José Luis Alcaine
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José Luis Alcaine is a Spanish
born cinematographer
. He was educated in Tangier
's French Lycee Regnault and in the Spanish Institute. He was the first cinematographer to use fluorescent tube as key lighting in the 1970s. He has worked on films such as Belle Époque
(Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
, 1993) Blast from the Past
, and Two Much
. He is the winner of five Goyas
, for El Sueño del Mono Loco, Belle Epoque, El Pajaro de la Felicidad, El Caballero Don Quijote, and Las Trece Rosas.
Winner of European Film Award (EFA) for Volver.
Spain
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born cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
. He was educated in Tangier
Tangier
Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
's French Lycee Regnault and in the Spanish Institute. He was the first cinematographer to use fluorescent tube as key lighting in the 1970s. He has worked on films such as Belle Époque
Belle Epoque (film)
Belle Époque is a 1992 Spanish film directed by Fernando Trueba. The title derives from the period in French history known as the Belle Époque .-Plot:...
(Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
, 1993) Blast from the Past
Blast From the Past (film)
Blast from the Past is a 1999 romantic comedy film based on a story and directed by Hugh Wilson and starring Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek, and Dave Foley.-Plot:...
, and Two Much
Two Much
Two Much is a 1995 romantic screwball comedy film based on Donald Westlake's novel of the same name, and is also a remake of the 1984 French comedy film Le Jumeau, which was also based on Westlake's novel. Directed by Fernando Trueba, Two Much stars Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah...
. He is the winner of five Goyas
Goya Award for Best Cinematography
The Goya Award for Best Cinematography is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees....
, for El Sueño del Mono Loco, Belle Epoque, El Pajaro de la Felicidad, El Caballero Don Quijote, and Las Trece Rosas.
Winner of European Film Award (EFA) for Volver.
Filmography
- The Skin I Live InThe Skin I Live InThe Skin I Live In is a 2011 Spanish film directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, Roberto Álamo and Blanca Suárez, and is loosely based on Thierry Jonquet's novel Tarantula. The film was the first collaboration in 21 years between Almodóvar...
(2011) - Rivales (2008)
- The ruins of my Life (2008)
- Las Galas del Difunto (2008)
- Los Cuernos de Don Friolera (2008)
- Las Trece Rosas (2007)
- Tuya siempre (2007)
- Teresa, el cuerpo de Cristo (2007)
- Tirant Lo BlancTirant lo Blanc (film)Tirant lo Blanc is a 2006 historical adventure film directed by Vicente Aranda. It is based on Tirant lo Blanch, a Catalan language chivalry novel dating to 1490, written by Joanot Martorell...
(2006) - VolverVolverVolver is a 2006 Spanish dramatic comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Headed by actress Penélope Cruz, the film features an ensemble cast starring Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and Chus Lampreave...
(2006) - Vida y color (2005)
- La Vida Perra de Juanita Narboni (2005)
- RomaRoma (2004 film)Roma is an Argentine and Spanish film released in 2004 directed by Adolfo Aristarain. The picture stars Juan Diego Botto, Susú Pecoraro and José Sacristán.-Plot:...
(2004) - La Puta y la Ballena (2004)
- Bad EducationBad EducationBad Education is a 2004 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Lluís Homar. The plot is about two reunited childhood friends in the vein of a murder mystery...
(2004) - Al sur de Granada (2003)
- The Dancer UpstairsThe Dancer Upstairs (film)The Dancer Upstairs is a 2002 film starring Javier Bardem, and the directorial debut of John Malkovich. The film is an adaptation of the book of the same name by Nicholas Shakespeare.- Plot :...
(2002) - El Caballero Don Quijote (2002)
- Chica de RíoChica de RíoGirl from Rio is a 2001 film, written and directed by Christopher Monger, starring Hugh Laurie, Vanessa Nunes, Santiago Segura, Lia Williams, and Patrick Barlow.-Plot:...
(2001) - Son de mar (2001)
- Sé quién eres (2000)
- Blast From the PastBlast From the Past (film)Blast from the Past is a 1999 romantic comedy film based on a story and directed by Hugh Wilson and starring Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek, and Dave Foley.-Plot:...
