Portrait of Jean Epstein

Directing

Jean Epstein

Career

Active from 1922 to 2016, with a break from 1979 to 2015, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Epstein Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    1.0, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cultural Heritage 3
  • French Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Tempest
Tempest (2021)

Original Story

2010s

1 title
The Fires of the Sea
The Fires of the Sea (2016)

Director

1970s

1 title
Jean Epstein or Cinema by Itself
Jean Epstein or Cinema by Itself (1978)

as (archival footage)

1950s

1 title
Efforts de productivité dans la fonderie
Efforts de productivité dans la fonderie (1953)

Director

1940s

1 title · average score 70
The Storm-Tamer
The Storm-Tamer (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

Editor, Director

1930s

23 titles · average score 70
The Woman at the End of the World
The Woman at the End of the World (1938)

Director, Writer

The Builders
The Builders (1938)

Director

Eau vive
Eau vive (1938)

Writer, Director

Heart of Tramp
Heart of Tramp (1936)

Director

La Bretagne
La Bretagne (1936)

Producer, Director

Song of Armorica
Song of Armorica (1935)

Director

La Vie d'un grand journal
La Vie d'un grand journal (1934)

Director

Gold of the Seas
Gold of the Seas (1933)

Director

The Man with the Hispano
The Man with the Hispano (1933)

Screenplay, Director

The Cradles
The Cradles (1932)

Director

The Villanelle of Ribbons
The Villanelle of Ribbons (1932)

Writer, Director

The Sea of Ravens
The Sea of Ravens (1930)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Director

1920s

19 titles · average score 74
Finis Terræ
Finis Terræ (1929)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Director

The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
GoodWatch score 87

Writer, Producer

Six and a Half by Eleven
Six and a Half by Eleven (1927)

Producer, Director

The Three-Sided Mirror
The Three-Sided Mirror (1927)
GoodWatch score 72

Adaptation, Director

Mauprat
Mauprat (1926)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

The Poster
The Poster (1925)

Director, Writer

Double Love
Double Love (1925)

Writer, Director

The Adventures of Robert Macaire
The Adventures of Robert Macaire (1925)

Director

The Lion of the Moguls
The Lion of the Moguls (1924)

Editor, Director

La Belle Nivernaise
La Belle Nivernaise (1924)

Director, Screenplay

Cœur fidèle
Cœur fidèle (1923)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Writer

The Red Inn
The Red Inn (1923)

Director, Screenplay