# Pascal Bonitzer

Pascal Bonitzer (French:; 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.
Bonitzer has received three César Award nominations: Best Writing for My Favorite Season (1993), Best First Feature Film for Encore (1996), and Best Original Screenplay for Les Innocentes (2016).
He has a daughter, actress Agathe Bonitzer, with filmmaker Sophie Fillières.

## Filmography
### 1960s–70s

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Actor | Notes |
| 1967 | Vampirisme | | | Yes | Short film |
| 1976 | Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma sœur et mon frère... | | Yes | | Collaboration |
| 1978 | L'Exercice du pouvoir | | Yes | | |
| 1978 | The Suspended Vocation | | | Yes | |
| 1979 | The Brontë Sisters | | Yes | Yes | |

### 1980s

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Actor | Notes |
| 1980 | Simone Barbes or Virtue | | | Yes | |
| 1980 | Snakes and Ladders | | | Yes | TV short |
| 1980 | Une voix | | | Yes | Short film |
| 1980 | Le Borgne | | | Yes | |
| 1981 | L'Ombre rouge | | | Yes | |
| 1982 | Jimmy Jazz | | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1983 | Balles perdues | | | Yes | |
| 1983 | Liberty Belle | | Yes | Yes | |
| 1984 | Cheaters (Tricheurs) | | Yes | | |
| 1984 | Love on the Ground | | Yes | Yes | |
| 1985 | Rouge-gorge | | | Yes | |
| 1985 | Hurlevent | | Yes | | |
| 1986 | Golden Eighties | | Yes | | |
| 1986 | Scene of the Crime | | Yes | | |
| 1987 | Les Innocents | | Yes | | |
| 1988 | The Beggars | | Yes | | |
| 1988 | Daniel endormi | | | Yes | Short film |
| 1989 | Gang of Four | | Yes | | |
| 1989 | Les Bois noirs | | Yes | | |
| 1989 | Winter's Child | | | Yes | |
| 1989 | Les Sirènes | Yes | Yes | | Short film |

### 1990s

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Actor | Notes |
| 1990 | Un jeu d'enfant | | Yes | | Scenario collaborator |
| 1990 | Mistress of Suspense | | Yes | | TV series |
| 1991 | L'Amour maudit de Leisenbohg [fr] | | Yes | | Telefilm |
| 1991 | La Belle Noiseuse | | Yes | | |
| 1991 | Night and Day | | Yes | | |
| 1991 | Le Ciel de Paris | | | Yes | |
| 1992 | La Chasse aux papillons | | | Yes | |
| 1993 | My Favorite Season | | Yes | | Nominated—César Award for Best Writing |
| 1993 | Couples et Amants | | Yes | | |
| 1994 | Joan the Maiden, Part 1: The Battles | | Yes | | |
| 1994 | Joan the Maiden, Part 2: The Prisons | | Yes | | |
| 1994 | Grande Petite | | | Yes | |
| 1995 | Le Fils de Gascogne | | | Yes | |
| 1995 | Up, Down, Fragile | | Yes | | |
| 1995 | Don't Forget You're Going to Die | | | Yes | |
| 1996 | Thieves | | Yes | | Scenario collaborator |
| 1996 | Three Lives and Only One Death | | Yes | Yes | |
| 1996 | Encore | Yes | Yes | Yes | Prix Jean Vigo Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film |
| 1997 | Genealogies of a Crime | | Yes | Yes | |
| 1997 | Night of Destiny | | Yes | | |
| 1998 | Secret Defense | | Yes | | |
| 1999 | Rien sur Robert | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1999 | Les Agneaux | | Yes | | Telefilm |
| 1999 | Les Infortunes de la beauté | | | Yes | |
| 1999 | Augustin, King of Kung-Fu | | | Yes | |

### 2000s

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Actor | Notes |
| 2000 | Lumumba | | Yes | | |
| 2001 | Man of the Crowds | | Yes | | |
| 2001 | Va savoir | | Yes | | |
| 2001 | Alias Betty | | | Yes | |
| 2002 | Like an Airplane | | Yes | | |
| 2003 | Small Cuts | Yes | Yes | | Nominated—Berlin Film Festival - Golden Bear |
| 2003 | The Story of Marie and Julien | | Yes | | |
| 2003 | Hot House | | Yes | | Telefilm |
| 2004 | Changing Times | | Yes | | Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay |
| 2004 | Why (Not) Brazil? | | | Yes | |
| 2006 | L'Affaire Villemin | | Yes | | TV mini-series |
| 2006 | Made in Paris | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2007 | The Duchess of Langeais | | Yes | | |
| 2007 | The Key | | | Yes | |
| 2008 | The Great Alibi | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2009 | La Grande Vie | | Yes | | |
| 2009 | Around a Small Mountain | | Yes | | |
| 2009 | Don't Look Back | | | Yes | |
| 2009 | Suite noire | | | Yes | TV series |

### 2010s

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Actor | Notes |
| 2010 | Chantrapas | | | Yes | |
| 2012 | Looking for Hortense | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2012 | The Gordji Affair | | | Yes | Telefilm |
| 2014 | Gemma Bovery | | Yes | | |
| 2014 | Murder in Pacot | | Yes | | |
| 2014 | Valentin Valentin | | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | Agnus Dei | | Yes | | Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay |
| 2016 | Tout de suite maintenant | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2017 | Le Jeune Karl Marx | | Yes | | |
| 2019 | Blanche comme neige | | Yes | | |
| 2019 | Les Envoûtés | Yes | Yes | | |

### 2020s

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Actor | Notes |
| 2021 | Benedetta | | Yes | | |
| 2023 | Last Summer | | Yes | | |
| 2024 | Le tableau volé | Yes | Yes | | |
| TBA | Maigret in Society | Yes | Yes | | |