Portrait of Michel Deville

Directing

Michel Deville

Career

Active from 1958 to 2009, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dossier 51
Dossier 51
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michel Deville Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • French Cinema 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Slow-Burn Romance 2
  • Charming 2
  • Slow-Burn Suspense 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles · average score 52
Lesson movie from Michel Deville: Nude in the town and village
Lesson movie from Michel Deville: Nude in the town and village (2009)

as Narrator

The Art of Breaking Up
The Art of Breaking Up (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Almost Peaceful
Almost Peaceful (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

1990s

6 titles · average score 61
Sachs' Disease
Sachs' Disease (1999)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Casting

The Gods Must Be Daring
The Gods Must Be Daring (1997)

Director, Writer

Life's Little Treasures
Life's Little Treasures (1994)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Sweetheart
Sweetheart (1992)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget (1991)

Director

Summer Night in Town
Summer Night in Town (1990)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

1980s

7 titles · average score 64
La Lectrice
La Lectrice (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

The Nonentity
The Nonentity (1986)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Director

Death in a French Garden
Death in a French Garden (1985)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

Les Capricieux
Les Capricieux (1984)

Director

The Little Bunch
The Little Bunch (1983)

Director

Deep Water
Deep Water (1981)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Director

A Sweet Journey
A Sweet Journey (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

1970s

6 titles · average score 63
Dossier 51
Dossier 51 (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Director

The Apprentice Heel
The Apprentice Heel (1977)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

Love at the Top
Love at the Top (1974)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Woman in Blue
The Woman in Blue (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Writer

Raphael or the Debauched One
Raphael or the Debauched One (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Bear and the Doll
The Bear and the Doll (1970)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

1960s

11 titles · average score 61
Bye Bye Barbara
Bye Bye Barbara (1969)

Director, Adaptation

The Diary of an Innocent Boy
The Diary of an Innocent Boy (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

Tender Sharks
Tender Sharks (1967)

Director

The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (1966)

Director, Screenplay

Soldier Martin
Soldier Martin (1966)

Adaptation, Director

Lucky Jo
Lucky Jo (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

The Little Misses
The Little Misses (1964)

Writer, Director

Because, Because of a Woman
Because, Because of a Woman (1963)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Girl's Apartment
Girl's Apartment (1963)

Director, Writer

Adorable Liar
Adorable Liar (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

Tonight or Never
Tonight or Never (1961)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

1950s

3 titles · average score 67
A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
A Bullet in the Gun Barrel (1958)

Director, Screenplay

Razzia
Razzia (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

Second Assistant Director

The Secrets of the Bed
The Secrets of the Bed (1954)

Assistant Director