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Eduardo Serra is a Director of Photography and Cinematography French born on 2 october 1943 at Lisbon (Portugal)
Eduardo Serra (born 2 October 1943) is a cinematographer from Lisbon, Portugal, twice nominated for Academy Awards for Best Cinematography.
From 1960 to 1963, Serra studied engineering at Lisbon's Instituto Superior Técnico, but he had to leave the country after his involvement in students' protests against Salazar's dictatorship. He settled in France, where he was accepted to Vaugirard film school in Paris; he graduated in 1966. In 1970 he got his second degree from the Paris-Sorbonne University, in Art History and Archeology.
Eduardo Serra has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. His first nomination was for his work on The Wings of the Dove (1997), for which he also won a BAFTA. He received his second Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for Girl with a Pearl Earring.
In 2004 Eduardo Serra received the Ordem do Infante D. Henrique, a civilian award presented for services to Portuguese culture, from President Jorge Sampaio.
He provided the cinematography for Blood Diamond (2006) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Deathly Hallows – Part 2, released 2010 and 2011 respectively.
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Eduardo Serra (born 2 October 1943) is a cinematographer from Lisbon, Portugal, twice nominated for Academy Awards for Best Cinematography.
From 1960 to 1963, Serra studied engineering at Lisbon's Instituto Superior Técnico, but he had to leave the country after his involvement in students' protests against Salazar's dictatorship. He settled in France, where he was accepted to Vaugirard film school in Paris; he graduated in 1966. In 1970 he got his second degree from the Paris-Sorbonne University, in Art History and Archeology.
Eduardo Serra has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. His first nomination was for his work on The Wings of the Dove (1997), for which he also won a BAFTA. He received his second Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for Girl with a Pearl Earring.
In 2004 Eduardo Serra received the Ordem do Infante D. Henrique, a civilian award presented for services to Portuguese culture, from President Jorge Sampaio.
He provided the cinematography for Blood Diamond (2006) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Deathly Hallows – Part 2, released 2010 and 2011 respectively.
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A Promise (2014)
, 1h35Directed by Patrice Leconte
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Rebecca Hall, Alan Rickman, Richard Madden, Maggie Steed, Shannon Tarbet, Christelle Cornil
Roles Director of Photography
Rating56%
In 1912 Germany, a freshly graduated engineer with modest origins, Friedrich Zeitz, becomes the right hand of ageing tycoon Karl Hoffmeister. When Hoffmeister's degrading health condition starts to confine him permanently to his house, Friedrich has to visit him at home to get briefed. Thus Friedrich makes the acquaintance of Hoffmeister's younger wife Charlotte, a beautiful and reserved woman in her early 30s. He immediately becomes enamored with her and struggles with his growing unrequited feelings for her, not realizing they are reciprocated. Just as they disclose their mutual attraction towards one another, Friedrich has to leave the country to represent Hoffmeister overseas. The outbreak of World War I keeps him away from Germany for a long time. Only after the end of the war and many years of separation are Friedrich and Charlotte able to reunite.
A Therapy (2012)
, 4minutesDirected by Roman Polanski
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Ben Kingsley, Helena Bonham Carter
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60%
A female patient walks into a therapist's office, dressed head to toe in Prada design. She lies down on the couch and begins to talk about her problems, completely unaware of the therapist's growing obsession with her fur coat.
Belle du Seigneur (2012)
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about suicide
Actors Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Natalia Vodianova, Marianne Faithfull, Ed Stoppard, Maria Bonnevie
Roles Director of Photography
Rating50%
Sur fond des années 1930 à Genève on suit l'histoire d'amour contrariée tout d'abord entre Solal (Rhys Meyers) sous-secrétaire général à la SDN (Société des Nations) et de Ariane (Vodianova) car cette dernière est mariée à Adrien Deume, lui-même employé à la SDN et grand admirateur de Solal. Ce dernier le promeut et l'envoie en voyage pour le compte de la SDN. Solal a alors le champ libre pour faire une cour empressée à Ariane. Très rapidement, les amants vivent ensemble dans un hôtel en Italie au bord de la mer, puis dans une villa achetée par Solal, dans le nord de l'Italie avec vue sur un lac. Tout le film porte désormais sur le couple adultère.
