Michel Ciment

Born: 1938-05-26

Birthplace: Paris, France

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.

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Known For

Critic
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Kubrick by Kubrick
Stanley and Us
Success Is the Best Revenge
Seduced and Abandoned
Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake
The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France
Elia Kazan: An Outsider

Top Movie Credits

Kubrick by Kubrick Self (archive footage)
The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France Self (voice) (archive footage) - Film Critic