Benoît Delhomme (born 28 August 1961) is a French film
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...
who has also worked in American and British films. He graduated from the
École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière
The École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière (; ENS Louis-Lumière) offers theoretical, practical as well as technical and artistic education and training for those wishing to go into the various branches of the audiovisual industry in Franc ...
in 1982. He was assistant cameraman on ''
Jean de Florette
''Jean de Florette'' () is a 1986 period drama film directed by Claude Berri. It was followed by '' Manon des sources'', released the same year. Both are the adaptation of Marcel Pagnol’s 1963 two-part novel '' The Water of the Hills'', with t ...
'' and ''
Manon des Sources'' (1986) and became director of photography on feature films in the early 1990s. He was nominated for the
César Award Cesar or César may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* César (film), ''César'' (film), a 1936 French romantic drama
* César (film), ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt
Places
* Cesar, Portugal
* Cesar Department, Colombia
* Cesar R ...
for Best Cinematography in 1998 for
''Artemisia''. During the 2000s, he worked more and more for English-speaking movies. He won the Special Jury Prize at the International Film Festival Chicago 2001 for ''
What Time Is It There?'' and the
AFI Award for Best Cinematography in 2005 for
''The Proposition''.
Filmography
External links
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French cinematographers
1961 births
Living people
École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière alumni
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