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Gilles Marchand

Gilles Marchand

Writer and director · Born June 18, 1963 (63) · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Cannes award nominee · Venice award winner

Gilles Marchand (born 18 June 1963) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed five films since 1987. His film Qui a tué Bambi? was screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Source: Article "Gilles Marchand" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 18, 1963 (63)
From
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Gilles Marchand's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Morality
23%
Survival
18%
Bonds
15%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 6 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 14 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 9

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
8
Dread
7
Absurd
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous9

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 Gilles Marchand's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gilles Marchand'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

33 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • At Work(2025)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Case 137(2025)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Drone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Co-Writer

  • Night Call(2024)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Dog on Trial(2024)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Red Island(2023)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Through the Night(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Night of the 12th(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Ils sont vivants(2021)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Only the Animals(2019)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Who Killed Little Gregory?(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Into the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Screenplay

  • News from Planet Mars(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Marguerite & Julien(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Eastern Boys(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Hand in Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • Black Heaven(2010)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Queen of Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Security guard

  • L'éclaireur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer

  • The Airplane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • Lemming(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Red Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Writer

  • Who Killed Bambi?(2003)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Bon Voyage(2003)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Tender Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • Le lait de la tendresse humaine(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • With a Friend Like Harry...(2000)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Human Resources(1999)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Sanguinaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

  • Desolate Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Summer Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Assistant Director

  • Tous à la manif (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Script

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

With a Friend Like Harry... (2000)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Case 137 (2025)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

  • 2009Screen debut· The Queen of Hearts

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 30: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting4 of 30: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting25 of 30: 22 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thCinematography1 of 30: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 30: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

30 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2010s9 · crew2020s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2003–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Venice award, won · Best Screenplay
  2. 2003
    • Cannes award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Gilles Marchand's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

Marguerite & Julien (2015)

60th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Case 137 (2025)

Midcredits 88th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Is Gilles Marchand's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles33–50 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gilles Marchand work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gilles Marchand's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dominik Moll shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers