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Portrait of Christian Matras

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Christian Matras

Titles
72movies
Career

Active from 1934 to 1972, busiest in 1952 and 1965 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Christian Matras Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.2
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 12
  • Character-Driven 9
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Character Study 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Romance 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Forbidden Love 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Psychological Tension 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
RoleAnyCamera68Other crew4
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1930s81940s161950s221960s231970s3
GenreAnyDrama51Comedy23Romance17Adventure7Crime6History5Thriller4Music4Mystery3War3Western1Action1Fantasy1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1970s

3 titles
Not Dumb, the Bird

Director of Photography

Varietés

Director of Photography

Le Bal du comte d'Orgel

Director of Photography

1960s

23 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch51
Woman Times Seven

Director of Photography

GoodWatch72
Risky Business

Director of Photography

The Woman from Beirut

Director of Photography

GoodWatch54
The Lace Wars

Director of Photography

GoodWatch81
This Special Friendship

Director of Photography

GoodWatch65
Scheherazade

Director of Photography

GoodWatch61
Cartouche

Director of Photography

GoodWatch59
Crime Does Not Pay

Director of Photography

GoodWatch69
Therese

Director of Photography

GoodWatch57
Paris Blues

Director of Photography

GoodWatch62
The Game of Truth

Director of Photography

All 23 titles from the 1960s

1950s

22 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch63
Way of Youth

Director of Photography

GoodWatch62
Christine

Director of Photography

GoodWatch66
The Spies

Director of Photography

GoodWatch62
A Kiss for a Killer

Director of Photography

GoodWatch56
Bold Adventure

Director of Photography

GoodWatch77
Lola Montès

Director of Photography

GoodWatch50
Lucrèce Borgia

Director of Photography

GoodWatch61
Fan-Fan the Tulip

Director of Photography

GoodWatch79
Le Plaisir

Director of Photography

GoodWatch79
La Ronde

Director of Photography

All 22 titles from the 1950s

1940s

16 titles · average score 66
Singoalla

Director of Photography

Man to Men

Director of Photography

Eternal Conflict

Director of Photography

GoodWatch69
The Chips Are Down

Director of Photography

The Beautiful Trip

Director of Photography

GoodWatch67
A Lover's Return

Director of Photography

GoodWatch65
The Idiot

Director of Photography

Alone in the Night

Director of Photography

Lucrèce

Director of Photography

Wicked Duchess

Director of Photography

The Wonderful Night

Director of Photography

All 16 titles from the 1940s

1930s

8 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch65
Four Flights to Love

Director of Photography

GoodWatch66
The Last Turning

Director of Photography

GoodWatch74
The Curtain Rises

Director of Photography

The Southern Trail

Camera Supervisor

GoodWatch90
Grand Illusion

Director of Photography

S. S. Tenacity

Director of Photography

The Scandal

Director of Photography

The Lady of Lebanon

Director of Photography