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Éric Rohmer

Éric Rohmer

Director, writer and actor · Died January 11, 2010, aged 89 · Tulle, Corrèze, France

Éric Rohmer (March 21, 1920 – January 11, 2010) was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher. A figure in the post-war New Wave cinema, he was a former editor of Cahiers du cinéma. Description above from the Wikipedia article Éric Rohmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 20, 1920
Died
January 11, 2010 (aged 89)
From
Tulle, Corrèze, France
Works as
Director, writer and actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 104 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Éric Rohmer's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
26%
Morality
13%
Society
12%
Ideas
7%
Power
2%
Survival
2%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 14 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 18 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
16
Melancholic
7
Warm
7
Bittersweet
9
Romantic
4
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Éric Rohmer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Éric Rohmer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

104 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Postface à l’Atalante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · as Self

  • The Kegelstatt Trio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Story · Theatre Play

  • Celluloid and Marble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • La proposition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Le Nu à la terrasse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • The Romance of Astrea and Celadon(2007)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • I Think I Love My Wife(2007)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Le Canapé rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Storyboard

  • Triple Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Lady and the Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Writer

  • The Curve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Technical Advisor

  • Une histoire qui se dessine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Autumn Tale(1998)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Les amis de Ninon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Heurts divers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Un dentiste exemplaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Des goûts et des couleurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • A Summer's Tale(1996)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Les rendez-vous de Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Rendezvous in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer

  • The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque(1993)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Tale of Winter(1992)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Out 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Le balzacien

  • A Tale of Springtime(1990)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Les Jeux de société (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Rosette vole les voleurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Trio in E Flat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Writer

  • Boyfriends and Girlfriends(1987)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle(1987)

    Director · Writer · as Man in Supermarket (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Rosette cherche une chambre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • The Green Ray(1986)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Rosette vend des roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Full Moon in Paris(1984)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Rosette prend sa douche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • The Adventures of Rosette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Actor

  • Pauline at the Beach(1983)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Rosette sort le soir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Cinematographer · as Rosette's father

  • A Good Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Chassé-croisé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Passage de la Vierge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Raphaël par le dessin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • The Aviator's Wife(1981)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Et dixit le mage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Justocoeur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as L'invité

  • Catherine de Heilbronn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Translator

  • Perceval le Gallois(1978)

    Director · Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • En répétant Perceval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Parlons cinema avec Eric Rohmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Interviewee

  • The Marquise of O(1976)

    Director · Screenplay · as Russian Soldier

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Ville nouvelle : Le Logement à la demande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Ville nouvelle : La Forme de la ville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Ville nouvelle : La Diversité du paysage urbain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Ville nouvelle : Enfance d'une ville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Out 1: Spectre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Balzac specialist

  • Love in the Afternoon(1972)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Out 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 8 episodes · as Le balzacien

  • Claire's Knee(1970)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Le Français langue vivante ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Du stylo au style, le rapport: présentation et styles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • L'Enfant apprend sa langue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • La Linguistique et l'Enseignement du français (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Looking Back on Boudu Saved from Drowning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · as Self

  • My Night at Maud's(1969)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Entretien sur le béton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • La Sorcière de Michelet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Postface à Tire-au-Flanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Writer · as Himself

  • Victor Hugo architecte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • L’Homme et les Frontières (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • A Farmer in Montfaucon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Louis Lumière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · as Self (voice)

  • Nancy au XVIIIe siècle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Stéphane Mallarmé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer · as Jules Huret (voice)

  • L’Homme et les Images (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • L’Homme et son journal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • L’Homme et les Gouvernements (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • L’Homme et la Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • The Collector(1967)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Brigitte and Brigitte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Le professeur Schérer

  • Victor Hugo : les Contemplations, livres V et VI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • A Modern Coed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Place de l'Étoile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Six in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator (segment "Place de l'Etoile") (uncredited)

  • Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Don Quichotte de Cervantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Les Caractères de La Bruyère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Les Histoires extraordinaires d’Edgar Poe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • On Pascal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Perceval ou le Conte du Graal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Changing Landscapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Producer

  • Les Cabinets de physique au XVIIIe siècle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Les Salons de Diderot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Nadja in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Paysages urbains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Suzanne’s Career (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • The Bakery Girl of Monceau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Sign of the Lion(1962)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • All the Boys Are Called Patrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Writer

  • Véronique and Her Dunce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Writer

  • The Kreutzer Sonata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director · as Poznyecev

  • Bérénice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Writer · as Aegeus

  • Les Petites Filles modèles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Journal d'un scélérat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Bilocation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Art Direction

Career shape

A full career of 104 titles, 103 of them dated from 1950 to 2025.

Biggest box office

I Think I Love My Wife (2007)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

My Night at Maud's (1969)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Perceval le Gallois (1978)

Film career

  • 1954Screen debut· Bérénice

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 104: 10 only acting, 8 with another roleDirecting86 of 104: 41 only directing, 45 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thWriting41 of 104: 5 only writing, 36 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thProducing2 of 104: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography5 of 104: 0 only cinematography, 5 with another roleEditing3 of 104: 1 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 104: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

104 titles, 45 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 36 of them.

By decade

1950s7 · 2 acting · 7 crew1960s35 · 3 acting · 34 crew1970s16 · 5 acting · 12 crew1980s21 · 7 acting · 17 crew1990s14 · 1 acting · 13 crew2000s7 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s2 · crew

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Éric Rohmer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 20 titles divides audiences: 12 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed2

Most loved · director, writer

My Night at Maud's (1969)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Éric Rohmer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity9 titles27–58 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Éric Rohmer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Éric Rohmer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Margaret Ménégoz shares the most, 10.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles