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Martin Provost

Martin Provost

Director and writer · Born May 13, 1957 (69) · Brest, Finistère, France

Martin Provost is a French film director, writer and actor. He wrote and directed such films as Séraphine and Le ventre de Juliette.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 13, 1957 (69)
From
Brest, Finistère, France
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 16 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 23% in 30 days

What are Martin Provost's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
32%
Self
26%
Society
11%
Ideas
11%
Morality
10%
Power
6%
Survival
4%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · 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 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Contemplative
3
Warm
2
Romantic
1
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4

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 Martin Provost's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Martin Provost'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

16 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Demain je tombe amoureux(2026)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bonnard: Pierre & Marthe(2023)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • How to Be a Good Wife(2020)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Midwife(2017)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Violette(2013)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Long Falling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Seraphine(2008)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Le ventre de Juliette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

  • Tortilla y Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Comme les doigts de la main (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Third guy

  • Casting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Man of the cast

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Fiston

  • La zizanie(1978)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Au plaisir de Dieu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Philippe (jeune)

  • Nea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Raphaël

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 1976 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Seraphine (2008)

$9.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Seraphine (2008)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

The Midwife (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 16: 7 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting9 of 16: 0 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdWriting9 of 16: 0 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

16 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s1 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s2 · crew

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.

How do Martin Provost's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most divisive · director, writer

Demain je tombe amoureux (2026)

80th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Seraphine (2008)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Who does Martin Provost work with?

People who share at least 2 of Martin Provost's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marc Abdelnour shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers