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Guillaume Schiffman

Guillaume Schiffman

Cinematographer, also writer · France

Guillaume Schiffman is a French cinematographer who is known for the films he has made with director Michel Hazanavicius, including OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies in 2006 and OSS 117: Lost in Rio in 2009. Schiffman is particularly known for his work on The Artist with Hazanavicius. Schiffman shot The Artist in color and then monochromed it into black-and-white in the lab. On 24 January 2012, Schiffman received his first ever Academy Award nomination for his work on the silent film, The Artist. Schiffman won the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography in 2012 for The Artist. He was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2012 along with 175 other individuals. Guillaume Schiffman is the son of the late French screenwriter and film director, Suzanne Schiffman. His father was American. Source: Article "Guillaume Schiffman" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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From
France
Works as
Cinematographer, also writer
Titles
36 on Motif · 68 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 23% in 30 days

What are Guillaume Schiffman's films like?

Across their 30 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their Motif 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
30%
Self
24%
Survival
14%
Morality
13%
Power
7%
Ideas
7%
Society
4%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 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 11 · Serious 10 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 19 · Intense 7

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 14 · 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 16 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 4

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 7 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 12

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 15 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
14
Warm
8
Joyful
8
Romantic
6
Other
34

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous6

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 Guillaume Schiffman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 36 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Guillaume Schiffman's titles on Motif; 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

68 credits, 36 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Demain je tombe amoureux(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sanguine(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Moutons (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • A Hint of Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Once Upon My Mother(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Treasure Hunters: On the Tracks of Khufu(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Give a Little Beat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Bonnard: Pierre & Marthe(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • All to Play For(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Consent(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Book of Wonders(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Radiant Girl(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Waiting for Bojangles(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • My Cousin(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • How to Be a Good Wife(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Prince(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Translators(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Best Is Yet to Come(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Oh Les Filles! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • André Téchiné, cinéaste insoumis(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Angel Face(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Return of the Hero(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • M (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Godard Mon Amour(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • 150 Milligrams(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Jailbirds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Smile (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Public Friends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Standing Tall(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Search (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Behind Closed Doors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Turning Tide(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • On My Way(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Populaire(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Players(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Artist(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Chez Gino (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Leila (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • The Counsel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • OSS 117: Lost in Rio(2009)

    Cinematographer · as Israeli soldier

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Lady Bar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Ain't Scared (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Ambitious (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Belzec (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Chok Dee: The Kickboxer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • 93, rue Lauriston (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • The Great Role (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Anatomy of Hell(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Brocéliande(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • La bande du drugstore (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Des anges (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Clement(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Young Blades (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Kennedy et moi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Class Trip (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Love Reinvented (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • So What? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Bernie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • The Smile(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

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

    as L'enfant de la boutique vidéo

  • Justement Schubert (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • L'effrontée(1985)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Two English Girls(1971)

    as Child (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Child(1970)

    as Boy at Farm

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Kathy déménage (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 67 titles, 65 of them dated from 1970 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Artist (2011)

$133M worldwide

Highest rated

The Artist (2011)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Populaire (2012)

Film career

  • 1970Screen debut· The Wild Child

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 67: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 67: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleCinematography62 of 67: 61 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew1 of 67: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s2 · crew1990s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew2000s16 · 1 acting · 16 crew2010s24 · crew2020s14 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Guillaume Schiffman's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

Demain je tombe amoureux (2026)

80th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Artist (2011)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 68/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Midcredits 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.

Is Guillaume Schiffman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity10 titles27–77 · median 54 · 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 Guillaume Schiffman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Guillaume Schiffman's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michel Hazanavicius shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers