

Directing
Arnaud Desplechin
- Titles
- 42movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1983 to 2025, busiest in 2021 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 23titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
In Treatment74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Melancholy7.2average 4.7
- Psychological7.9average 5.6
- Pathos7.2average 5.2
- Family Dynamics6.5average 4.7
- Contemporary Realism6.8average 5.2
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
- Social Commentary5.4average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.5, average 5.1
- Violence2.3, average 4.3
- Crime2.0, average 3.7
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Complex Relationships 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Intimate 3
- European Cinema 3
- Dialogue-Driven 3
- Character Study 3
- French Drama 2
- Melancholy Tone 2
- Psychological Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Laurence BriaudEditorBrother and Sister, A Christmas Tale, My Golden Days, Deception, Oh Mercy, +10 more
Grégoire HetzelComposerBrother and Sister, A Christmas Tale, My Golden Days, Ismael's Ghosts, Deception, +4 more
Mathieu AmalricActorA Christmas Tale, My Golden Days, Ismael's Ghosts, Jimmy P., My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument, +1 more
Hippolyte GirardotActorA Christmas Tale, Ismael's Ghosts, Playing 'In the Company of Men', Love Without Pity, Kings & Queen, +1 more- IIrina LubtchanskyCinematographerBrother and Sister, My Golden Days, Ismael's Ghosts, Oh Mercy, The Forest, +1 more
Éric GautierCinematographerA Christmas Tale, My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument, Esther Kahn, Kings & Queen, The Life of the Dead- FFabrice DesplechinActorThe Beloved, My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument, Esther Kahn, The Sentinel
Emmanuelle DevosActorA Christmas Tale, Deception, My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument, Kings & Queen
Julie PeyrWriterBrother and Sister, My Golden Days, Ismael's Ghosts, Deception
Éric RochantDirectorLove Without Pity, French Lovers, Présence féminine, Comme les doigts de la main
Emmanuel BourdieuWriterA Christmas Tale, My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument, Esther Kahn, Playing 'In the Company of Men'
Emmanuel SalingerActorMy Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument, The Life of the Dead, The Sentinel
Movies and TV shows
33Upcoming
1 title

The Thing That Hurts
Director
2020s
5 titles · average score 54
58
Filmlovers! (2025)
as Le narrateur

Deux pianos (2025)
Screenplay, Director
52
Brother and Sister (2022)
Director, Writer
54
Deception (2021)
Screenplay, Director

Angels in America (2021)
Director, Writer
2010s
9 titles · average score 62
64
Oh Mercy (2019)
Director, Writer
64
Diane (2019)
Thanks
55
Ismael's Ghosts (2017)
Director, Writer
66
My Golden Days (2015)
Screenplay, Director

Les Jours venus (2015)
as Participant scène de l'enterrement

The Forest (2014)
Director
61
Jimmy P. (2013)
Director, Writer
2000s
7 titles · average score 66
68
A Christmas Tale (2008)
Writer, Director

Choosing Love (2008)
as Narrator

The Beloved (2007)
Director

Le Cercle (2005)
TV show
70
Kings & Queen (2004)
Writer, Director
64
Playing 'In the Company of Men' (2003)
Director, Writer
63
Esther Kahn (2000)
Director, Writer
1990s
4 titles · average score 65

We, France's Undocumented Immigrants (1997)
Co-Director
66
My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument (1996)
Director, Writer
65
The Sentinel (1992)
Scenario Writer, Director
66
The Life of the Dead (1991)
Director, Writer
1980s
7 titles · average score 70

Présence féminine (1987)
Director of Photography

The Photograph (1987)
Director of Photography

French Lovers (1985)
Director of Photography

Comme les doigts de la main (1985)
Director of Photography

Le Couronnement du monde (1984)
Director

