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Emmanuel Finkiel

Emmanuel Finkiel

Director and writer · Born October 30, 1961 (64) · Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Born
October 30, 1961 (64)
From
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26

What are Emmanuel Finkiel's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
45%
Self
28%
Society
20%
Ideas
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Tense
2
Dread
1
Contemplative
1

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 Emmanuel Finkiel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Emmanuel Finkiel'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

24 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Impossible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Mariana's Room(2025)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • In Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 35 episodes · Director

  • Memoir of War(2017)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • A Decent Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Estherka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Thanks · as Self

  • The Dune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as The veterinarian

  • Je suis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Nulle Part, Terre Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • 57,000 Kilometers Between Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Thomas

  • Les Européens(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    as Voix-off (Bastille) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • The Beat That My Heart Skipped(2005)

    as Conservatory Professor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Motus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Antoine

  • Casting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • Samedi à dimanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

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

    Director · Writer

  • Madame Jacques on the Croisette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Writer

  • Three Colors: Red(1994)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Three Colors: White(1994)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Three Colors: Blue(1993)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Regards d'enfance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Dancing Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    First Assistant Director

  • Nouvelle Vague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Unit Manager

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1990 to 2026.

Film career

  • 2005Screen debut· The Beat That My Heart Skipped

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 24: 5 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting13 of 24: 4 only directing, 9 with another roleWriting9 of 24: 0 only writing, 9 with another roleOther crew6 of 24: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role

24 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1990s8 · crew2000s8 · 4 acting · 4 crew2010s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Emmanuel Finkiel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2

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.

Who does Emmanuel Finkiel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emmanuel Finkiel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mélanie Thierry shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers