Jean Eustache

French film director and editor (1938–1981)

2.83body-of-work score · ranked #389 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
November 30, 1938 · Pessac
Died
November 3, 1981 · 17th arrondissement of Paris
Nationality
France
Work
actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1

    1973 · France · comedy, drama

    Cannes Grand Prix winner 1973 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #52 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #104

    2.588 citations
  2. 2
    My Little LovesMes petites amoureuses

    1974 · France · drama

    Kehr's annual top 10 1982 #null

    0.141 citation
  3. 3

    1970 · France · documentary

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 11 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1963Les Mauvaises fréquentations
  • 1966Le Père Noël a les yeux bleus
  • 1968La Rosiere de Pessac
  • 1970Le Cochon
  • 1971Numéro zéro
  • 1973The Mother and the Whore
  • 1974My Little Loves
  • 1977Une sale histoire
  • 1980Hieronymous Bosch's Garden of Delights
  • 1981Les photos d'Alix
  • Employment Offer