Philippe Rousselot Biography
Philippe Rousselot, AFC, ASC (born 4 September 1945) is a French cinematographer and film director best known for his wide range of work in both European and mainstream American cinema, ranging in genres from drama, to fantasy, to blockbusters. He has collaborated with directors such as Robert Redford, Neil Jordan, Stephen Frears, Tim Burton, David Yates, and Guy Ritchie. He is the recipient of three César Awards, a BAFTA, an Oscar, and is a nominee for the Palme d'Or.
Life and career
Rousselot was born in Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. After studying cinema at l'École Louis Lumière, he graduated in 1966 with, among others, François About, Eduardo Serra, Noël Very, and Jean-François Robin. He began as an *istant to Néstor Almendros, then quickly emerged as chief operator, leading to his career. He collaborated, in particular, with Jean-Jacques Beineix (Diva), Alain Cavalier (Thérèse), Jean-Jacques Annaud (The Bear), Robert Redford (A River Runs Through It), Stephen Frears (Dangerous Liaisons), John Boorman (The Tailor of Panama), Patrice Chéreau (Queen Margot), Bertrand Blier (Thanks Life), Neil Jordan (Interview with the Vampire), and Tim Burton on Planet of the Apes, Big Fish, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
For Henry & June, he was nominated the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1990. He won the 1992 Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on A River Runs Through It, and earned three César Awards for Best Cinematography, in 1982 for Diva, in 1987 for Thérèse and in 1995 for Queen Margot.
Style
With director Jean-Jaques Beineix and Diva, he worked successfully to make photographic aesthetics a central element of the filming process, developing a photographic light "effect" and creating a timeless, almost unreal atmosphere, which would become his trademark as in the films of Bertrand Blier. He tried to achieve this effect in 1997 with The Serpent's Kiss.
Filmography
Film
Director
- The Serpent's Kiss (1997)
Cinematographer
Short films
Do*entary films
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
BAFTA Awards
American Society of Cinematographers
César Awards
British Society of Cinematographers
National Society of Film Critics
Cannes Film Festival
References
External links
- Philippe Rousselot at IMDb
- Philippe Rousselot on the AFC site
- Geoffrey Unsworth (1968)
- Gerry Turpin (1969)
- Conrad Hall (1970)
- Pasqualino De Santis (1971)
- Geoffrey Unsworth (1972)
- Anthony B. Richmond (1973)
- Douglas Slocombe (1974)
- John Alcott (1975)
- Russell Boyd (1976)
- Geoffrey Unsworth (1977)
- Douglas Slocombe (1978)
- Vilmos Zsigmond (1979)
- Giuseppe Rotunno (1980)
- Geoffrey Unsworth, Ghislain Cloquet (1981)
- Jordan Cronenweth (1982)
- Sven Nykvist (1983)
- Chris Menges (1984)
- Miroslav Ondříček (1985)
- David Watkin (1986)
- Bruno Nuytten (1987)
- Allen Daviau (1988)
- Peter Biziou (1989)
- Vittorio Storaro (1990)
- Pierre Lhomme (1991)
- Dante Spinotti (1992)
- J*z Kamiński (1993)
- Philippe Rousselot (1994)
- John Toll (1995)
- John Seale (1996)
- Eduardo Serra (1997)
- Remi Adefarasin (1998)
- Conrad Hall (1999)
- John Mathieson (2000)
- Roger Deakins (2001)
- Conrad Hall (2002)
- Andrew Lesnie (2003)
- Dion Beebe/Paul Cameron (2004)
- Dion Beebe (2005)
- Emmanuel Lubezki (2006)
- Roger Deakins (2007)
- Anthony Dod Mantle (2008)
- Barry Ackroyd (2009)
- Roger Deakins (2010)
- Guillaume Schiffman (2011)
- Claudio Miranda (2012)
- Emmanuel Lubezki (2013)
- Emmanuel Lubezki (2014)
- Emmanuel Lubezki (2015)
- Linus Sandgren (2016)
- Roger Deakins (2017)
- Alfonso Cuarón (2018)
- Roger Deakins (2019)
- Joshua James Richards (2020)
- Greig Fraser (2021)
- James Friend (2022)
- Hoyte van Hoytema (2023)
