César Award for Best Cinematography
Encyclopedia
The following are the winners of the annual César Award for Best Cinematography (French
: César de la meilleure photographie).
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: César de la meilleure photographie).
1970s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Black Moon | Sven Nykvist Sven Nykvist Sven Vilhem Nykvist was a Swedish cinematographer. He worked on over 120 films, but is known especially for his work with director Ingmar Bergman... |
|
| Call me Savage Le Sauvage Le Sauvage is a 1975 French film starring Yves Montand and Catherine Deneuve. The film was a commercial success with a total of 2,373,738 admissions in France and was the 12th highest grossing film of the year.... Flesh of the Orchid |
Le Sauvage La chair de l'orchidée |
Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme is a French Director of Photography.-Filmography:*2002 : Le Divorce by James Ivory*1999 : Cotton Mary by Ismail Merchant*1998 : Voleur de vie by Yves Angelo... |
|
| The Old Gun Le vieux fusil Le vieux fusil is a 1975 French film directed by Robert Enrico, and starring Philippe Noiret, Romy Schneider and Jean Bouise. It won the 1976 César Award for Best Film, Best Actor and Best Music, and was nominated for best director, supporting actor, writing, cinematography, editing and sound... |
Le Vieux Fusil | Étienne Becker | |
| 1976 | Barocco Barocco Barocco is a 1976 French romantic thriller film, directed by André Téchiné. The film stars Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu and Marie-France Pisier. Identity, redemption and resurrection are the themes of the film. The plot follows a young woman who convinces her boxer boyfriend to accept a bribe... |
Bruno Nuytten Bruno Nuytten Bruno Nuytten is a French cinematographer turned director.Camille Claudel which was Nuytten's first directorial and screenwriting effort, won the César Award for Best film in 1989. The film starred and was co-produced by Isabelle Adjani, with whom he had a son, Barnabé... |
|
| The Best Way to Walk | La Meilleure Façon de marcher | ||
| Doctor Françoise Gailland | Docteur Françoise Gailland | Claude Renoir Claude Renoir Claude Renoir was a French cinematographer. He was the son of actor Pierre Renoir and nephew of director Jean Renoir. He was also the grandson of painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. He is the father of actress Sophie Renoir.... |
|
| The Faithful Woman | Une femme fidèle | ||
| Mr. Klein Monsieur Klein Monsieur Klein is a 1976 French film directed by Joseph Losey, with Alain Delon starring in the title role.- Synopsis :It is 1942, the war is in full swing and France is occupied by the Nazis. To Robert Klein, however, these events are of little concern... |
Monsieur Klein | Gerry Fisher Gerry Fisher Gerry Fisher, B.S.C. is an English cinematographer. In 1976 Fisher was nominated for the Best Cinematography Award by the British Society of Cinematographers, for Aces High, and in 1977 was nominated for a BAFTA Award for the same film... |
|
| The Toy | Le Jouet | Étienne Becker | |
| 1977 | Drummer-Crab Le Crabe-tambour Le Crabe-tambour is a 1977 film directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer based on the novel he published in 1976. The title character played by Jacques Perrin is based on the famous French Navy officer Pierre Guillaume.-Cast:... |
Le Crabe-Tambour | Raoul Coutard |
| The Accuser | L'Imprécateur | Andréas Winding | |
| Providence Providence (1977 film) Providence is a French/Swiss 1977 film directed by Alain Resnais and starring Dirk Bogarde, David Warner, Ellen Burstyn, Elaine Stritch, and John Gielgud. The film won the 1978 César Award for Best Film.-Plot summary:... |
Ricardo Aronovich | ||
| This Sweet Sickness Dites-lui que je l'aime Dites-lui que je l'aime is a 1977 French film directed by Claude Miller and starring Gérard Depardieu and Miou-Miou... |
Dites-lui que je l'aime | Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme is a French Director of Photography.-Filmography:*2002 : Le Divorce by James Ivory*1999 : Cotton Mary by Ismail Merchant*1998 : Voleur de vie by Yves Angelo... |
|
| 1978 | Molière Molière (1978 film) Molière is a 1978 French drama film directed by Ariane Mnouchkine. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Philippe Caubère - Molière / The Death* Marie-Françoise Audollent * Jonathan Sutton - La Grange... |
Bernard Zitzermann | |
| The Green Room The Green Room (film) The Green Room is a 1978 French film directed by François Truffaut and based on the Henry James short story "The Altar of the Dead", in which a man becomes obsessed with the many dead people in his life and builds a memorial to honor them. This film is also based on other short story by Henry... |
La Chambre verte | Néstor Almendros Néstor Almendros Néstor Almendros, ASC was an Oscar winning Spanish cinematographer. One of the highest appraised contemporary cinematographers, "Almendros was an artist of deep integrity, who believed the most beautiful light was natural light...he will always be remembered as a cinematographer of absolute... |
|
| Judith Therpauve | Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme is a French Director of Photography.-Filmography:*2002 : Le Divorce by James Ivory*1999 : Cotton Mary by Ismail Merchant*1998 : Voleur de vie by Yves Angelo... |
||
| A Simple Story A Simple Story (1978 film) A Simple Story is a 1978 French drama film directed by Claude Sautet. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-Cast:* Romy Schneider as Marie* Bruno Cremer as Georges* Claude Brasseur as Serge* Roger Pigaut as Jérôme... |
Une histoire simple | Jean Boffety Jean Boffety Jean Bofferty was a French New Wave cinematographer known for his collaborations with directors such as Robert Enrico, Pierre Étaix, and Claude Sautet... |
|
| 1979 | Tess Tess (film) Tess is a 1980 romance film directed by Roman Polanski, an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles. It tells the story of a strong-willed, young peasant girl who finds out she has title connections by way of her old aristocratic surname and who is raped by her wealthy... |
Ghislain Cloquet Ghislain Cloquet Ghislain Cloquet was a Belgian-born French cinematographer. Cloquet was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1924. He went to Paris to study and became a French citizen in 1940.... |
|
| The Brontë Sisters The Bronte Sisters The Bronte Sisters is a 1979 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Isabelle Adjani, Marie-France Pisier and Isabelle Huppert. The film tells the story of the famous Brontë sisters: Charlotte, Emily and Anne and their brother Branwell... |
Les Sœurs Brontë | Bruno Nuytten Bruno Nuytten Bruno Nuytten is a French cinematographer turned director.Camille Claudel which was Nuytten's first directorial and screenwriting effort, won the César Award for Best film in 1989. The film starred and was co-produced by Isabelle Adjani, with whom he had a son, Barnabé... |
|
| Cold Cuts | Buffet froid | Jean Penzer | |
| Perceval le Gallois Perceval le Gallois Perceval le Gallois is a 1978 French film directed by Éric Rohmer. It was inspired by Chrétien de Troyes's 12th century Arthurian romance Perceval, the Story of the Grail.-Synopsis:... |
Néstor Almendros Néstor Almendros Néstor Almendros, ASC was an Oscar winning Spanish cinematographer. One of the highest appraised contemporary cinematographers, "Almendros was an artist of deep integrity, who believed the most beautiful light was natural light...he will always be remembered as a cinematographer of absolute... |
||
1980s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Last Metro The Last Metro The Last Metro is a 1980 film made by Les Films du Carrosse, written and directed by the French filmmaker François Truffaut, and starring Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu.... |
Le Dernier Métro | Néstor Almendros Néstor Almendros Néstor Almendros, ASC was an Oscar winning Spanish cinematographer. One of the highest appraised contemporary cinematographers, "Almendros was an artist of deep integrity, who believed the most beautiful light was natural light...he will always be remembered as a cinematographer of absolute... |
| Death Watch Death Watch Death Watch is a 1980 science fiction film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It is based on the novel The Unsleeping Eye by David G. Compton, also known as The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe... |
La Mort en direct | Pierre-William Glenn | |
| My American Uncle | Mon oncle d'Amérique | Sacha Vierny Sacha Vierny Sacha Vierny was a French cinematographer. He was born in Bois-le-Roi, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France, and died in Paris, France, at the age of 81... |
|
| The Woman Banker | La Banquière | Bernard Zitzermann | |
| 1981 | Diva Diva (film) Diva is a 1981 film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, adapted from a novel of the same name by Daniel Odier . It is one of the first French films to let go of the realist, harsh mood of 1970s French cinema and return to a colourful, melodic style, called cinema du look... |
Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot is a French director of photography.Rousselot was born in Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. After having studied cinema at l'École Louis Lumière, he graduated in 1966 with, among others, François About, Eduardo Serra, Noël Very, and Jean-François Robin... |
|
| Malevil Malevil Malevil is a 1972 science fiction novel by French writer Robert Merle. It was adapted into a 1981 film directed by Christian de Chalonge and starring Michel Serrault, Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Villeret and Jean-Louis Trintignant .-Plot summary:... |
Jean Penzer | ||
| Quest for Fire Quest for Fire (film) Quest for Fire is a 1981 film adaptation of the 1911 Belgian novel by J.-H. Rosny aîné . Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and adapted by Gérard Brach, the film stars Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi, and Rae Dawn Chong. It won the Academy Award for Makeup. Michael D... |
La Guerre du feu | Claude Agostini | |
| Under Suspicion Garde à vue Garde à vue is a 1981 French film directed by Claude Miller and starring Romy Schneider, Michel Serrault, Lino Ventura and Guy Marchand. It was based on the British novel Brainwash, by John Wainwright.... |
Garde à vue | Bruno Nuytten Bruno Nuytten Bruno Nuytten is a French cinematographer turned director.Camille Claudel which was Nuytten's first directorial and screenwriting effort, won the César Award for Best film in 1989. The film starred and was co-produced by Isabelle Adjani, with whom he had a son, Barnabé... |
|
| 1982 | The Trout The Trout (film) The Trout is a 1982 French drama film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Frédérique* Jean-Pierre Cassel - Rambert* Jeanne Moreau - Lou* Daniel Olbrychski - Saint-Genis* Jacques Spiesser - Galuchat... |
La Truite | Henri Alekan Henri Alekan Henri Alekan was a French cinematographer.-Life:Henri Alekan was born in Montmartre in 1909. At the age of sixteen he and his brother became travelling puppeteers. A little later he started work as third assistant cameraman at the Billancourt studios. He then spent a short time in the army,... |
| Les Misérables Les Misérables (1982 film) Les Misérables is a 1982 French drama film directed by Robert Hossein. It is one of the numerous screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo.-Plot summary:... |
Edmond Richard Edmond Richard (cinematographer) Edmond Richard is a French cinematographer.-Selected works:*The Trial *Chimes at Midnight *Manon 70 *The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie *The Phantom of Liberty... |
||
| Passion Passion (1982 film) Passion is a 1982 film by Jean-Luc Godard, and the second feature film made during his return to relatively mainstream filmmaking in the 1980s, sometimes referred to as the Second Wave... |
Raoul Coutard | ||
| A Room in Town Une chambre en ville Une chambre en ville is a 1982 French film directed by Jacques Demy. It is a musical in which every line of dialogue is sung. The film won the Prix Méliès, and was nominated for nine César Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Most Promising Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best... |
Une chambre en ville | Jean Penzer | |
| 1983 | So Long, Stooge So Long, Stooge So Long, Stooge is a 1983 film directed by Claude Berri. It is based on a novel by Alain Page.Coluche, the main actor, won the "Best Actor" award in 1984 César Award.-Plot:... |
Tchao Pantin | Bruno Nuytten Bruno Nuytten Bruno Nuytten is a French cinematographer turned director.Camille Claudel which was Nuytten's first directorial and screenwriting effort, won the César Award for Best film in 1989. The film starred and was co-produced by Isabelle Adjani, with whom he had a son, Barnabé... |
| The Ball Le Bal (film) Le bal is a 1983 Italian-Franco-Algerian film without dialogue directed by Ettore Scola that represents the fifty-year story of the French society by way of a ballroom in France.-Cast:... |
Le bal | Ricardo Aronovich | |
| Deadly Run Mortelle randonnée Mortelle Randonnée is a 1983 French thriller film inspired by the novel Eye of the Beholder by Marc Behm. Directed by filmmaker Claude Miller, the film stars Michel Serrault as The "Eye" Beauvoir, Isabelle Adjani as Catherine, and Geneviève Page as Mme. Schmidt-Boulanger. The film had a total of... |
Mortelle randonnée | Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme is a French Director of Photography.-Filmography:*2002 : Le Divorce by James Ivory*1999 : Cotton Mary by Ismail Merchant*1998 : Voleur de vie by Yves Angelo... |
|
| Moon in the Gutter Moon in the Gutter Moon in the Gutter is a 1983 French drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix. It was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.Although it immediately followed Beineix' big, commercial success Diva and featured two very big stars, Gérard Depardieu and Nastassja Kinski, Moon in the Gutter was... |
La Lune dans le caniveau | Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot is a French director of photography.Rousselot was born in Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. After having studied cinema at l'École Louis Lumière, he graduated in 1966 with, among others, François About, Eduardo Serra, Noël Very, and Jean-François Robin... |
|
| 1984 | A Sunday in the Country A Sunday in the Country A Sunday in the Country is a 1984 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier.-Cast:* Louis Ducreux - Monsieur Ladmiral* Michel Aumont - Gonzague* Sabine Azéma - Irène* Geneviève Mnich - Marie-Thérèse* Monique Chaumette - Mercédès... |
Un dimanche à la campagne | Bruno De Keyzer |
| Carmen | Pasqualino De Santis Pasqualino De Santis Pasqualino De Santis was an Italian cinematographer.-Biography:Born at Fondi, he was the brother of film director Giuseppe De Santis... |
||
| Fort Saganne Fort Saganne Fort Saganne is a 1984 French war film directed by Alain Corneau, based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Louis Gardel. It was screened out of competition at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival... |
Bruno Nuytten Bruno Nuytten Bruno Nuytten is a French cinematographer turned director.Camille Claudel which was Nuytten's first directorial and screenwriting effort, won the César Award for Best film in 1989. The film starred and was co-produced by Isabelle Adjani, with whom he had a son, Barnabé... |
||
| Love Unto Death L'amour à mort L'amour à mort is a 1984 film directed by Alain Resnais.The film was shot in Uzès, Gard, in the south of France.-Cast:* Sabine Azéma - Elisabeth Sutter* Fanny Ardant - Judith Martignac* Pierre Arditi - Simon Roche... |
L'Amour à mort | Sacha Vierny Sacha Vierny Sacha Vierny was a French cinematographer. He was born in Bois-le-Roi, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France, and died in Paris, France, at the age of 81... |
|
| 1985 | He Died with His Eyes Open | On ne meurt que 2 fois | Jean Penzer |
| Harem Harem (film) Harem is a 1985 French film starring Nastassja Kinski and Ben Kingsley. Directed by Arthur Joffe, the film was not rated in the U.S., but contained nudity, violence, and profanity. The film also starred Dennis Goldson.... |
Pasqualino De Santis Pasqualino De Santis Pasqualino De Santis was an Italian cinematographer.-Biography:Born at Fondi, he was the brother of film director Giuseppe De Santis... |
||
| Rendez-vous Rendez-vous (film) Rendez-vous is a 1985 French drama film directed by André Téchiné. The film stars Juliette Binoche, Lambert Wilson, Wadeck Stanczak and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Rendez-vous premiered at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Director. The film had a total of 766,811 admissions... |
Renato Berta | ||
| Subway Subway (film) Subway is a 1985 French film directed by Luc Besson, starring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert and is part of the Cinema du look movement.-Plot:... |
Carlo Varini | ||
| 1986 | Thérèse | Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot is a French director of photography.Rousselot was born in Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. After having studied cinema at l'École Louis Lumière, he graduated in 1966 with, among others, François About, Eduardo Serra, Noël Very, and Jean-François Robin... |
|
| Bad Blood Mauvais Sang (film) Mauvais Sang is Leos Carax's second film. Released in 1986, the film played at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival before being nominated for 3 César Awards and winning Prix Louis Delluc. The film had 504,803 Admissions in France... |
Mauvais sang | Jean-Yves Escoffier Jean-Yves Escoffier Jean-Yves Escoffier, is a french cinematographer who worked with Mehdi Norowzian, Jeanne Moreau for Air France, David Lynch for Nissan, and on music videos, 'Hurt' for Johnny Cash and Mark Romanek.... |
|
| Jean de Florette Jean de Florette Jean de Florette is a 1986 French historical drama film directed by Claude Berri, based on a novel by Marcel Pagnol. It is part of a duology, and is followed by Manon des Sources. The film takes place in rural Provence, where two local farmers scheme to trick a newcomer out of his newly inherited... |
Bruno Nuytten Bruno Nuytten Bruno Nuytten is a French cinematographer turned director.Camille Claudel which was Nuytten's first directorial and screenwriting effort, won the César Award for Best film in 1989. The film starred and was co-produced by Isabelle Adjani, with whom he had a son, Barnabé... |
||
| Mélo Mélo Mélo is a 1929 play by Henri Bernstein.It was first filmed in 1932 by Paul Czinner.The better-known 1986 French film based on the play was directed by Alain Resnais, and starred Fanny Ardant, André Dussollier, Sabine Azéma and Pierre Arditi... |
Charles Van Damme Charles Van Damme Charles Van Damme is a Belgian cinematographer and film director. He has worked on 40 films since 1973. His film The Violin Player was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* A Strange Place to Meet... |
||
| 1987 | Goodbye, Children Au revoir, les enfants Au revoir les enfants is a 1987 film written, produced and directed by Louis Malle. The screenplay was published by Gallimard in the same year... |
Au revoir, les enfants | Renato Berta |
| Miss Mona | Patrick Blossier | ||
| Under the Sun of Satan Under the Sun of Satan Under the Sun of Satan is a 1987 French film directed by Maurice Pialat. It is based on the 1926 novel of the same name by Georges Bernanos, and tells the story of a devout priest who becomes involved with a murderess... |
Sous le soleil de Satan | Willy Kurant | |
| 1988 | Camille Claudel Camille Claudel (film) Camille Claudel is a 1988 French film about the life of the 19th century female sculptor Camille Claudel. The movie was based on the book by Reine-Marie Paris, granddaughter of Camille's brother, the poet and diplomat Paul Claudel. It was directed by Bruno Nuytten, co-produced by Isabelle Adjani,... |
Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme is a French Director of Photography.-Filmography:*2002 : Le Divorce by James Ivory*1999 : Cotton Mary by Ismail Merchant*1998 : Voleur de vie by Yves Angelo... |
|
| The Bear | L'Ours | Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot is a French director of photography.Rousselot was born in Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. After having studied cinema at l'École Louis Lumière, he graduated in 1966 with, among others, François About, Eduardo Serra, Noël Very, and Jean-François Robin... |
|
| The Big Blue The Big Blue The Big Blue is a 1988 English-language film made by French director Luc Besson. The film stars Jean-Marc Barr, Rosanna Arquette, Jean Reno and depicts a fictionalized account of the sporting rivalry between two famed free divers.-Background:... |
Le Grand Bleu | Carlo Varini | |
| 1989 | Indian Nocturne | Nocturne indien | Yves Angelo Yves Angelo Yves Angelo is a French cinematographer and film director. Angelo has won the César Award for Best Cinematography three times: in 1990 for Nocturne indien, in 1992 for Tous les matins du monde, and in 1994 for Germinal.... |
| Life and Nothing But Life and Nothing But -Synopsis:Set in October 1920, it tells the story of Major Dellaplane, a man whose job is to find the identities of unknown dead soldiers after World War I. Dellaplane forms a relationship with a woman who is looking for her missing husband, but a dilemma begins when he learns that her husband may... |
La vie et rien d'autre | Bruno de Keyzer | |
| Too Beautiful for You | Trop belle pour toi | Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot is a French director of photography.Rousselot was born in Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. After having studied cinema at l'École Louis Lumière, he graduated in 1966 with, among others, François About, Eduardo Serra, Noël Very, and Jean-François Robin... |
|
1990s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac (1990 film) Cyrano de Bergerac is a 1990 French-language film based on the 1897 play of the same name by Edmond Rostand. It was directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau and adapted by Jean-Claude Carrière and Jean-Paul Rappeneau. The English subtitles use Anthony Burgess's translation of the text, which preserves the... |
Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme is a French Director of Photography.-Filmography:*2002 : Le Divorce by James Ivory*1999 : Cotton Mary by Ismail Merchant*1998 : Voleur de vie by Yves Angelo... |
|
| The Hairdresser's Husband The Hairdresser's Husband The Hairdresser's Husband , a 1990 French film written by Patrice Leconte and Claude Klotz, and directed by Leconte. Jean Rochefort stars as the title character. Anna Galiena co-stars.It won Patrice Leconte the Prix Louis Delluc... |
Le Mari de la coiffeuse | Eduardo Serra Eduardo Serra Eduardo Serra is a cinematographer from Lisbon, Portugal, twice nominated for Academy Awards for Best Cinematography.From 1960 to 1963, Serra studied engineering at Lisbon's Instituto Superior Técnico, but he had to leave the country after his involvement in students' protests against Salazar's... |
|
| Nikita | Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast is a prolific and multi-award–winning French cinematographer. He was born in France in 1957 and his career spans nearly thirty years.-Awards:* 1991 nominated for the César Award for Best Cinematography for Nikita.... |
||
| 1991 | All the Mornings of the World Tous les matins du monde (film) Tous les matins du monde is a 1991 French film based on the book of the same name.... |
Tous les matins du monde | Yves Angelo Yves Angelo Yves Angelo is a French cinematographer and film director. Angelo has won the César Award for Best Cinematography three times: in 1990 for Nocturne indien, in 1992 for Tous les matins du monde, and in 1994 for Germinal.... |
| Delicatessen Delicatessen (film) Delicatessen is a 1991 French black comedy film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, starring Dominique Pinon and Karin Viard. It is set in an apartment building in a post-apocalyptic France of an ambiguous time period. The story focuses on the tenants of the building and their desperate... |
Darius Khondji Darius Khondji Darius Khondji A.S.C. is an Iranian-French cinematographer. He has worked with such well-known directors as Jean-Pierre Jeunet, David Fincher, Bernardo Bertolucci, Alan Parker, Roman Polanski, Sydney Pollack, Woody Allen, and Wong Kar-wai.-Biography:... |
||
| Van Gogh | Gilles Henry and Emmanuel Machuel | ||
| 1992 | Indochine Indochine (film) Indochine is a 1992 French film set in colonial French Indochina during the 1930s. It is the story of Éliane Devries, a French plantation owner, and of her adopted Vietnamese daughter, Camille, with the rising Vietnamese nationalist movement set as a backdrop... |
François Catonné | |
| The Accompanist The Accompanist The Accompanist is a 1992 French film directed by Claude Miller from a novel by Nina Berberova, and starring Romane Bohringer, Yelena Safonova and Richard Bohringer.- Plot :... A Heart in Winter |
Un cœur en hiver | Yves Angelo Yves Angelo Yves Angelo is a French cinematographer and film director. Angelo has won the César Award for Best Cinematography three times: in 1990 for Nocturne indien, in 1992 for Tous les matins du monde, and in 1994 for Germinal.... |
|
| The Lover The Lover (film) - Production :While adapting the Marguerite Duras novel into the film's screenplay, director Jean-Jacques Annaud and fellow writer Gérard Brach changed the age of "The Girl" from 15½ to 17, but tried to maintain the original structure and literary tone of the original novel. As with the Duras... |
L'Amant | Robert Fraisse | |
| 1993 | Germinal Germinal (1993 film) Germinal is a 1993 French epic film based on the novel by Émile Zola. It was directed by Claude Berri, and stars Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou and Renaud... |
Yves Angelo Yves Angelo Yves Angelo is a French cinematographer and film director. Angelo has won the César Award for Best Cinematography three times: in 1990 for Nocturne indien, in 1992 for Tous les matins du monde, and in 1994 for Germinal.... |
|
| Smoking/No Smoking Smoking/No Smoking Smoking/No Smoking is a 1993 French movie. It was directed by Alain Resnais and written by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, from the play Intimate Exchanges by Alan Ayckbourn... |
Renato Berta | ||
| Three Colors: Blue Three Colors: Blue Three Colors: Blue is a 1993 French drama film written, produced, and directed by the acclaimed Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski. Blue is the first of three films that comprise The Three Colors Trilogy, themed on the French Revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity; it is... |
Trois couleurs: Bleu | Sławomir Idziak | |
| 1994 | Queen Margot | La Reine Margot | Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot is a French director of photography.Rousselot was born in Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. After having studied cinema at l'École Louis Lumière, he graduated in 1966 with, among others, François About, Eduardo Serra, Noël Very, and Jean-François Robin... |
| Colonel Chabert Le Colonel Chabert (1994 film) Le Colonel Chabert is a 1994 film directed by Yves Angelo and starring Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, and Fabrice Luchini... |
Le Colonel Chabert | Bernard Lutic | |
| Léon Léon (film) Léon is a 1994 French thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson... |
Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast is a prolific and multi-award–winning French cinematographer. He was born in France in 1957 and his career spans nearly thirty years.-Awards:* 1991 nominated for the César Award for Best Cinematography for Nikita.... |
||
| 1995 | The Horseman on the Roof | Le Hussard sur le toit | Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast is a prolific and multi-award–winning French cinematographer. He was born in France in 1957 and his career spans nearly thirty years.-Awards:* 1991 nominated for the César Award for Best Cinematography for Nikita.... |
| The City of Lost Children The City of Lost Children The City of Lost Children is a dystopian French fantasy/drama film by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet released in 1995. The film is stylistically related to the previous and subsequent Jeunet films, Delicatessen and Amélie. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:A mad scientist,... |
La Cité des enfants perdus | Darius Khondji Darius Khondji Darius Khondji A.S.C. is an Iranian-French cinematographer. He has worked with such well-known directors as Jean-Pierre Jeunet, David Fincher, Bernardo Bertolucci, Alan Parker, Roman Polanski, Sydney Pollack, Woody Allen, and Wong Kar-wai.-Biography:... |
|
| Hate La Haine La Haine is a 1995 French black-and-white film written, co-edited, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. It is commonly released under its French title in the English-speaking world, although its American VHS release was entitled Hate. It is about three teenage friends and their struggle to live in... |
La Haine | Pierre Aïm | |
| 1996 | Microcosmos | Microcosmos : le peuple de l'herbe | Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou |
| Ridicule Ridicule Ridicule is a 1996 French film set in the 18th century at the decadent court of Versailles, where social status can rise and fall based on one's ability to mete out witty insults and avoid ridicule oneself... |
Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast is a prolific and multi-award–winning French cinematographer. He was born in France in 1957 and his career spans nearly thirty years.-Awards:* 1991 nominated for the César Award for Best Cinematography for Nikita.... |
||
| Unpredictable Nature of the River | Les Caprices d'un fleuve | Jean-Marie Dreujou | |
| 1997 | The Fifth Element The Fifth Element The Fifth Element is a 1997 French science fiction film directed, co-written, and based on a story by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, and Milla Jovovich... |
Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast is a prolific and multi-award–winning French cinematographer. He was born in France in 1957 and his career spans nearly thirty years.-Awards:* 1991 nominated for the César Award for Best Cinematography for Nikita.... |
|
| Artemisia Artemisia (film) Artemisia is a 1997 French/Italian/German biographical film about Artemisia Gentileschi, the female Italian Baroque painter. The film was directed by Agnès Merlet, and stars Valentina Cervi and Michel Serrault.-Cast:... |
Benoît Delhomme Benoît Delhomme Benoît Delhomme is a French film cinematographer who has also worked in American and English films.-Filmography:*The Scent of Green Papaya *Comment font les gens *L'irrésolu *Cyclo *Circuit Carole... |
||
| On Guard Le Bossu (1997 film) Le Bossu is a French swashbuckler film directed by Philippe de Broca, released in 1997... |
Le Bossu | Jean-François Robin | |
| 1998 | Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train is a 1998 French drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau and written by himself, Danièle Thompson and Pierre Trividic... |
Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train | Eric Gautier |
| The Dreamlife of Angels The Dreamlife of Angels The Dreamlife of Angels is a 1998 French drama film directed by Erick Zonca.-Story:The film is about two working class women, Isa and Marie. Isa is a drifter and searching for a lover she had met during the summer. When she realizes that her search for him is futile and turns elsewhere she meets... |
La Vie rêvée des anges | Agnès Godard Agnès Godard Agnès Godard is a César Award-winning French cinematographer. She is most famous for her long-running collaboration with filmmaker Claire Denis.-Biography, career and collaboration with Denis:... |
|
| Place Vendôme Place Vendôme (film) Place Vendôme is a 1998 film directed by Nicole Garcia, starring Catherine Deneuve, and named after the Place Vendôme in Paris.Deneuve won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at Venice Film Festival for her role in the film.-Plot:... |
Laurent Dailland | ||
| 1999 | Himalaya Himalaya (film) Himalaya , also known as Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef and as Caravan, is a 1999 Nepalese movie directed by Eric Valli and was funded through France-based corporations. It was the first Nepalese film to be nominated in the Best Foreign Film category at the 72nd Academy Awards.Himalaya is a story... |
Himalaya, l'enfance d'un chef | Eric Guichard |
| Girl on the Bridge | La Fille sur le pont | Jean-Marie Dreujou | |
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a French/American historical drama film directed by Luc Besson. The screenplay was written by Besson and Andrew Birkin, and the original music score was composed by Éric Serra.... |
Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast is a prolific and multi-award–winning French cinematographer. He was born in France in 1957 and his career spans nearly thirty years.-Awards:* 1991 nominated for the César Award for Best Cinematography for Nikita.... |
||
2000s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Good Work Beau travail Beau travail is a 1999 French movie directed by Claire Denis that is loosely based on Herman Melville's novella Billy Budd. However, instead of the maritime setting of the novella, the movie takes place in Djibouti where the protagonists are soldiers in the French Foreign Legion... |
Beau travail | Agnès Godard Agnès Godard Agnès Godard is a César Award-winning French cinematographer. She is most famous for her long-running collaboration with filmmaker Claire Denis.-Biography, career and collaboration with Denis:... |
| The Crimson Rivers The Crimson Rivers The Crimson Rivers is a 2000 French psychological thriller film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and based on the best-selling novel Les rivières pourpres by the film's co-writer Jean-Christophe Grangé.... |
Les Rivières pourpres | Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast is a prolific and multi-award–winning French cinematographer. He was born in France in 1957 and his career spans nearly thirty years.-Awards:* 1991 nominated for the César Award for Best Cinematography for Nikita.... |
|
| Sentimental Destinies Sentimental Destinies Sentimental Destinies is a 2000 French drama film directed by Olivier Assayas. It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Emmanuelle Béart - Pauline Pommerel* Charles Berling - Jean Barnery* Isabelle Huppert - Nathalie Barnery... |
Les Destinées sentimentales | Eric Gautier | |
| 2001 | The Officers' Ward The Officers' Ward The Officers' Ward may refer to:* The Officers' Ward * The Officers' Ward... |
La Chambre des officiers | Tetsuo Nagata Tetsuo Nagata is a Japanese cinematographer based in France. He was the Director of Photography for numerous films, including Narco, Paris, je t'aime and La Vie En Rose... |
| Amélie Amélie Amélie is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre... |
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain | Bruno Delbonnel Bruno Delbonnel Bruno Delbonnel is a French cinematographer.Delbonnel was born in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France and graduated in 1978 from the ESEC .... |
|
| Read My Lips Sur mes lèvres Sur mes lèvres is a 2001 French film by Jacques Audiard, co-written with Tonino Benacquista. The film stars Vincent Cassel as Paul, an ex-con on parole, and Emmanuelle Devos as Carla, a nearly deaf secretary whose colleagues treat her disrespectfully, causing her to suffer... |
Sur mes lèvres | Mathieu Vadepied | |
| 2002 | The Pianist The Pianist (2002 film) The Pianist is a 2002 biographical war film directed by Roman Polanski, starring Adrien Brody. It is an adaptation of the autobiography of the same name by Jewish-Polish musician Władysław Szpilman... |
Paweł Edelman | |
| 8 Women | 8 femmes | Jeanne Lapoirie | |
| Amen. | Patrick Blossier | ||
| 2003 | Bon voyage Bon Voyage (2003 film) Bon Voyage is a French film directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, released 16 April 2003. The film was a critical success due in part to its tight interweaving of various genres, including spy, romance, World War II, and comedy. The film features the first reteaming of stars Isabelle Adjani and Gérard... |
Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast is a prolific and multi-award–winning French cinematographer. He was born in France in 1957 and his career spans nearly thirty years.-Awards:* 1991 nominated for the César Award for Best Cinematography for Nikita.... |
|
| Mr. N Monsieur N. Monsieur N. is a 2003 British-French movie directed by Antoine de Caunes. It tells the story of the last years of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte who was imprisoned by the British on St Helena. Napoleon retained a loyal entourage of officers who helped him plot his escape, and evaded the attentions... |
Monsieur N. | Pierre Aïm | |
| Strayed | Les Égarés | Agnès Godard Agnès Godard Agnès Godard is a César Award-winning French cinematographer. She is most famous for her long-running collaboration with filmmaker Claire Denis.-Biography, career and collaboration with Denis:... |
|
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement A Very Long Engagement A Very Long Engagement is a 2004 French romantic war film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou. It is a fictional tale about a young woman's desperate search for her fiancé who might have been killed on the battle of the Somme, during World War I... |
Un long dimanche de fiançailles | Bruno Delbonnel Bruno Delbonnel Bruno Delbonnel is a French cinematographer.Delbonnel was born in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France and graduated in 1978 from the ESEC .... |
| Clean Clean -Music:* The Clean, an influential first-wave punk band* Clean , an industrial album by Deitiphobia* "Clean", a song by Depeche Mode from their 1990 album Violator* Clean, an amplifier sound in guitar terminology* Clean, an Edwin Starr album... |
Éric Gautier | ||
| Two Brothers Two Brothers Two Brothers is a 2004 adventure family film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. It is about two tigers who are separated as cubs and then reunited years later.-Plot:... |
Deux frères | Jean-Marie Dreujou | |
| 2005 | The Beat That My Heart Skipped The Beat That My Heart Skipped The Beat That My Heart Skipped is a 2005 French film directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Romain Duris. It tells the story of Tom, a real estate thug torn between a criminal life and his desire to become a concert pianist. The film premiered on February 17, 2005 at the Berlin Film Festival... |
De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté | Stéphane Fontaine |
| Gabrielle Gabrielle (film) Gabrielle is a 2005 French film directed by Patrice Chéreau. It is a screen adaptation of Joseph Conrad's short story The Return.-Plot:... |
Éric Gautier | ||
| Regular Lovers | Les Amants réguliers | William Lubtchansky William Lubtchansky William Lubtchansky born in Paris, France, was an acclaimed French cinematographer. His first film was Agnes Varda's 1965 short, Elsa la Rose. Lubtchansky has shot over 100 films, including several for Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Rivette, Jean Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet and Nadine Trintignant... |
|
| 2006 | Lady Chatterley Lady Chatterley (film) Lady Chatterley is a French film by Pascale Ferran. An adaptation of the novel John Thomas and Lady Jane by D. H. Lawrence, it was released in the UK on 24 August, 2007.... |
Julien Hirsch | |
| Days of Glory | Indigènes | Patrick Blossier | |
| OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies is a French film directed by Michel Hazanavicius. It is a parody of the spy film genre. The film follows the exploits of a French secret agent, OSS 117, in Cairo in 1955.-Plot:... |
OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions | Guillaume Schiffman | |
| Private Fears in Public Places Private Fears in Public Places (film) Private Fears in Public Places is the English-language title of Cœurs , a 2006 French film directed by Alain Resnais. It was adapted from Alan Ayckbourn's play Private Fears in Public Places... |
Cœurs | Éric Gautier | |
| Tell No One Tell No One Tell No One is a 2006 French thriller film directed by Guillaume Canet and based on the novel of the same name by Harlan Coben. It was written by Guillame Canet and Philippe Lefèbvre and stars François Cluzet... |
Ne le dis à personne | Christophe Offenstein | |
| 2007 | La Vie en Rose La Vie en rose (film) La Vie En Rose is a 2007 French biographical film about the life of French chanteuse Édith Piaf co-written, and directed by Olivier Dahan. Marion Cotillard stars as Piaf. The title La Vie en Rose comes from Piaf's signature song... |
La môme | Tetsuo Nagata Tetsuo Nagata is a Japanese cinematographer based in France. He was the Director of Photography for numerous films, including Narco, Paris, je t'aime and La Vie En Rose... |
| The Diving Bell and the Butterfly The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a 2007 biographical drama film based on Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir of the same name. The film depicts Bauby's life after suffering a massive stroke, on December 8, 1995, at the age of 42, which left him with a condition known as locked-in syndrome. The... |
Le Scaphandre et le papillon | Janusz Kamiński Janusz Kaminski Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński is a Polish cinematographer and film director. He has photographed all of Steven Spielberg's films since 1993's Schindler's List.-Life and career:... |
|
| The Second Wind | Le Deuxième Souffle | Yves Angelo Yves Angelo Yves Angelo is a French cinematographer and film director. Angelo has won the César Award for Best Cinematography three times: in 1990 for Nocturne indien, in 1992 for Tous les matins du monde, and in 1994 for Germinal.... |
|
| Intimate Enemies | L'Ennemi intime | Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci | |
| A Secret A Secret Un secret is a 2007 French film directed and written by Claude Miller. The screenplay was based on the novel by Philippe Grimbert.-Synopsis:... |
Un secret | Gérard de Battista Gérard de Battista Gérard de Battista is a cinematographer, had a long relationship with the Spanish actress Victoria Abril and they have two sons together, one in 1990 and another one in 1992 .-References:... |
|
| 2008 | Séraphine Séraphine (film) Séraphine is a 2008 French-Belgian film directed by Martin Provost and written by Marc Abdelnour and Provost. It stars Yolande Moreau as the French painter Séraphine Louis and Ulrich Tukur as Wilhelm Uhde. It won the 2009 César Award for Best Film.-Plot:... |
Laurent Brunet Laurent Brunet Laurent Brunet is a French César Award-winning cinematographer for Seraphine by Martin Provost. He is widely known for his work on the films of Raphael Nadjari... |
|
| A Christmas Tale A Christmas Tale A Christmas Tale is a 2008 French comedy-drama film by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos and Chiara Mastroianni. It tells the story of a family with strained relationships which gathers at the... |
Un conte de Noël | Eric Gautier | |
| Home Home (2008 film) Home is a 2008 Swiss drama film directed by Ursula Meier and starring Isabelle Huppert. The film was the official Swiss submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards.-Plot:... |
Agnès Godard Agnès Godard Agnès Godard is a César Award-winning French cinematographer. She is most famous for her long-running collaboration with filmmaker Claire Denis.-Biography, career and collaboration with Denis:... |
||
| Paris 36 Paris 36 Paris 36 is a 2008 French film directed by Christophe Barratier. This film is set in 1930s Paris.The song "Loin de Paname" , sung by Nora Arnezeder, was nominated for the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Original Song.-Plot summary:When a neighborhood music hall closes down, a trio of unemployed... |
Faubourg 36 | Tom Stern Tom Stern (cinematographer) Thomas Evans "Tom" Stern, ASC, AFC is an American cinematographer best known for his work on films directed by Clint Eastwood... |
|
| Public Enemy Number One: Part 1 and 2 Public Enemy Number One Mesrine is a two-part 2008 French film directed by Jean-François Richet and written by Abdel Raouf Dafri and Richet... |
L'Instinct de mort and L'Ennemi public n°1 | Robert Gantz | |
| 2009 | A Prophet A Prophet A Prophet is a 2009 French prison film directed by Jacques Audiard. Audiard claims that the film aims at "creating icons, images for people who don't have images in movies, like the Arabs in France," though he also had stated that the film "has nothing to do with his vision of society," and is a... |
Un prophète | Stéphane Fontaine |
| Coco Before Chanel | Coco avant Chanel | Christophe Beaucarne Christophe Beaucarne Christophe Beaucarne, SBC is a Belgian cinematographer. He is the son of the poet Julos Beaucarne.He is a member of AFC . He is most notable for his work in the 2009 film Mr. Nobody for which he won a Magritte Award and the Best Cinematography Award at the Stockholm Film Festival... |
|
| Welcome Welcome (2009 film) Welcome is a 2009 French film directed by Philippe Lioret. It stars Vincent Lindon and features Firat Ayverdi and Derya Ayverdi in their inaugural roles. The film was released on 11 March 2009 in France... |
Laurent Dailland | ||
| Wild Grass | Les Herbes folles | Éric Gautier | |
| In the Beginning In the Beginning (2009 film) In the Beginning is a 2009 French drama film directed by Xavier Giannoli. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.- Cast :* François Cluzet* Gérard Depardieu* Emmanuelle Devos* Brice Fournier - Louis* Roch Leibovici... |
À l'origine | Glynn Speeckaert | |
2010s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Of Gods and Men Of Gods and Men (film) Of Gods and Men is a 2010 French drama film directed by Xavier Beauvois, starring Lambert Wilson and Michael Lonsdale. Its original French title is Des hommes et des dieux, which means "Of Men and of Gods" and refers to a verse from the Bible shown at the beginning of the film... |
Des hommes et des dieux | Caroline Champetier |
| On Tour On Tour (2010 film) On Tour is a 2010 French comedy film directed by Mathieu Amalric. It stars Amalric himself as a producer who brings an American Neo-Burlesque troupe to France, played by genuine performers Mimi Le Meaux, Kitten on the Keys, Dirty Martini, Julie Atlas Muz, Evie Lovelle and Roky Roulette... |
Tournée | Christophe Beaucarne Christophe Beaucarne Christophe Beaucarne, SBC is a Belgian cinematographer. He is the son of the poet Julos Beaucarne.He is a member of AFC . He is most notable for his work in the 2009 film Mr. Nobody for which he won a Magritte Award and the Best Cinematography Award at the Stockholm Film Festival... |
|
| The Ghost Writer | Pawel Edelman Pawel Edelman Pawel Edelman is a Polish cinematographer who was born in Łódź on 26 June 1958. He was named Best European Cinematographer in 2002 at the European Film Awards for his work on The Pianist, for which he also won the César Award for Best Cinematography. He was nominated for an Academy Award and a... |
||
| The Princess of Montpensier The Princess of Montpensier The Princess of Montpensier is a 2010 French period romance film directed by Bertrand Tavernier, inspired by a short story anonymously published by Madame de La Fayette. It stars Mélanie Thierry in the title role, alongside Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Lambert Wilson and Raphaël... |
La Princesse de Montpensier | Bruno de Keyzer | |
| Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) | Guillaume Schiffman | ||