
Matthieu Laclau
Matthieu Laclau is a French editor who has been working in China and Taiwan since 2008. He studied Film Theory in Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle and received his Master's degree in 2008. In 2013, he won the Golden Horse Best Editing for 'A Touch Of Sin' directed by Jia Zhang-ke and in 2017, the American Chlotrudis Awards Best Editing for 'Mountains May Depart' directed by Jia Zhang-ke. Recently, he edited 'Ash Is Purest White' by Jia Zhang-ke, 'The Crossing' by Bai Xue, "The Wild Goose Lake" directed by Diao Yinan, "Nina Wu" directed by Midi Z, "The Best Is Yet to Come" directed by Wang Jing. In 2021, he's the editor of "Ripples of Life" directed by Wei Shujun, selected in the Director's Fortnight. And "Fire On The Plain" directed by Zhang Ji and produced by Diao Yinan (San Sebastián / Competition).
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Biography from IMDb.
- Editor
- 20 on MovieCove
What are Matthieu Laclau's films like?
Across their 20 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 19
Light 2 · Serious 6 · Dark 12
A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4
Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 7
A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 6
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 9
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 8
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous9
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 Matthieu Laclau's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
- Kino Film Collection, show their 2 titles on Kino Film Collection
- Docurama, show their title on Docurama
- Film Movement Plus, show their title on Film Movement Plus
- Midnight Pulp, show their title on Midnight Pulp
- Strand Releasing, show their title on Strand Releasing
- Sundance Now, show their title on Sundance Now
Subscription and free streaming for Matthieu Laclau'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, 20 with a MovieCove page.

All the Good Eyes(2026)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Kuang wang jing tan(2026)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Veins(2025)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Caught by the Tides(2024)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Meeting with Pol Pot(2024)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Spirit World(2024)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Beast Within(2024)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Transamazonia(2024)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Morrison(2023)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Only the River Flows(2023)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Where the Wind Blows(2022)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Great Basin(2021)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Nina Wu(2019)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Wild Goose Lake(2019)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Ash Is Purest White(2018)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Crossing(2018)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Road to Mandalay(2016)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Mountains May Depart(2015)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
A Touch of Sin(2013)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Mr. Tree(2011)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 20 MovieCove titles from 2011 to 2026.
How do Matthieu Laclau's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 50, detractors 22. 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 Matthieu Laclau'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 Matthieu Laclau work with?
People who share at least 2 of Matthieu Laclau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Giong Lim shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Zhangke JiaShared titles: Caught by the Tides (2024), Ash Is Purest White (2018), Mountains May Depart (2015), A Touch of Sin (2013), Mr. Tree (2011)See all 5 shared titles with Zhangke Jia

- Midi ZShared titles: Nina Wu (2019), The Road to Mandalay (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Midi Z

Actors
- Tao ZhaoShared titles: Caught by the Tides (2024), Ash Is Purest White (2018), Mountains May Depart (2015), A Touch of Sin (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Tao Zhao

- Ying-Hsuan HsiehShared titles: Kuang wang jing tan (2026), Nina Wu (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Ying-Hsuan Hsieh

- Chloe MaayanShared titles: Only the River Flows (2023), The Wild Goose Lake (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Chloe Maayan

- Fan LiaoShared titles: The Wild Goose Lake (2019), Ash Is Purest White (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Fan Liao

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Giong LimShared titles: Caught by the Tides (2024), Nina Wu (2019), Ash Is Purest White (2018), The Road to Mandalay (2016), A Touch of Sin (2013), Mr. Tree (2011)See all 6 shared titles with Giong Lim

- Yann-Shan TsaiShared titles: Veins (2025), Transamazonia (2024), The Great Basin (2021), Nina Wu (2019), The Crossing (2018)See all 5 shared titles with Yann-Shan Tsai

- Nelson Lik-wai YuShared titles: Caught by the Tides (2024), Mountains May Depart (2015), A Touch of Sin (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Nelson Lik-wai Yu

- Xudong LinShared titles: Caught by the Tides (2024), Ash Is Purest White (2018), A Touch of Sin (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Xudong Lin
Producers
- Shôzô IchiyamaShared titles: Kuang wang jing tan (2026), Caught by the Tides (2024), Spirit World (2024), Ash Is Purest White (2018), Mountains May Depart (2015), A Touch of Sin (2013)See all 6 shared titles with Shôzô Ichiyama

- Zhonglun RenShared titles: Ash Is Purest White (2018), Mountains May Depart (2015), A Touch of Sin (2013), Mr. Tree (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Zhonglun Ren
- Dong ZhangShared titles: Ash Is Purest White (2018), Mountains May Depart (2015), A Touch of Sin (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Dong Zhang
- Shiyu LiuShared titles: Ash Is Purest White (2018), Mountains May Depart (2015), A Touch of Sin (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Shiyu Liu
Mixed roles
- Shin-Hong WangShared titles: Nina Wu (2019), The Road to Mandalay (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Shin-Hong Wang

- Yi'nan DiaoShared titles: The Wild Goose Lake (2019), Ash Is Purest White (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Yi'nan Diao






