Quick Facts
Born:
1938-05-26
Birthplace:
Paris, France
Credits:
29 Total Roles
Michel Ciment
Acting
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Biography
Michel Ciment (May 26, 1938 - November 13, 2023) was a French film critic and the editor of the cinema magazine Positif.
Ciment was a Chevalier of the Order of Merit, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters, and the former president of FIPRESCI.
Ciment participated in the 2012 Sight & Sound critics' poll, where he listed his ten favorite films as follows: 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Earrings of Madame de..., Fellini's Casanova, Persona, Providence, The Rules of the Game, Salvatore Giuliano, Sansho the Bailiff, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, and Trouble in Paradise.
Source: Article "Michel Ciment" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Ciment was a Chevalier of the Order of Merit, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters, and the former president of FIPRESCI.
Ciment participated in the 2012 Sight & Sound critics' poll, where he listed his ten favorite films as follows: 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Earrings of Madame de..., Fellini's Casanova, Persona, Providence, The Rules of the Game, Salvatore Giuliano, Sansho the Bailiff, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, and Trouble in Paradise.
Source: Article "Michel Ciment" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Seduced and Abandoned
Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage)
Critic
Self
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Self (interview)
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
Self / Interviewer
Abbas Kiarostami: The Art of Living
Self
Elia Kazan: An Outsider
Self - Host
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France MOVIE | Self (voice) (archive footage) - Film Critic |
| 2023 | Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open MOVIE | Self (interview) |
| 2022 | Jerry Schatzberg, Portrait Paysage MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | Stanleyandus - a Kubrick odyssey TV | self |
| 2020 | Kubrick by Kubrick MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | An American Named Kazan MOVIE | Self |
| 2018 | About The Salesman MOVIE | Self |
| 2017 | Passion and Reason: Michel Ciment on 'Barry Lyndon' MOVIE | Self |
| 2017 | Le Prédateur et la proie MOVIE | Himself |