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Gilles Taurand

Gilles Taurand

Writer · Born June 2, 1943 (83) · Paris, France

Born
June 2, 1943 (83)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Writer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 53 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 37% in 30 days

What are Gilles Taurand's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
30%
Self
22%
Society
15%
Morality
13%
Survival
12%
Ideas
4%
Power
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 6

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 6 · 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 6 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 11

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
15
Tense
11
Contemplative
6
Bittersweet
6
Warm
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 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 · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Gilles Taurand's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gilles Taurand'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

53 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Le Rouge et le Noir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Screenplay

  • To Live, To Die, To Live Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Screenplay

  • The Plague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Screenplay

  • Along Came Love(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Constance aux enfers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer

  • Woman at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer

  • The Bohemian(2022)

    Dramaturgy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Juliette dans son bain(2022)

    Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Les Particules élémentaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Writer

  • Mali Twist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Screenplay

  • The Man in the Basement(2021)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Tout contre elle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • The Domain(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Cannes, le festival libre(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Eva(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Heal the Living(2016)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Sophie's Misfortunes(2016)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Kokoro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Week-ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Co-Writer

  • Vandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Screenplay

  • Alias Caracalla, au cœur de la Résistance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Script Consultant

  • Bad Seeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Screenplay

  • Sister(2012)

    Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Farewell, My Queen(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Other Dumas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Screenplay

  • Army of Crime(2009)

    Adaptation · Dialogue · Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • This Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Screenplay

  • Welcome Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • Home(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Beautiful Person(2008)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Lost Paradises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • The Last Mitterrand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Screenplay

  • Three Dancing Slaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as The man from the farm

  • Strayed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Screenplay

  • 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Writer

  • This Is My Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Screenplay

  • A Considerable Disturbance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Screenplay

  • Augustin, King of Kung-Fu(1999)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Marcel Proust's Time Regained(1999)

    Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

  • Alice and Martin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Dormez, je le veux! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Man Is a Woman(1998)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Boredom(1998)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Dry Cleaning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • Thieves(1996)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Brothers: Red Roulette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Wild Reeds(1994)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Molierissimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 26 episodes · Writer

  • Hotel America(1981)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bandit Rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • Glenn Gould Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 51 titles, 49 of them dated from 1981 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Farewell, My Queen (2012)

$6.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Wild Reeds (1994)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Heal the Living (2016)

Film career

  • 2004Screen debut· Three Dancing Slaves

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 51: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting49 of 51: 47 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew3 of 51: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew2010s14 · crew2020s11 · 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 Gilles Taurand's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer

Sophie's Misfortunes (2016)

56th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Wild Reeds (1994)

Midcredits 88th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Gilles Taurand's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles41–70 · median 44 · 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 Gilles Taurand work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gilles Taurand's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alain Sarde shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles