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Jacques Witta

Jacques Witta

Editor · Born April 22, 1934 (92) · Paris, France

Jacques Witta (born 22 April 1934) is a French film editor who began working in motion picture editing in the late 1950s. During his career, he has edited more than 60 feature films and has worked with noted French film directors such as Claude Berri and Jean Becker but is best known for his collaboration with Krzysztof Kieślowski which began with The Double Life of Véronique, and continued on Three Colors: Blue and Three Colors: Red. He was also the editor of Harrison's Flowers, which was released by Universal Pictures in the US theatrically. Jacques Witta won the César Award for Best Film Editing on two occasions. He won in 1984 for L'Eté meurtrier (One Deadly Summer) and again in 1994 for Trois couleurs: Bleu (Three Colors: Blue). Source: Article "Jacques Witta" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 22, 1934 (92)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Editor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 51 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 33% in 30 days

What are Jacques Witta's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
29%
Bonds
25%
Survival
12%
Power
12%
Morality
10%
Ideas
8%
Society
5%
Purpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 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 3 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 5

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 10 · 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 11 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
12
Tense
9
Contemplative
7
Absurd
6
Warm
6
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Jacques Witta's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jacques Witta'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

51 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Get Well Soon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • Welcome Aboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • My Afternoons with Margueritte(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Twist of Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Love Me No More(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sleepwalking Land(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Jas sum od Titov Veles(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Conversations with My Gardener(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Border Café (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Editor

  • The Sun Assassinated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor

  • Outside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor

  • The Fascination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Editor

  • Strange Gardens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Editor

  • O Delfim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Editor

  • A Crime in Paradise(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Harrison's Flowers(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • April Captains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • The Children of the Marshland(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • War in the Highlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • Don Juan(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • Five Days, Five Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Editor

  • Fiesta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Editor

  • Élisa(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Three Colors: Red(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • On the Edge of the Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Editor

  • Three Colors: Blue(1993)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Double Life of Véronique(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Excalibur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Editor

  • Ennemis intimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Editor

  • Bleu comme l'enfer(1986)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • New Year's Eve At Bob's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Editor

  • Mint Tea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Editor

  • L'Addition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Editor

  • Oiseau de sang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Editor

  • One Deadly Summer(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Asphalt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Editor

  • Take It from the Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Editor

  • In a Wild Moment(1977)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Le Dernier Baiser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Editor

  • The Probability Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Editor

  • Let's Make a Dirty Movie(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Catherine & Co.(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

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

    Editor

  • Act of Aggression(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

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

    Editor

  • The Fuhrer Runs Amok(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The White Gloves of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Editor

  • Diamond Bikini(1971)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Slogan(1969)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Moranbong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1960 to 2014.

Biggest box office

My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

Three Colors: Red (1994)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing48 of 48: 48 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1960s2 · crew1970s11 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s12 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s3 · 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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jacques Witta's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

The Fuhrer Runs Amok (1974)

89th percentile spread · 72% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Three Colors: Red (1994)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Jacques Witta's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles44–69 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 9 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian 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 Jacques Witta work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jacques Witta's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean Becker shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers