Sacha Vierny
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Birth Place
France
Born
August 10, 1919
Died
May 15, 2001
Biography
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Vierny began his film career making news documentaries in Africa and shot his first feature, "Le Bel Age," in 1958. He is known for his crisp lighting and deep-focus photography and has often worked with Alain Resnais, notably on "Hiroshima Mon Amour" (1959) and "Last Year at Marienbad" (1961). In the 1980s, Vierny had become director Peter Greenaway's cinematographer of choice, reaching...
Filmography
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The Man Who Cried
(2000)
Director Of Photography
8 1/2 Women
(1999)
Director Of Photography
Dormez, je le veux
(1998)
Director Of Photography
The Pillow Book
(1995)
Director Of Photography
The Baby of Macon
(1993)
Director Of Photography
Prospero's Books
(1991)
Director Of Photography
Biography
Vierny began his film career making news documentaries in Africa and shot his first feature, "Le Bel Age," in 1958. He is known for his crisp lighting and deep-focus photography and has often worked with Alain Resnais, notably on "Hiroshima Mon Amour" (1959) and "Last Year at Marienbad" (1961). In the 1980s, Vierny had become director Peter Greenaway's cinematographer of choice, reaching American audiences with the strikingly shot "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover" (1989) and "Prospero's Books" (1991). His final film was "The Man Who Cried" (2001), directed by Sally Potter.
Filmography
Cinematography (Feature Film)
The Man Who Cried
(2000)
Director Of Photography
8 1/2 Women
(1999)
Director Of Photography
Dormez, je le veux
(1998)
Director Of Photography
The Pillow Book
(1995)
Director Of Photography
The Baby of Macon
(1993)
Director Of Photography
Prospero's Books
(1991)
Director Of Photography
Prospero's Books
(1991)
Camera Operator
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
(1989)
Director Of Photography
Drowning By Numbers
(1988)
Director Of Photography
The Belly Of An Architect
(1987)
Director Of Photography
L' Hypothese du Tableau Vole
(1987)
Director Of Photography
Flugel und Felleln
(1985)
Director Of Photography
A Zed & Two Noughts
(1985)
Director Of Photography
L' Amour a mort
(1984)
Director Of Photography
Clash
(1984)
Director Of Photography
La Femme Publique
(1984)
Director Of Photography
Les Trois couronnes du matelot
(1983)
Director Of Photography
Beau Pere
(1981)
Director Of Photography
Le Chemin Perdu
(1980)
Director Of Photography
Mon Oncle D'Amerique
(1980)
Director Of Photography
La Bravade Legendaire
(1978)
Director Of Photography
La Vocation Suspendue
(1977)
Director Of Photography
Baxter, Vera Baxter
(1977)
Director Of Photography
Le Diable dans la boite
(1977)
Director Of Photography
Stavisky
(1974)
Director Of Photography
Les Granges Brulees
(1973)
Director Of Photography
Le Moine
(1973)
Director Of Photography
La Sainte Famille
(1972)
Director Of Photography
Bof! L'Anatomie d'un livreur
(1971)
Director Of Photography
Letter From Siberia
(1970)
Director of Photography
Belle de jour
(1968)
Director of Photography
La guerre est finie
(1967)
Director of Photography
A Taste for Women
(1966)
Director of Photography
The Season for Love
(1963)
Director of Photography
Muriel
(1963)
Director of Photography
Last Year at Marienbad
(1962)
Director of Photography
Hiroshima, Mon Amour
(1960)
Director Of Photography (France)
Night and Fog
(1955)
Director Of Photography
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
The Man Who Cried
(2000)
Dp/Cinematographer
8 1/2 Women
(1999)
Dp/Cinematographer
The Pillow Book
(1995)
Dp/Cinematographer
Drowning By Numbers
(1988)
Dp/Cinematographer
The Belly Of An Architect
(1987)
Dp/Cinematographer
La Sainte Famille
(1972)
Dp/Cinematographer
Hiroshima, Mon Amour
(1960)
Dp/Cinematographer
Night and Fog
(1955)
Dp/Cinematographer
Cinematography (Short)
Paris la belle
(1959)
Cinematographer
Le Chant du Styrene
(1958)
Director Of Photography
Diary of a Pregnant Woman
(1958)
Cinematographer
Le Mystere de l'atelier Quinze
(1957)
Director Of Photography
Misc. Crew (Short)
Paris la belle
(1959)
Other
Life Events
1958
Worked on first feature, "Le Bel Age"
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