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Maurice Pialat

French filmmaker (1925-2003)

8.05body-of-work score · ranked #120 of 2631 directors · 8 films in our library

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

Born
August 31, 1925 · Cunlhat
Died
January 11, 2003 · 6th 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
    Under the Sun of SatanSous le soleil de SatanMust-See #217

    1987 · France · drama

    Palme d'Or winner 1987 · Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1987 #1 · Sarris's annual top 10 1989 #10

    2.643 citations
  2. 2
    À Nos AmoursMust-See #254

    1983 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1983 #1 · César Best Film winner 1984 · Sarris's annual top 10 1984 #2

    2.416 citations
  3. 3
    Van Gogh

    1991 · France · drama, biography

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1991 #1 · Sarris's annual top 10 1992 #7

    1.172 citations
  4. 4
    The Son Of…Le Garçu

    1995 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1995 #2 · Sarris's annual top 10 1996 #10

    0.782 citations
  5. 5
    Loulou

    1980 · France · drama

    Kehr's annual top 10 1981 #2 · Sarris's annual top 10 1980 #2

    0.632 citations
  6. 6
    Naked ChildhoodL'Enfance nue

    1968 · France · drama

    Criterion Collection spine #534

    0.161 citation
  7. 7
    Police

    1985 · France · drama, crime

    Sarris's annual top 10 1986 #9

    0.151 citation
  8. 8
    The Mouth AgapeLa Gueule ouverte

    1974 · France · drama

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 33 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1958L'ombre familière
  • 1960L'Amour existe
  • 1962Janine
  • 1964Bosphore
  • 1964Byzance
  • 1964Istanbul
  • 1964La corne d'or
  • 1964Maître Galip
  • 1964Pehlivan
  • 1965Agnès Varda tourne…
  • 1965La Parisienne et les Grands Magasins
  • 1965Les Champs-Élysées
  • 1965Pigalle
  • 1966De la mer jaillira la lumière
  • 1966Le Quartier latin
  • 1966Lugdunum
  • 1968Naked Childhood
  • 1971La Maison Des Bois: Episode 1
  • 1971La Maison Des Bois: Episode 2
  • 1971La Maison Des Bois: Episode 3
  • 1971La Maison Des Bois: Episode 4
  • 1971La Maison Des Bois: Episode 5
  • 1971La Maison Des Bois: Episode 6
  • 1971La Maison Des Bois: Episode 7
  • 1972We Won't Grow Old Together
  • 1974The Mouth Agape
  • 1978Graduate First
  • 1980Loulou
  • 1983À Nos Amours
  • 1985Police
  • 1987Under the Sun of Satan
  • 1991Van Gogh
  • 1995The Son Of…