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Éric Gautier

Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 2006 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ash Is Purest White
Ash Is Purest White
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Éric Gautier Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 13
  • Social Commentary 10
  • French Cinema 10
  • Character Study 6
  • Contemporary Realism 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Complex Relationships 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Romantic Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
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Score
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Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles · average score 55
The Fence
The Fence (2026)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

Avec Kim
Avec Kim (2026)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

Why War
Why War (2025)

Director of Photography

Caught by the Tides
Caught by the Tides (2024)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

Like a Son
Like a Son (2024)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Suspended Time
Suspended Time (2024)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

Shikun
Shikun (2024)

Director of Photography

Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan (2023)

Director of Photography

Stars at Noon
Stars at Noon (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Both Sides of the Blade
Both Sides of the Blade (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Laila in Haifa
Laila in Haifa (2021)
GoodWatch score 29

Director of Photography

A Folk Horror Tale
A Folk Horror Tale (2021)

Director of Photography

2010s

17 titles · average score 57
The Truth
The Truth (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

The Mercy
The Mercy (2018)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Ash Is Purest White
Ash Is Purest White (2018)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

The Apparition
The Apparition (2018)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Aloha
Aloha (2015)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

Hitchcock/Truffaut
Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

Grace of Monaco
Grace of Monaco (2014)
GoodWatch score 27

Director of Photography

On the Road
On the Road (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Something in the Air
Something in the Air (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Capital
Capital (2012)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Miral
Miral (2010)
GoodWatch score 47

Director of Photography

2000s

23 titles · average score 65
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock (2009)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

A Christmas Tale
A Christmas Tale (2008)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

Summer Hours
Summer Hours (2008)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Into the Wild
Into the Wild (2007)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Private Fears in Public Places
Private Fears in Public Places (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

The Motorcycle Diaries
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Clean
Clean (2004)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Intimacy
Intimacy (2001)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Brief Crossing
Brief Crossing (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Savage Souls
Savage Souls (2001)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

1990s

16 titles · average score 62
Pola X
Pola X (1999)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Irma Vep
Irma Vep (1996)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument
My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument (1996)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Love, etc.
Love, etc. (1996)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

Tykho Moon
Tykho Moon (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

One Hundred and One Nights
One Hundred and One Nights (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Nobody Loves Me
Nobody Loves Me (1994)

Director of Photography

Le fils préféré
Le fils préféré (1994)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Travolta and Me
Travolta and Me (1993)

Director of Photography

La femme à abattre
La femme à abattre (1993)

Director of Photography

The Life of the Dead
The Life of the Dead (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

1980s

2 titles · average score 50
Le scorpion
Le scorpion (1987)

Cinematography

Knife Under the Throat
Knife Under the Throat (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

Camera Operator