After studying geography, music and drawing, Sylvie Verheyde stood out with her short films (Entre Chien et Loups, La Maison verte) at the start of the 90s, which won awards at festivals. The young woman then embarked on the writing and directing of A Brother, her first feature film, which was released in cinemas in 1997. Selected at the 50th Cannes Film Festival in the Cinemas section in France, this film which stages the revolts of a sister and her brother is hailed by the critics, winning the Cyril Collard Prize in 1998 and offering the César for Best Female Newcomer to Emma de Caunes. In 2000, Sylvie Verheyde reunited with Emma de Caunes for Princesses, in which she also directed Jean-Hugues Anglade. She then worked for the small screen, notably signing the television films Un amour de femme and Sang froid, which won an award at the La Rochelle Festival. In 2007, after a parenthesis of seven years, the filmmaker returned to the cinema by signing the screenplay for the action film Scorpion, carried by Clovis Cornillac. In 2008, she directed Stella, her third feature film, which explores the daily life of a young high school student. Guillaume Depardieu appears there in one of his very last roles.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1967 (59)
- Writer, director and actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Sylvie Verheyde's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous3
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 Sylvie Verheyde's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sylvie Verheyde'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
19 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Nudes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Stella in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Haute Couture(2021)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Madame Claude(2021)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
You Deserve a Lover(2019)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Sex Doll(2016)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Papa Was Not a Rolling Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Stella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Cold Blooded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
A Woman's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Princesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Humanité (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
A Brother...(1997)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Sauve-toi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Tell Me Yes, Tell Me No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Chienne et louve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Le cœur fou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles, 17 of them dated from 1989 to 2024.
Film career
- 2019Screen debut· You Deserve a Lover
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 Sylvie Verheyde's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 42/100 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 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 Sylvie Verheyde work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sylvie Verheyde's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Karole Rocher shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Karole RocherShared titles: Madame Claude (2021), Sex Doll (2016), Confession of a Child of the Century (2012), A Brother... (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Karole Rocher
- Hafsia HerziShared titles: Madame Claude (2021), You Deserve a Lover (2019), Sex Doll (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Hafsia Herzi
- Paul HamyShared titles: Madame Claude (2021), Sex Doll (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Hamy
- Myriam DjeljeliShared titles: You Deserve a Lover (2019), Sex Doll (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Myriam Djeljeli
Cinematographers and editors
- Christel DewynterShared titles: Madame Claude (2021), Sex Doll (2016), Confession of a Child of the Century (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Christel Dewynter
- Nicolas GaurinShared titles: Sex Doll (2016), Confession of a Child of the Century (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Nicolas Gaurin
Producers
- Bruno BerthemyShared titles: Sex Doll (2016), Confession of a Child of the Century (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Bruno Berthemy