(1999) - Celos (1999)
- L'Amante perduto (1999)
- Don Juan (1998)
- Il mio West (Gunslinger's Revenge) (1998)
- La Pistola de mi Hermano (1997)
- En brazos de la mujer madura (1997)
- Tranvía a la Malvarrosa (1997)
- Two MuchTwo MuchTwo Much is a 1995 romantic screwball comedy film based on Donald Westlake's novel of the same name, and is also a remake of the 1984 French comedy film Le Jumeau, which was also based on Westlake's novel. Directed by Fernando Trueba, Two Much stars Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah...
(1996) - LibertariasLibertariasLibertarias is a Spanish historical drama made in 1996. It was written and directed by Vicente Aranda.In 1936, Maria , a young nun is recruited by Pilar , a militant feminist, into an anarchist militia following the onset of the Spanish Civil War...
(1996) - Más allá del jardín (1996)
- Belle ÉpoqueBelle Epoque (film)Belle Époque is a 1992 Spanish film directed by Fernando Trueba. The title derives from the period in French history known as the Belle Époque .-Plot:...
(1994) - La Teta i la lluna (1994)
- La Pasión turca (1994)
- Jamón, jamónJamón, jamónJamón, jamón is a 1992 Spanish comedy/drama film directed by Bigas Luna and starring Javier Bardem, Jordi Mollà and Penélope Cruz in her debut film. It centres around a young woman named Silvia played by Cruz. According to LoveFilm, the film is bursting with sexual energy and twisted romantic...
(1993) - Huevos de oro (1993)
- Intruso (1993)
- El Pájaro de la felicidadThe Bird of Happiness (film)The Bird of Happiness is a 1993 Spanish drama film directed by Pilar Miró. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Mercedes Sampietro - Carmen* Aitana Sánchez-Gijón - Nani* José Sacristán - Eduardo...
(1993) - Amantes (1992)
- El SurLos Cuentos de Borges: El Sur (film)El Sur is a TV movie written and directed by Carlos Saura and is a chapter in the Spanish TV series Los Cuentos de Borges . Saura's 55-minute film is based on the short story El Sur by Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges.-Plot:...
(1992) - ¡Ay, Carmela! (1991)
- Hay que zurrar a los pobres (1991)
- Solo o en compañía de otros (1991)
- Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! is a 1990 Spanish film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, a dark romantic comedy starring Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril. The plot follows a recently released psychiatric patient who kidnaps an actress in order to make her fall in love with him...
(1990) - Dancing Machine (1990)
- El Sueño del mono loco (1989)
- El Mar y el tiempo (1989)
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownWomen on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas...
(1988) - El Lute II: mañana seré libre (1988)
- Jarrapellejos (1988)
- Malaventura (1988)
- El Lute: camina o revienta (1987)
- Barbablú, Barbablú (1987)
- Mitad del cielo, La (1986)
- El Caballero del Dragon (1986)
- Mambrú se fue a la guerra (1986)
- El Viaje a ninguna parte (1986)
- Hay que deshacer la casa (1986)
- Rustlers' RhapsodyRustlers' RhapsodyRustlers' Rhapsody is an American comedy-Western film. It is a parody of many Western conventions, most visibly of the singing cowboy films that were prominent in the 1930s and the 1940s...
(1985) - La Reina del mate (1985)
- Los Paraísos perdidos (1985)
- La Corte de Faraón (1985)
- El Caso Almería (1984)
- Akelarre (1984)
- Tasio (1984)
- El Sur (1983)
- Demonios en el jardín (1982)
- La Triple muerte del tercer personaje (1982)
- Asesinato en el Comité Central (1982)
- La Campanada (1980)
- La Muchacha de las bragas de oro (1980)
- Soldados (1978)
- Oro rojo (1978)
- Vámonos, Bárbara (1978)
- Così come sei (aka Stay as you areStay as you areStay As You Are is a 1978 erotic-drama film, directed by Alberto Lattuada, starring Nastassja Kinski, Marcello Mastroianni, Barbara De Rossi and Ania Pieroni. It is also known as Stay The Way You Are in some countries....
) (1978) - Marián (1977)
- El Puente (1977)
- Dios bendiga cada rincón de esta casa (1977)
- Retrato de familia (1976)
- ¿Quién puede matar a un niño? (1976)
- Pepita Jiménez (1975)
- Ya soy mujer (1975)
- País, S.A. (1975)
- Yo la vi primero (1974)
- El Niño es nuestro (1973)
- Corazón solitario (1973)
- Vera, un cuento cruel (1973)