
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Known for Directing · 18 credits
- Born
- 1944-07-17
- Died
- 2019-05-11
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
Biography
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.
In 2002, Brisseau was arrested on charges of sexual harassment after three women came forward accusing him of cajoling them into performing sexual acts on camera by promising them a film role. He was eventually found guilty, fined and given a suspended one-year prison sentence. Brisseau made a semi-autobiographical film in 2006 about this incident, Les Anges Exterminateurs.
He was formerly a professor at La Fémis in Paris.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (16)

Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
1987
as 2e Passant

Tempting Devils
2018

The Black Angel
1994
as A guest at the meal (uncredited)

A Brutal Game
1983
as L'Homme sur le Quai de Gare (uncredited)

Brisseau, 251 rue Marcadet
2018
as Self

The Girl from Nowhere
2013
as Michel Deviliers

Death in the Afternoon
1968

Shadows
1982
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Bâtons d'encens pour Mizoguchi
2004
as Self
L’ange et la femme: le cinéma de Jean-Claude Brisseau
2008
as Self
Le cinéma selon Brisseau
2007
as Self

Médiumnité
1978
as Pierre

The Afternoon of a Bored Young Man
1968
as Young man

La Croisée des chemins
1976
as Father

On Sunday Afternoon
1967
as (voice)

À ma manière
2026
as Self
About Jean-Claude Brisseau
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. In 2002, Brisseau was arrested on charges of sexual harassment after three women cam… With 18 credits spanning from 1967 to 2026, Jean-Claude Brisseau has appeared in 16 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean-Claude Brisseau Movies
- Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (1987) — as 2e Passant
- Tempting Devils (2018)
- The Black Angel (1994) — as A guest at the meal (uncredited)
- A Brutal Game (1983) — as L'Homme sur le Quai de Gare (uncredited)
- Brisseau, 251 rue Marcadet (2018) — as Self
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