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Jean Penzer

Career

Active from 1955 to 1992, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ménage
Ménage
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

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Jean Penzer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 6
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character Study 4
  • French Crime Thriller 4
  • Psychological Suspense 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Vignette Film 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Police Investigation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

3 titles · average score 59
The Return of Casanova
The Return of Casanova (1992)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Amelia Lópes O'Neill
Amelia Lópes O'Neill (1992)

Director of Photography

The Passion of Bernadette
The Passion of Bernadette (1990)

Director of Photography

1980s

17 titles · average score 65
Three Seats for the 26th
Three Seats for the 26th (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Bernadette
Bernadette (1988)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Ménage
Ménage (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

He Died with His Eyes Open
He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Hell Train
Hell Train (1985)

Director of Photography

Our Story
Our Story (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Le Bon Plaisir
Le Bon Plaisir (1984)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

My Best Friend's Girl
My Best Friend's Girl (1983)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

The African
The African (1983)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

The Passerby
The Passerby (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

A Room in Town
A Room in Town (1982)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Malevil
Malevil (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

1970s

16 titles · average score 63
Buffet Froid
Buffet Froid (1979)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Lady Oscar
Lady Oscar (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

The Meetings of Anna
The Meetings of Anna (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Hunter Will Get You
Hunter Will Get You (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

The Body of My Enemy
The Body of My Enemy (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

The Night Caller
The Night Caller (1975)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Incorrigible
Incorrigible (1975)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

The Inheritor
The Inheritor (1973)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Charlots Go to Spain
Charlots Go to Spain (1972)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Without Apparent Motive
Without Apparent Motive (1971)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Give Her the Moon
Give Her the Moon (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

1960s

17 titles · average score 64
The Devil by the Tail
The Devil by the Tail (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Destroy, She Said
Destroy, She Said (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

The Two of Us
The Two of Us (1967)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

A Man to Kill
A Man to Kill (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

La Voleuse
La Voleuse (1966)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Les Culottes rouges
Les Culottes rouges (1962)

Director of Photography

Playtime
Playtime (1961)

Director of Photography

Five Day Lover
Five Day Lover (1961)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

The Joker
The Joker (1961)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Le bonheur est pour demain
Le bonheur est pour demain (1961)

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The Love Game
The Love Game (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

1950s

1 title
Mon chien
Mon chien (1955)

Director of Photography