Emilie Natacha Lesclaux (born September 12, 1979) is a French film producer and political scientist based in Brazil. She lives in Recife since 2002, where she married the filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho. He has produced internationally awarded films such as Aquarius, Neighboring Sounds, Bacurau and The Secret Agent.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 12, 1979 (47)
- Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
- Producer and editor, also actor
- 7 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Emilie Lesclaux's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous2
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 Emilie Lesclaux's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MUBI (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Emilie Lesclaux'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
21 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
The Secret Agent(2025)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Sleep with Your Eyes Open (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Heartless(2023)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Seu Cavalcanti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Pictures of Ghosts(2023)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Bacurau no Mapa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Azougue Nazareth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Bacurau(2019)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Aquarius(2016)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all filmsO Ateliê da Rua do Brum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Coffee Stains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The World Cup in Recife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Heartless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Neighboring Sounds(2012)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Jogo sem Gandula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Cold Tropics(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Critic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Ocidente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Eletrodoméstica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Sábado Morto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
South of Tehran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles, 19 of them dated from 2005 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The Secret Agent (2025)
Highest rated
Pictures of Ghosts (2023)
Most popular right now
The Secret Agent (2025)
Film career
- 2009Screen debut· Cold Tropics
By role
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.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2026.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Emilie Lesclaux's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 48, detractors 19. 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 Emilie Lesclaux's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Emilie Lesclaux work with?
People who share at least 2 of Emilie Lesclaux's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kleber Mendonça Filho shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Kleber Mendonça FilhoShared titles: The Secret Agent (2025), Heartless (2023), Pictures of Ghosts (2023), Bacurau (2019), Aquarius (2016), Neighboring Sounds (2012), Cold Tropics (2009)See all 7 shared titles with Kleber Mendonça Filho
Actors
- Rubens SantosShared titles: The Secret Agent (2025), Pictures of Ghosts (2023), Bacurau (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Rubens Santos
- Maeve JinkingsShared titles: Heartless (2023), Aquarius (2016), Neighboring Sounds (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Maeve Jinkings
- Buda LiraShared titles: The Secret Agent (2025), Aquarius (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Buda Lira
- Udo KierShared titles: The Secret Agent (2025), Bacurau (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Udo Kier
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Pedro SoteroShared titles: Pictures of Ghosts (2023), Bacurau (2019), Aquarius (2016), Neighboring Sounds (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Pedro Sotero
- Tomaz Alves SouzaShared titles: The Secret Agent (2025), Pictures of Ghosts (2023), Bacurau (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Tomaz Alves Souza
- Eduardo SerranoShared titles: Heartless (2023), Bacurau (2019), Aquarius (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Eduardo Serrano
- Evgenia AlexandrovaShared titles: The Secret Agent (2025), Heartless (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Evgenia Alexandrova
Producers
- Dora AmorimShared titles: The Secret Agent (2025), Heartless (2023), Pictures of Ghosts (2023), Bacurau (2019), Aquarius (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Dora Amorim
- Olivier PèreShared titles: The Secret Agent (2025), Bacurau (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Olivier Père
- Carlos DieguesShared titles: Bacurau (2019), Aquarius (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Carlos Diegues
- Michel MerktShared titles: Bacurau (2019), Aquarius (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Michel Merkt
Mixed roles
- Juliano DornellesShared titles: Bacurau (2019), Cold Tropics (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Juliano Dornelles
