

  • Charlie Dingo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Marie-Mécanique

  • The Little Coquette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Marie-Thérèse 'Biche'

  • The Murderous Months of April (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Clara Haiek

  • Double Gentlemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Francis' wife

  • Follow My Gaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as La sourde muette

  • Jeu, set et match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as Claire

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

    Director · as Constance

  • Les Capricieux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Grain of Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Catherine

  • Ladies' Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Marjolaine

  • My American Uncle(1980)

    as Janine's Friend

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Bit Between the Teeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as La photographe

  • Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Françoise, Maurice's wife

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

    Actor

  • Tomorrow's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Suzanne

  • Police Commissioner Moulin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Joëlle Lévêque

  • Henry James Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy

  • The Golden Mass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Rose

  • Let Joy Reign Supreme(1975)

    as The prostitute

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Ce que savait Morgan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Amy

  • le 16 a Kerbriant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Françoise Martoret, la fille du maire

  • Out 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 8 episodes · as Miss Blandish

  • Ma chair et mon sang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles, 78 of them dated from 1971 to 2024; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Second Chance (2010)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Love Songs (2007)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Based on a True Story (2017)

Film career

19712024

Peak 2017 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting77 of 79: 73 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting6 of 79: 0 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting5 of 79: 0 only writing, 5 with another role

79 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s11 · acting1980s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew1990s19 · 19 acting · 2 crew2000s11 · 10 acting · 2 crew2010s19 · 18 acting · 1 crew2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 24 roles
759515

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.

How do Brigitte Roüan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · director, writer

A Greek Type of Problem (2012)

59th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

My American Uncle (1980)

Midcredits 93rd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. 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 Brigitte Roüan's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Brigitte Roüan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brigitte Roüan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicole Garcia shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles