Pascal Bonitzer

writer • actor • director

Pascal Bonitzer (born 1 February 1946) is a French screenwriter, film director, actor, and former film critic for Cahiers du cinéma. He has written for 48 films and has appeared in 30 films since 1967. He starred in Raúl Ruiz's 1978 film The Suspended Vocation. He has a daughter, actress Agathe Boni...

Born: February 1, 1946 in Paris, France (age 79)

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Known For

6.9

The Young Karl Marx

Movies & TV Credits

86 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
La Fille d'un grand amour Movie	5.7	Actor	Professeur Femis	2025
Cinema Redefined: Jacques Rivette's L'Amour Fou Revisited Movie	7.5	Actor	Self	2024
Agathe, Solange and Me Movie	6.0	Actor	Self	2024
Auction Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	2024
Last Summer Movie	6.2	Writing	Co-Writer	2023
Benedetta Movie	6.9	Writing	Script Consultant	2021
The Spellbound Movie	5.4	Directing	Director	2019
Le scandale Clouzot Movie	7.4	Actor	Self	2017
The Young Karl Marx Movie	6.8	Writing	Screenplay	2017
The Innocents Movie	7.5	Writing	Adaptation	2016
Right Here Right Now Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	2016
Valentin Valentin Movie	5.3	Writing	Writer	2015
Marie-France Pisier, une femme sous influence Movie	—	Actor	Self	2014
Gemma Bovery Movie	6.2	Writing	Screenplay	2014
Murder in Pacot Movie	6.2	Writing	Screenplay	2014
Looking for Hortense Movie	6.0	Writing	Screenplay	2012
À voir absolument: 1963-1973 Dix années aux Cahiers du Cinéma Movie	—	Actor	Self	2011
Chantrapas Movie	6.0	Actor	producer	2011
Around a Small Mountain Movie	5.8	Writing	Scenario Writer	2009
Great life Movie	4.9	Writing	Writer	2009
The Great Alibi Movie	5.2	Writing	Screenplay	2008
The Key Movie	5.4	Actor	Jean	2007
The Duchess of Langeais Movie	6.3	Writing	Writer	2007
Made in Paris Movie	5.0	Directing	Director	2006
Why (Not) Brazil? Movie	4.9	Actor	Self	2004
Changing Times Movie	6.3	Writing	Writer	2004
Under a False Name Movie	6.0	Crew	Thanks	2004
Small Cuts Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	2003
The Story of Marie and Julien Movie	6.6	Writing	Writer	2003
Hot House Movie	6.6	Writing	Writer	2003
A Day in the Life of French Cinema Movie	5.1	Actor	Self	2002
Betty Fisher and Other Stories Movie	6.6	Actor	Mr. Barsky	2001
Man of the Crowds Movie	7.0	Writing	Writer	2001
Va Savoir (Who Knows?) Movie	6.6	Writing	Dialogue	2001
Lumumba Movie	7.0	Writing	Writer	2000
Nothing About Robert Movie	6.1	Actor	Man in bookstore	1999
Augustin, King of Kung-Fu Movie	6.3	Actor	The movie director	1999
Les Infortunes de la beauté Movie	5.7	Actor	Le detective	1999
Nothing About Robert Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1999
Secret Defense Movie	6.8	Writing	Writer	1998
Genealogies of a Crime Movie	6.6	Actor	Le directeur d'école	1997
Genealogies of a Crime Movie	6.6	Writing	Writer	1997
Don't Forget You're Going to Die Movie	6.2	Actor	Psychiatrist	1996
Encore Movie	5.8	Actor	Bergère	1996
Three Lives and Only One Death Movie	6.6	Actor	—	1996
Encore Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1996
Three Lives and Only One Death Movie	6.6	Writing	Writer	1996
The Lambs Movie	6.7	Writing	Screenplay	1996
Son of Gascogne Movie	6.1	Actor	Hiblen	1995
Up, Down, Fragile Movie	7.0	Writing	Writer	1995
Joan the Maid I: The Battles Movie	6.9	Writing	Screenplay	1994
Joan the Maid II: The Prisons Movie	7.1	Writing	Dialogue	1994
My Favorite Season Movie	6.7	Writing	Writer	1993
The Sky Above Paris Movie	5.9	Actor	Man in front of the telephone booth	1992
Chasing Butterflies Movie	6.8	Actor	—	1992
La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento Movie	7.2	Writing	Dialogue	1992
La Belle Noiseuse Movie	7.4	Writing	Screenplay	1991
Night and Day Movie	6.2	Writing	Writer	1991
L'amour maudit de Leisenbohg Movie	5.6	Writing	Writer	1991
Un jeu d'enfant Movie	6.1	Writing	Writer	1990
Winter's Child Movie	5.8	Actor	Un spectateur au théâtre	1989
L'Homme aux cheveux bleus Movie	—	Actor	Self	1989
Dark Woods Movie	5.8	Writing	Writer	1989
Gang of Four Movie	6.6	Writing	Dialogue	1989
Daniel endormi Short Film	5.0	Actor	Delmas	1988
The Beggars Movie	5.9	Writing	Screenplay	1988
The Innocents Movie	6.1	Writing	Screenplay	1987
Golden Eighties Movie	6.6	Writing	Writer	1986
Scene of the Crime Movie	6.2	Writing	Screenplay	1986
Rouge-gorge Movie	6.2	Actor	Salesman	1985
Wuthering Heights Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	1985
Love on the Ground Movie	6.6	Writing	Writer	1984
Cheaters Movie	6.0	Writing	Writer	1984
Stray Bullets Movie	6.1	Actor	Ernest	1983
Liberty Belle Movie	5.1	Writing	Screenplay	1983
The Red Shade Movie	5.2	Actor	The Dutch	1981
Cinématon XIV Movie	—	Actor	N°138	1981
The One-Eyed Man Movie	6.4	Actor	—	1980
Simone Barbès or Virtue Movie	6.2	Actor	Un client de la boîte de nuit	1980
Snakes and Ladders Movie	6.8	Actor	—	1980
The Bronte Sisters Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	1979
The Suspended Vocation Movie	6.4	Actor	Jérôme 2	1978
I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother… Movie	7.0	Writing	Screenplay	1976
Jean Renoir : Partie de campagne Movie	—	Actor	—	1969
Nagasaki Movie	—	Directing	Director	—
Maigret et le crime de la rue de Bellechasse Movie	—	Directing	Director	—

Pascal Bonitzer

Known For

Benedetta

La Belle Noiseuse

The Innocents

The Young Karl Marx

Movies & TV Credits