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Delphine Seyrig

Delphine Seyrig

Actor and director, also producer · Died October 15, 1990, aged 58 · Beirut, Lebanon

Delphine Claire Beltiane Seyrig (April 10, 1932 – October 15, 1990) was a Lebanese-born French actress and film director. She became active in the feminist movement in the 1970s along with filmmakers Chantal Akerman, Marguerite Duras, and Ulrike Ottinger. In 1975, Seyrig joined forces with Carole Roussopoulos and Ioana Wieder to form the collective Les Insoumuses (The Resistant Muses) and produced videos that became an emancipatory tool and medium of political activism.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 10, 1932
Died
October 15, 1990 (aged 58)
From
Beirut, Lebanon
Works as
Actor and director, also producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 76 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 21% in 30 days

What are Delphine Seyrig's films like?

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

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
35%
Power
20%
Bonds
18%
Society
16%
Morality
6%
Ideas
2%
Survival
2%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 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 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 4

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 3 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
3 of 11
Hero
3 of 11
Shadow
2 of 11
Mentor
1 of 11
Trickster
1 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
8
Contemplative
8
Tense
6
Absurd
4
Dread
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Delphine Seyrig's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Delphine Seyrig'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

76 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • In Her Own Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Jeanne Dielman

  • Morceaux de Cannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

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

    Co-Director · as Self

  • Energy of Delusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Les variations Dielman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jeanne Dielman (archive footage)

  • J'aime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as (archive footage)

  • Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Lady Windermere

  • De doute et de grâce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Vocals · as Narrator

  • Voix off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Superbia – The Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Bettlerfürstin

  • In Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · as Self

  • The Discoveries of a Modern Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Marie-Claude Poitevin

  • Golden Eighties(1986)

    as Jeanne

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Seven Women, Seven Sins(1986)

    as Kabuki Theatre Lady (segment "Pride")

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Letters Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Screenplay · as Aurelia Plath

  • Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press(1984)

    as Dr. Mabuse / Grand Inquisitor of Seville

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

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

    as Solange

  • Documenteur(1981)

    as Delphine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Freak Orlando(1981)

    as Helena Müller, als Lebensbaumgöttin, Kaufhausonsängerin, Mutter der Wundergeburt, Helena-Maya, Siamese sister Lena, Bunny Helena

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Man of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as The Lady

  • Be Pretty and Shut Up!(1981)

    Director · Producer · as Self - Interviewer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Le petit Pommier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as La mère

  • La bête dans la jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Catherine Bertram

  • I Sent a Letter to My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Yvette

  • The Lost Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Mathilde

  • On the Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Barbara

  • Faces of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Julie

  • Baxter, Vera Baxter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as L'inconnue

  • The Ambassadors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Marie de Vionnet

  • Il ne fait pas chaud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Dear Michele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Adriana Vivanti

  • Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Anne-Marie Stretter

  • The Places of Marguerite Duras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

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

    as Jeanne Dielman

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Maso and Miso Go Boating (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · as Self

  • Où est-ce qu'on se "Mai"? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Scum Manifesto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · as Self

  • India Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Anne-Marie Stretter

  • The Garden That Tilts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Kate

  • Aloïse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Aloïse (adulte)

  • The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Widow

  • The Last Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Simone

  • Inês (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator / Inês Etienne Romeu

  • Cry of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mme Bunkermann

  • Say it with Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Françoise Berger, the mother

  • The Black Windmill(1974)

    as Ceil Burrows

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Les trois portugaises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • A Doll's House(1973)

    as Kristine Linde

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Day of the Jackal(1973)

    as Colette de Montpellier

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Suicide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as L'interprète

  • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie(1972)

    as Simone Thévenot

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Tartuffe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Elmire

  • Daughters of Darkness(1971)

    as Countess Elizabeth Báthory

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Donkey Skin(1970)

    as The Fairy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Delphine Seyrig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Le Lys dans la vallée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Madame de Mortsauf

  • The Milky Way(1969)

    as The Prostitute

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Marie-Madeline

  • El vientre de la ballena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Stolen Kisses(1968)

    as Fabienne Tabard

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • L'écume des jours(1968)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hedda Gabler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Hedda Gabler

  • La Musica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Her

  • Accident(1967)

    as Francesca

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?(1966)

    as Une rédactrice

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Un mois à la campagne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Natalia Petrovna

  • Comédie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as La maîtresse (F 2)

  • Qui donc a rêvé? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Alice

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Marie de Vionnet

  • Le Troisième Concerto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Catherine Miller

  • Muriel(1963)

    as Hélène Aughain

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Last Year at Marienbad(1961)

    as A – The Brunette Woman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Pete and Gladys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 3 episodes · as Michele Martin

  • Pull My Daisy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Milo's Wife

  • Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Betty Durham

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 76 titles from 1954 to 2024; peak year 1976.

Biggest box office

Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

$227K worldwide

Highest rated

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19542024

Peak 1976 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 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.

  • 1959Screen debut· Pull My Daisy
  • 1961First top-billed film· Last Year at Marienbad
  • 1961Breakout· Last Year at Marienbad

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting68 of 76: 65 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thDirecting9 of 76: 7 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 76: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 76: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 76: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

76 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s17 · acting1970s31 · 26 acting · 6 crew1980s19 · 17 acting · 4 crew2000s1 · acting2010s3 · acting2020s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 33% of 18 roles
596974

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 Delphine Seyrig's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (1984)

72nd percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 38. 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 Delphine Seyrig's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, 3 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles10–54 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles20–56 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles18–44 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Delphine Seyrig work with?

People who share at least 2 of Delphine Seyrig's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michel Legrand shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers