Portrait of Claude Sautet

Directing

Claude Sautet

Career

Active from 1956 to 1995, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cesar and Rosalie
Cesar and Rosalie
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Claude Sautet Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • French Drama 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Love Triangle 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Betrayal 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

3 titles · average score 73
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Screenplay

Intersection
Intersection (1994)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Film Writer

A Heart in Winter
A Heart in Winter (1992)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

1980s

3 titles · average score 68
A Few Days with Me
A Few Days with Me (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

Waiter!
Waiter! (1983)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

A Bad Son
A Bad Son (1980)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Director

1970s

8 titles · average score 74
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

Mado
Mado (1976)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Director

Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

Cesar and Rosalie
Cesar and Rosalie (1972)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Director

Max and the Junkmen
Max and the Junkmen (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Director

The Married Couple of the Year Two
The Married Couple of the Year Two (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

The Things of Life
The Things of Life (1970)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Screenplay

Borsalino
Borsalino (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

1960s

11 titles · average score 67
Under the Sign of the Bull
Under the Sign of the Bull (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

The Devil by the Tail
The Devil by the Tail (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

Adaptation, Writer

Pillaged
Pillaged (1967)

Screenplay, Dialogue

A Matter of Resistance
A Matter of Resistance (1966)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

The Dictator's Guns
The Dictator's Guns (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Adaptation

Backfire
Backfire (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

That Tender Age
That Tender Age (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Symphony for a Massacre
Symphony for a Massacre (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Banana Peel
Banana Peel (1963)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Eyes Without a Face
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Assistant Director

The Big Risk
The Big Risk (1960)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Adaptation

1950s

6 titles · average score 67
The Beast Is Loose
The Beast Is Loose (1959)
GoodWatch score 65

Scenario Writer, Adaptation

Back to the Wall
Back to the Wall (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

Assistant Director

Hello Smile!
Hello Smile! (1956)

Director

The Rebels of Lomanach
The Rebels of Lomanach (1954)

Assistant Director

Fernand cherche du boulot
Fernand cherche du boulot (1954)

Production Manager

L'honneur est sauf !
L'honneur est sauf ! (1954)

Production Manager

1940s

1 title
L'Homme Que Nous Aimons Le Plus
L'Homme Que Nous Aimons Le Plus (1949)

Assistant Director