Néstor Almendros

Néstor Almendros

Néstor Almendros Cuyás (30 October 1930 – 4 March 1992) was a Spanish cinematographer. One of the most highly appraised contemporary cinematographers, "Almendros was an artist of deep integrity, who believed the most beautiful light was natural light...he will always be remembered as a cinematographer of absolute truth...a true master of light". Néstor Almendros Cuyás was born in Barcelona, Spain, but at 18 moved to Cuba to join his exiled anti-Francisco Franco father. In Havana, he wrote film reviews. Then he went on to study in Rome at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He directed six shorts in Cuba and two in New York City. After the 1959 Cuban Revolution, he returned and made several documentaries for the Castro regime. But after two of his shorts (Gente en la playa and La tumba francesa) were banned, he moved to Paris. Starting in 1964, he became the favorite collaborator of French New Wave director Éric Rohmer. In the early seventies he also started working with François Truffaut, Barbet Schroeder and other directors. Almendros began his Hollywood career with Days of Heaven (1978), written and directed by Terrence Malick, who admired Almendros' work on The Wild Child (1970). Almendros was impressed by Malick's knowledge of photography and his willingness to use little studio lighting. The film's cinematography was modeled after silent films, which often used natural light. In 1979, Almendros won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Days of Heaven. Almendros received three further Academy Award nominations for his work on Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Sophie's Choice (1982), making him the most nominated Spanish person in Academy history as of the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021. Almendros was the cinematographer for the John Lennon documentary, Imagine: John Lennon (1988), directed by Andrew Solt. In his later years, Almendros co-directed two documentaries about the human rights situation in Cuba: Mauvaise Conduite (1984) (Improper Conduct) about the persecution of gay people in Cuba; and Nadie escuchaba (Nobody Was Listening), about the alleged arrest, imprisonment and torture of former comrades of Fidel Castro. He also shot several prestigious advertisements for Giorgio Armani (directed by Martin Scorsese), Calvin Klein (directed by Richard Avedon) and Freixenet. Human Rights Watch International has named an award after him by establishing the Nestor Almendros Award for Courage in Filmmaking and it is given every year at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. In 1980, Almendros won the César Award for François Truffaut's The Last Metro. In 1992, Néstor Almendros died of AIDS-related lymphoma in New York City at the age of 61. Source: Article "Néstor Almendros" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Teitl: Néstor Almendros
  • Poblogrwydd: 1.988
  • Yn adnabyddus Am: Camera
  • Pen-blwydd: 1930-10-30
  • Man Geni: Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  • Tudalen hafan:
  • Hefyd yn hysbys fel: Néstor Almendros Cuyás, Nestor Almendros, John Nestor
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Néstor Almendros Ffilmiau

  • 1992
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    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

    6.9 1992 HD

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  • 1967
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    La Collectionneuse

    La Collectionneuse

    6.9 1967 HD

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  • 1991
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    映画の都

    映画の都

    6 1991 HD

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  • 1978
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    La Chambre verte

    La Chambre verte

    6.5 1978 HD

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  • 1988
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    Alekan, la lumière

    Alekan, la lumière

    1 1988 HD

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  • 2009
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    Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photography

    Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photography

    1 2009 HD

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  • 1970
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    Domicile conjugal

    Domicile conjugal

    7.2 1970 HD

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  • 1979
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    L'Amour en fuite

    L'Amour en fuite

    7 1979 HD

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  • 1977
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    L'Homme qui aimait les femmes

    L'Homme qui aimait les femmes

    7.2 1977 HD

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  • 1970
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    L'Enfant sauvage

    L'Enfant sauvage

    7.063 1970 HD

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  • 1980
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    Le Dernier Métro

    Le Dernier Métro

    7.255 1980 HD

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  • 1983
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    Vivement dimanche !

    Vivement dimanche !

    7.1 1983 HD

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  • 1975
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    L'Histoire d'Adèle H.

    L'Histoire d'Adèle H.

