Françoise Sagan, born Françoise Quoirez, was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. She is best-known novel for her first novel "Bonjour Tristesse" (1954), written when she was a teenager.
Biography from TMDB.
- June 21, 1935
- September 24, 2004 (aged 69)
- Cajarc, Lot, France
- Writer
- 6 on Motif · 26 credits in all
What are Françoise Sagan's films like?
Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- 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 Françoise Sagan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Françoise Sagan's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
26 credits, 6 with a Motif page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Bonjour Tristesse(2024)
Motif score: 36th percentile of all films
Château en Suède (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
Château en Suède (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Evasions (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
Le coup du sort (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Bonjour Tristesse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
A Still Storm (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
La Femme fardée (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)
L'Excès contraire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)
Engagements of the Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
Encore un hiver (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
The Borgia, or the Golden Blood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)
The Blue Ferris (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)
A Few Hours of Sunlight(1971)
Motif score: 14th percentile of all films
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
In einem Monat, in einem Jahr (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Heartbeat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)
Ein Schloß in Schweden (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)
Nutty, Naughty Chateau (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
Bluebeard(1963)
Motif score: 56th percentile of all films
Goodbye Again(1961)
Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films
Shadows of Adultery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
Playtime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
Testament of Orpheus(1960)
Motif score: 87th percentile of all films
A Certain Smile (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
Bonjour Tristesse(1958)
Motif score: 76th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 26 titles from 1958 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Bonjour Tristesse (2024)
Highest rated
Goodbye Again (1961)
Most popular right now
Bluebeard (1963)
Film career
- 1960Screen debut· Testament of Orpheus
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for a Cannes award in 1979.
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 Françoise Sagan's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Françoise Sagan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Françoise Sagan's Motif titles; Georges Auric shares the most, 2.
- Georges AuricShared titles: Goodbye Again (1961), Bonjour Tristesse (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Georges Auric
