Jean-Claude Brisseau
Directing·July 17, 1944·† May 11, 2019 — 74 years old·Paris, France
Jean-Claude Brisseau (17 July 1944 – 11 May 2019) was a French filmmaker best known for his 2002 film Secret Things ("Choses Secrètes") and his 2006 film The Exterminating Angels ("Les Anges exterminateurs").
His film Céline was nominated for the Golden Bear Award at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.
At the Cannes Film Festival, he was awarded the France Culture Award in 2003 for Secret Things; in 1988 he was awarded the Special Award for the Youth.
Known For
White Wedding
1989·6.5
Secret Things
2002·5.8
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
1987·7.4
The Exterminating Angels
2006·5.3
À l'aventure
2009·5.0
Sound and Fury
1988·6.6
The Girl from Nowhere
2013·5.6
A Brutal Game
1983·6.1
Céline
1992·6.6
Tempting Devils
2018·4.5
The Black Angel
1994·5.4
Workers for the Good Lord
2000·5.9
Filmography · 32
2026My Own WaySelf2018Des Jeunes Femmes Disparaissent - Origine et FabricationDirector2018Brisseau, 251 rue MarcadetSelf2018Tempting DevilsDirector · Writer · Producer2014Des jeunes femmes disparaissentDirector2013The Girl from NowhereMichel Deviliers · Director · Writer · Producer2009À l'aventureDirector · Screenplay2008L’ange et la femme: le cinéma de Jean-Claude BrisseauSelf2007Le cinéma selon BrisseauSelf2006On n'est pas couchéTVSelf - Guest2006The Exterminating AngelsWriter · Director2004Bâtons d'encens pour MizoguchiSelf2002Secret ThingsDirector · Writer2000Workers for the Good LordDirector · Writer · Delegated Producer1994The Black AngelA guest at the meal (uncredited) · Director · Writer · Producer1992CélineDirector · Writer · Producer1990Lettre d'un cinéasteDirector1989White WeddingDirector · Writer1988Sound and FuryDirector · Writer · Editor1987Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle2e Passant1983A Brutal GameL'Homme sur le Quai de Gare (uncredited) · Director · Writer1982The InterchangeDirector · Writer1982ShadowsNeighbor (uncredited) · Director · Screenplay1978MédiumnitéPierre · Director1978Life the Way It IsDirector · Writer1976La Croisée des cheminsFather · Director · Screenplay · Editor · Director of Photography · Producer · Sound1976Des jeunes femmes disparaissentDirector1974Spécial cinémaTVSelf1972Des jeunes femmes disparaissentDirector1968Death in the AfternoonDirector · Writer · Producer · Editor1968The Afternoon of a Bored Young ManYoung man · Director · Writer1967On Sunday Afternoon(voice) · Director · Writer