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Néstor Almendros (1930–1992)
One of the highest appraised contemporary cinematographers. He was born in Spain but moved to Cuba by age 18 to join his exiled anti-Franco father. In Havana, he founded a cineclub and wrote film reviews. Then, he went on to study in Rome at the Centro Sperimentale. He directed six shorts in Cuba and two in New York. After the 1959 Cuban ...
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Died:(age 61) in New York City, New York, USA |
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Personal Quote:
[on relying on natural light for La Collectionneuse (1967)] The film had to have a 'natural' look, whether we wanted it to or not, because we had only five photoflood lamps. [autobiography, "A Man With A Camera", 1984]Trivia:
Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 46th Venice International Film Festival in 1989. See more »Trademark:
Cinematographer of many films by François Truffaut (9 features), Éric Rohmer (7 features), Robert Benton (5 features) and Barbet Schroeder (3 features & 2 docs).Star Sign:
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