Hélène Cattet
Film director · 5 films (2009–2025)
Hélène Cattet is a director whose work here spans Amer (2009) to Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025), across thriller and horror. 5 of those films were photographed by Manuel Dacosse. The work runs close — 49% of frames across the 5 films indexed here, against 21% library-wide. All 223 frames from 5 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Hélène Cattet is known as a director and screenwriter.
Born 1 January 1976 · Paris, France
Directing style
Hélène Cattet’s thrillers and horror films rely heavily on a shallow depth of field and extreme closeups shot at eye level to cultivate a tense, claustrophobic, and ominous atmosphere. Her visual design favors dark, nighttime interiors lit by practical sources, fluorescent tubes, and neon, contrasted with daytime exteriors illuminated by harsh sunlight. The color palette is defined by deep blacks and dark blues punctuated by vivid reds, muted pinks, and forest greens, occasionally shifting into cool, desaturated tones or stark black-and-white.
Films directed by Hélène Cattet
About Hélène Cattet
When was Hélène Cattet born?
Hélène Cattet was born on 1 January 1976 in Paris, France.
What films has Hélène Cattet directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 5 of them: Amer (2009), The ABCs of Death (2012), The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears (2013), Let The Corpses Tan (2017) and Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025).
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All 223 indexed frames from 5 films directed by Hélène Cattet — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.