, 2h10Directed by David Yates
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Ghost films, Children's films
Actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman
Roles Director of Photography
Rating80%
Lord Voldemort retrieves the Elder Wand from Albus Dumbledore's grave. After burying Dobby, Harry Potter asks the help of goblin Griphook, Ron, and Hermione to break into Bellatrix Lestrange's vault at Gringotts bank, suspecting a Horcrux may be there. Griphook agrees, in exchange for the Sword of Gryffindor. Wandmaker Ollivander tells Harry that two wands taken from Malfoy Manor belonged to Bellatrix and to Draco Malfoy, but Malfoy's has changed its allegiance to Harry.
, 2h26Directed by David Yates
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Transport films, Films about snakes, Harry Potter, Films about dragons, Ghost films, Road movies, Children's films, Reptile
Actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Felton
Roles Director of Photography
Rating77%
The Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour, addresses the wizarding media, stating that the Ministry would remain strong even as Lord Voldemort gains strength. Harry, Ron and Hermione prepare for a journey to find and destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes, with Harry watching Dursleys depart and Hermione wiping her parent's memories of her.
Bellamy (2009)
, 1h50Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Jacques Gamblin, Clovis Cornillac, Marie Bunel, Vahina Giocante, Marie Matheron
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58%
Inspector Paul Bellamy (Depardieu) is a seasoned and obese Parisian police detective on vacation with his wife Françoise (Marie Bunel) at her family home in Nîmes. Their tranquil holiday is complicated when he cannot resist becoming involved in the case of a man, insurance broker Emile Leullet (Jacques Gamblin), who recently attempted to fake his own death in a car crash near Sète for his mistress (Vahina Giocante) and the insurance money. Leullet, hiding under an assumed name and altered appearance and unsure what to do now, seeks out Bellamy for help. (Bellamy is a celebrity and well known throughout France through his published memoirs, which reveal he has a "soft spot for murders"). Leullet may or may not have killed the homeless man whose corpse was found burned in his car. The dead man, Denis LePrince (also played by Gamblin), was a son of a local judge, now also dead. Bellamy's alcoholic half-brother Jacques Lebas (Clovis Cornillac) shows up unexpectedly and soon he and Paul are bickering bitterly and Paul is back on the bottle himself, which he had previously given up. Françoise is not thrilled with all the disruptions. In between socializing with their gay dentist friend and his partner and quarreling with Jacques, Paul finds time to informally interview and repeatedly question Leullet, Leullet's wife, Leullet's mistress, LePrince's former lover, and many other local denizens. As things become more complicated, family tensions threaten to overwhelm professional obligations. Paul, a professional tough guy, finds himself pondering the meaning of his own life and relationships. Leullet turns himself in to the clueless local police chief who, apparently, has been sleeping with the mistress. He is acquitted at the trial where he is represented (at Bellamy's suggestion) by LePrince's girlfriend's lawyer who renders the defense (also at Bellamy's suggestion) in the form of a Georges Brassens song. (Brassens was a local Sète hero and had been something of an obsession for LePrince.) Jacques absconds with Paul's car and is soon reported dead in a car crash, but only after Paul has revealed to Françoise the dark secret underlying his fraught relationship with his half-brother and the source of his lifelong tristesse. The film ends with a W.H. Auden epigram: "There's always another story/There is more than meets the eye".
Defiance (2008)
, 2h17Directed by Edward Zwick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Historical
Themes Politique, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, George MacKay, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner
Roles Director of Photography
Rating70%
The film opens with on-screen text stating: "A true story". It is August 1941, and Nazi Einsatzgruppen are sweeping through Eastern Europe, systematically killing Jews. Among the survivors not killed or restricted to ghettoes are the Polish Jewish Bielski brothers: Tuvia (Daniel Craig), Zus (Liev Schreiber), Asael (Jamie Bell), and Aron (George MacKay). Their parents are dead, slain by the local police under orders from the occupying Germans. The brothers flee to the Naliboki forest, vowing to avenge their parents.
A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
, 1h55Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Ludivine Sagnier, Benoît Magimel, François Berléand, Mathilda May, Marie Bunel, Valeria Cavalli
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61%
The film revolves around two men who vie for a single young woman, Gabrielle Deneige. Gabrielle, a local weather woman, is in her twenties and lives with her mother, who works in a little bookstore. Charles Saint-Denis is a famed author who has just written a new book. Seeming to shy away from the public eye, he lives in the countryside of Lyon with his wife. At a party after a television interview about his new novel, Charles first spies young Gabrielle, then attends a book signing in the bookshop where Gabrielle's mother works. After a little flirting, Charles gives Gabrielle a copy of his book and an invitation for her to attend an auction with him. She agrees. The local scion of a pharmaceutical company, Paul Gaudens, enters the store and confronts Saint-Denis, then sees Gabrielle.
