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Portrait of Sébastien Lifshitz

Directing

Sébastien Lifshitz

Career

Active from 1988 to 2026, busiest in 2020 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Les Invisibles
Les Invisibles
GoodWatch score88/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Best Documentary Film

    2021 · Won

    Adolescents

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Documentary Film

    2013 · Won

    The Invisibles

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sébastien Lifshitz Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.0, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.0, average 3.6
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    1.7, average 3.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • LGBTQ+ History 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • LGBTQ+ Romance 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Slow-Paced Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Je m’appelle Sophie Calle et je suis encore vivante
Je m’appelle Sophie Calle et je suis encore vivante

Director, Screenplay

2020s

6 titles · average score 75
A Very Good Boy
A Very Good Boy (2026)
GoodWatch score 66

Author, Director

Madame Hofmann
Madame Hofmann (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

Casa Susanna
Casa Susanna (2022)
GoodWatch score 84

Writer, Director

Sensitive Boys
Sensitive Boys (2021)

Director

Little Girl
Little Girl (2020)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Writer

Adolescents
Adolescents (2020)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer, Director

2010s

4 titles · average score 77
Avenue de Lamballe
Avenue de Lamballe (2019)

Director

The Lives of Thérèse
The Lives of Thérèse (2016)

Director

Bambi
Bambi (2013)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

Les Invisibles
Les Invisibles (2012)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

2000s

5 titles · average score 56
Going South
Going South (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer, Director

Day and Night
Day and Night (2008)

Director, Writer

Wild Side
Wild Side (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Writer

The Crossing
The Crossing (2001)

Director

Come Undone
Come Undone (2000)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

1990s

4 titles · average score 62
Cold Lands
Cold Lands (1999)

as Ice rink boy

Open Bodies
Open Bodies (1998)
GoodWatch score 62

as Guy in Porn Cinema

Claire Denis, The Vagabond
Claire Denis, The Vagabond (1996)

Director

Il faut que je l'aime
Il faut que je l'aime (1994)

Screenplay, Director