Christian Berger (born 13 January 1945) is an

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cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

. His 1985 film '' Raffl'' was entered into the

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. He is mostly known for his work with

Michael Haneke Michael Haneke (; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, G ...

. In February 2010, Berger was nominated for an

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for his work on ''

The White Ribbon ''The White Ribbon'' (german: Das weiße Band) is a 2009 German-language drama film, written and directed by Michael Haneke. Released in black-and-white, the film offers a dark depiction of society and family in a northern German village just be ...

'' at the

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. He also won the ASC Award for Best Cinematography for the same film. Berger invented the ''Cine Reflect Lighting System'' which he used on his latest films. Besides his work as director of photography he also teaches cinematography at the

Vienna Film Academy The Film Academy Vienna (Filmakademie Wien) is the Institute for Film and Television at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. Curriculum The offered programs (Bachelor/Master's degree) are: *Directing *Screenwriting *Cinematog ...

. Berger is married to actress

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, and is thus the uncle of

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Filmography

Feature films * '' Raffl'' (1984) * ''

Benny's Video ''Benny's Video'' is a 1992 Austrian- Swiss psychological thriller film directed by Michael Haneke and set in Vienna. The plot of the film centers on Benny ( Arno Frisch), a teenager who views much of his life as distilled through video images, a ...

'' (1992) * '' 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance'' (1994) * '' The Piano Teacher'' (2001) * ''Ne fais pas ça!'' (2004) * '' Caché'' (2005) * '' Disengagement'' (2007) * ''

'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2012) * ''

The Notebook ''The Notebook'' is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, with a screenplay by Jeremy Leven and Jan Sardi, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as ...

'' (2013) * '' By the Sea'' (2015) * ''Night of a 1000 Hours'' (2016) * '' Happy End'' (2017)

References

External links

* * * Gerry Guid
Light Is Invisible. We Only See the Light Reflected from the World. Conversation with Christian Berger
Artdigiland {{DEFAULTSORT:Berger, Christian 1945 births Austrian cinematographers Living people Film people from Innsbruck

Filmography

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