Why this filmmaker matters
Melissa Kent has 0 titles cut in the Nutevio catalogue.
Performer
Editor in the Nutevio catalogue.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Melissa Kent has 0 titles cut in the Nutevio catalogue.
The recognisable elements are rewatchability, visual style, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Kent set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Catalogue work still being written up by our editors.
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
Loading credits…
Canonical people credited alongside this name across multiple titles.

Rudy Mancuso
Actor
4 shared titles · Música

Kenny Leon
Actor
4 shared titles · Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Shane Hurlbut
Director of Photography
4 shared titles · Crazy/Beautiful

Kirsten Dunst
Actor
2 shared titles · Crazy/Beautiful

Camila Mendes
Actor
2 shared titles · Música

Blake Lively
Actor
2 shared titles · The Age of Adaline

Ewan McGregor
Actor
2 shared titles · American Pastoral

Britney Spears
Actor
2 shared titles · Crossroads

Kerry Washington
Actor
2 shared titles · American Son
Guy Riedel
Executive Producer
2 shared titles · Crazy/Beautiful

Sofia Coppola
Director
2 shared titles · The Virgin Suicides

McG
Producer
2 shared titles · Música
Have your say
Community
Which Melissa Kent performance holds up best?
Our readers argue about this one. Make your case, or read the ranked debate already in progress.
Join the conversation
Reference