Chris Menges ( born Chris Menges , born September 15, 1940 , Kington, Herefordshire , England ) is a British cameraman and director. Two-time winner of the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for camera work.
| Chris Menges | |
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| Chris Menges | |
| Birth name | Christopher J. Menges |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Kington, Herefordshire |
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| Profession | cameraman , filmmaker |
| Career | 1968 - present |
| Awards | Oscar ( 1985 , 1987 ) BAFTA ( 1985 ) |
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Biography
Descendant of immigrants from Germany. Grandfather - violinist, father - composer and conductor. He began as a cameraman documentary and short films, including collaborated with Mai Setterling , Lindsay Anderson . The first full-length film in which he acted as the main cameraman - Ken Loach 's Kes ( 1968 ). Subsequently, he worked with major directors in the UK and the USA. Member of the British and American Society of Cameramen.
In 1988 he made his first film as a director.
Selected Filmography
Camera work
- 1968: Kes / Kes ( Ken Loach )
- 1971 : Galoshes / Gumshoe ( Stephen Frears )
- 1976 : Last Summer (Stephen Frears, television, BAFTA premium for camera work)
- 1979 : Black Jack (Ken Loach)
- 1979: Bloody Kids (Stephen Frears)
- 1980 : The Gamekeeper (Ken Loach)
- 1981 : Looks and Smiles (Ken Loach)
- 1981: A Question of Leadership (Ken Loach, television documentary)
- 1983 : Local Hero (Bill Forsyth, nomination for BAFTA Award for camera work)
- 1983: Walter and June (Steven Frears, television)
- 1984 : The Killing Fields of Death ( Roland Joffe , Oscar for camera work, BAFTA Prize, British Society of Cinematographers Prize, New York Film Critics Society Prize, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award)
- 1984 : Comfort and Joy (Bill Forsyth, National Film Critics Society Award)
- 1986 : Mission / The Mission (Roland Joffe, Oscar for camera work, nomination for BAFTA Award for camera work, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award)
- 1986: Fatherland (Ken Loach)
- 1987 : Shy People ( Andrei Konchalovsky )
- 1996 : Michael Collins / Michael Collins ( Neil Jordan , Oscar nomination for camera work, nomination for BAFTA Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award)
- 1997 : Boxer ( Jim Sheridan )
- 2001 : The Pledge Promise ( Sean Penn )
- 2002 : The Good Thief (Neil Jordan)
- 2002: Dirty Pretty Things (Stephen Frears, nomination for the European Film Award for camera work)
- 2005 : The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada ( Tommy Lee Jones , nomination for the Independent Spirit award)
- 2005: North Country / North Country (Niki Caro)
- 2006 : Scandalous diary / Notes on a Scandal (Richard Eyre)
- 2008 : The Reader / The Reader ( Steven Daldry , Oscar nomination for camera work, nomination for BAFTA Award for camera work)
- 2008: Yellow handkerchief of happiness (Udayan Prasad)
- 2010 : Route Irish Route (Ken Loach)
- 2010 : The Bodyguard / London Boulevard ( William Monahan )
- 2011 : Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close ( Stephen Daldrey )
- 2013 : Hummingbird Effect ( Stephen Knight )
Director's work
- 1988 : A World Apart (two awards at the Cannes IFF , nomination for the Golden Palm , nomination for the Independent Spirit award, New York Film Critics award)
- 1992 : CrissCross
- 1994 : Second Best (Special Prize of the Jury of the San Sebastian IFF , nomination for the Golden Shell )
- 1999 : The Lost Son
Recognition
- British Independent Film Award for Lifetime Achievement ( 2001 ).
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 137609604 // General Regulatory Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- Mp filmportal.de - 2005.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/19/movies/a-world-apart-looks-anew-at-apartheid.html
Links
- In the Internet Encyclopedia of Cameramen (English)
- Chris Menges (eng.)