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Jacques Viot

Writer · Died January 29, 1973, aged 74 · Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France

Born
November 20, 1898
Died
January 29, 1973 (aged 74)
From
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
Works as
Writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 20 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 14% in 30 days

What are Jacques Viot's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Self
21%
Ideas
21%
Power
13%
Morality
9%
Survival
6%
Society
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Romantic
2
Dread
2
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Jacques Viot's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Jacques Viot'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

20 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • O Santo Módico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Story

  • Bird of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

  • Le Tout pour le tout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Story

  • The Pioneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Writer

  • Black Orpheus(1959)

    Adaptation · Dialogue · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Crazy Hostel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Writer

  • House on the Waterfront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Writer

  • Air of Paris(1954)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Il prigioniero del re (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • The Call of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Writer

  • The Forest of Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Writer

  • Juliette, or Key of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Adaptation

  • The Long Night(1947)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Back Streets of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Dialogue · Scenario Writer

  • Carmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Adaptation

  • Marie-Martine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay

  • Daybreak(1939)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Fahrendes Volk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Writer

  • The Tamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Dialogue

  • Under Western Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1936 to 1964.

Biggest box office

Daybreak (1939)

$35K worldwide

Highest rated

Daybreak (1939)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Black Orpheus (1959)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing20 of 20: 20 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s4 · crew1940s4 · crew1950s8 · crew1960s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Jacques Viot's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3

Most loved · writer

Daybreak (1939)

Midcredits 94th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 4 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 Jacques Viot work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jacques Viot's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marcel Carné shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors