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Philippe Garrel

French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer (b. 1948)

5.11body-of-work score · ranked #205 of 2631 directors · 13 films in our library

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

Born
April 6, 1948 · Boulogne-Billancourt
Nationality
France
Work
actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Philippe Garrel
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile from Santiago, Chile · CC BY-SA 2.0

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
    Regular LoversLes Amants réguliers

    2005 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2005 #2

    0.631 citation
  2. 2
    A Burning Hot SummerUn été brûlant

    2011 · France / Italy / Switzerland · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2011 #6 · Film Comment year-end poll 2012 #41

    0.542 citations
  3. 3
    La Jalousie

    2013 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2013 #7 · Film Comment year-end poll 2014 #27

    0.542 citations
  4. 4
    Liberty at NightLiberté, la nuit

    1983 · France · war

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1984 #3

    0.501 citation
  5. 5
    In the Shadow of WomenL'Ombre des femmes

    2015 · Switzerland / France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2015 #3

    0.501 citation
  6. 6
    The Wind of the NightLe Vent de la nuit

    1999 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1999 #5

    0.391 citation
  7. 7
    J'entends plus la guitare

    1991 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1991 #6

    0.361 citation
  8. 8
    Wild InnocenceSauvage Innocence

    2001 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2001 #6

    0.361 citation
  9. 9
    Lover for a DayL'Amant d'un jour

    2017 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2017 #6

    0.361 citation
  10. 10
    The Secret SonL'Enfant secret

    1979 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1983 #7

    0.331 citation
  11. 11
    The Salt of TearsLe Sel des larmes

    2020 · France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2020 #8

    0.321 citation
  12. 12
    Frontier of the DawnLa Frontière de l'aube

    2008 · France · drama

    Film Comment year-end poll 2009 #43

    0.181 citation
  13. 13
    The Birth of LoveLa Naissance de l'amour

    1993 · France / Switzerland · drama

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 29 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.