Fados (2007)
, 1h25Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Lila Downs, Amália Rodrigues
Roles Director of Photography
Rating70%
Long métrage dédié au fado, ce style musical mélancolique portugais qui s'est étendu de l'Angola au Brésil. La chanteuse portugaise Cuca Roseta y présentait une chanson.
Blood Diamond (2006)
, 2h22Directed by Edward Zwick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Political films
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Arnold Vosloo, David Harewood, Michael Sheen
Roles Director of Photography
Rating79%
It is 1999 and Sierra Leone is ravaged by major political unrest. Rebel factions such as the Revolutionary United Front frequently terrorize the countryside, intimidating Mende locals and enslaving many to harvest diamonds, which fund their increasingly successful war effort. One such unfortunate is fisherman Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) from Shenge, who has been assigned to a workforce overseen by Captain Poison (David Harewood), a ruthless warlord.
Comedy of Power (2006)
, 1h50Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama
Actors Isabelle Huppert, François Berléand, Patrick Bruel, Marilyne Canto, Robin Renucci, Thomas Chabrol
Roles Director of Photography
Rating62%
Humeau, head of a major state-owned company, is arrested for abuse of funds and interrogated by the implacable prosecutor, Jeanne Charmant-Killman. As she uncovers more and more hidden corruption, implicating politicians and foreign powers, both subtle and brutal methods are used to stop her. Intoxicated with the power of rooting out evil, her private life disintegrates and after an apparent suicide attempt her unhappy husband ends up in intensive care. At the hospital she sees Humeau, another man whose health is broken by his ordeal. The audience is left to wonder how many more victims she will amass or whether she will herself succumb to the increasing pressure.
Never Say... Never! (2005)
, 1h40Directed by Éric Civanyan
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films based on plays, Erotic thriller films
Actors Jean Dujardin, Gérard Jugnot, Mélanie Doutey, Marie-France Santon, Arno Chevrier, Henri Garcin
Roles Director of Photography
Rating55%
L'action se passe à Paris en 1830 pendant les derniers jours du règne de Charles X. le baron Hausman rêve de reconstruire Paris, l'idée de créer des grand magasins est en l'air et le propriétaire d'un salon de mode, Van Buck, pense à agrandir son affaire. Mais il trouve que les versions longues ou courtes de son nom écrites sur un panneau de magasin ne rendent pas un bon son.
Beyond the Sea (2004)
, 1h58Directed by Kevin Spacey
Origin German
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Bob Hoskins, Bobby Darin, John Goodman, Sandra Dee
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66%
Rather than providing a straightforward biography, the film weaves fantasy sequences with scenes containing somewhat fictionalized accounts of events in Darin's life, and throughout it, the adult singer interacts with his younger self. It chronicles his determination to rise from his working class roots as Walden Robert Cassotto, a frail Bronx boy plagued by multiple bouts of rheumatic fever, and become a singer more famous than Frank Sinatra. To achieve that goal, he forms a band and struggles to find gigs at any nightclub that will hire him.
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2004)
, 1h40Directed by Peter Webber
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Peinture, Films about the labor movement
Actors Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Cillian Murphy, Judy Parfitt, Alakina Mann
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68%
Griet (Scarlett Johansson) is a shy girl living in the Dutch Republic in 1665. Her father, a Delftware painter, has recently gone blind, rendering him unable to work and putting his family in a precarious financial situation. To help matters, Griet is sent to work as a maid in the household of famed painter Johannes Vermeer (Colin Firth). Griet works hard, almost wordlessly, in the lowest position in a harsh hierarchy, doing her best despite spiteful treatment by one of Vermeer's children. While she is on a routine shopping trip outside the house, a butcher's son, Pieter (Cillian Murphy), notices Griet and falls in love with her, even though she is slow to return his affections.
The Bridesmaid (2004)
, 1h46Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Actors Benoît Magimel, Laura Smet, Michel Duchaussoy, Aurore Clément, Bernard Le Coq, Solène Bouton
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66%
Philippe (Magimel) lives on the outskirts of Nantes with his mother Christine (Clément) who is a hairdresser and with his two younger sisters. One day, a local girl mysteriously disappears. Soon after, Philippe's mother introduces her children to Gerard (Le Coq) -- a wealthy local businessman who appears interested in pursuing her. She gives him a sculpture of the Roman goddess Flora that Philippe had given her which was in the family garden.