    6.83 1975 HD

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  • 1970
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    Le Genou de Claire

    Le Genou de Claire

    7.291 1970 HD

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  • 1967
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    La Collectionneuse

    La Collectionneuse

    6.9 1967 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Blue Lagoon

    The Blue Lagoon

    6.2 1980 HD

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  • 1978
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    La Chambre verte

    La Chambre verte

    6.5 1978 HD

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  • 1979
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    Kramer vs. Kramer

    Kramer vs. Kramer

    7.576 1979 HD

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  • 1972
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    L'Amour l'après-midi

    L'Amour l'après-midi

    7.258 1972 HD

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  • 1991
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    Billy Bathgate

    Billy Bathgate

    5.8 1991 HD

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  • 1977
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    La Vie devant soi

    La Vie devant soi

    7 1977 HD

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  • 1984
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    Mauvaise Conduite

    Mauvaise Conduite

    5.6 1984 HD

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  • 1984
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    Mauvaise Conduite

    Mauvaise Conduite

    5.6 1984 HD

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  • 1960
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    Asamblea general

    Asamblea general

    5 1960 HD

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  • 1977
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    Cambio de sexo

    Cambio de sexo

    5.6 1977 HD

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  • 1966
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    Une étudiante d'aujourd'hui

    Une étudiante d'aujourd'hui

    5.5 1966 HD

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  • 1967
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    Fermière à Montfaucon

    Fermière à Montfaucon

    6.1 1967 HD

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  • 1969
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    Ma nuit chez Maud

    Ma nuit chez Maud

    7.7 1969 HD

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  • 1971
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    Les Deux Anglaises et le Continent

    Les Deux Anglaises et le Continent

    6.925 1971 HD

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  • 1969
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    More

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    6.5 1969 HD

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  • 1976
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    Maîtresse

    Maîtresse

    5.8 1976 HD

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  • 1974
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    Cockfighter

    Cockfighter

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    Mes petites amoureuses

    Mes petites amoureuses

    7 1974 HD

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  • 1976
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    Die Marquise von O...

    Die Marquise von O...

    6.5 1976 HD

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  • 1964
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    Nadja à Paris

    Nadja à Paris

    6.3 1964 HD

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  • 1978
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    Days of Heaven

    Days of Heaven

    7.5 1978 HD

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  • 1972
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    La Vallée

    La Vallée

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1986
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    Heartburn

    Heartburn

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1990
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    Made in Milan

    Made in Milan

    5.7 1990 HD

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  • 1978
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    Perceval le Gallois

    Perceval le Gallois

    7.2 1978 HD

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  • 1987
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    Nadie escuchaba

    Nadie escuchaba

    6 1987 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Gun Runner

    The Gun Runner

    2.7 1969 HD

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  • 1983
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    Pauline à la plage

    Pauline à la plage

    7 1983 HD

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  • 1984
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    Places in the Heart

    Places in the Heart

    7.2 1984 HD

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  • 1974
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    La Gueule ouverte

    La Gueule ouverte

    6.5 1974 HD

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  • 1978
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    Koko, le gorille qui parle

    Koko, le gorille qui parle

    7 1978 HD

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  • 1977
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    L'Homme qui aimait les femmes

    L'Homme qui aimait les femmes

    7.2 1977 HD

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  • 1965
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    Paris vu par…

    Paris vu par…

    6.4 1965 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Wild Racers

    The Wild Racers

    3.8 1968 HD

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  • 1978
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    Goin' South

    Goin' South

    5.8 1978 HD

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  • 1989
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    New York Stories

    New York Stories

    6.2 1989 HD

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  • 1987
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    Nadine

    Nadine

    5.38 1987 HD

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  • 1959
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    El Tomate

    El Tomate

    2 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    Cooperativas Agropecuarias

    Cooperativas Agropecuarias

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1965
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    Saint-Germain-des-Prés

    Saint-Germain-des-Prés

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    Place de l'Étoile

    Place de l'Étoile

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1974
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    Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait

    Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait

    6.9 1974 HD

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  • 1971
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    Le cochon aux patates douces

    Le cochon aux patates douces

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Maquillages

    Maquillages

    5 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Sing Sing

    Sing Sing

    7 1971 HD

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  • 1960
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    Gente en la playa

    Gente en la playa

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1982
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    Sophie's Choice

    Sophie's Choice

    7.342 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Still of the Night

    Still of the Night

    5.7 1982 HD

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  • 1966
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    Le Père Noël a les yeux bleus

    Le Père Noël a les yeux bleus

    7.4 1966 HD

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  • 1977
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    Des journées entières dans les arbres

    Des journées entières dans les arbres

    6.8 1977 HD

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  • 1968
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    Retour d'Henri Langlois à Paris

    Retour d'Henri Langlois à Paris

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1965
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    Paris vu par…

    Paris vu par…

    6.4 1965 HD

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  • 1969
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    More

    More

    6.5 1969 HD

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  • 1950
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    Una Confusión Cotidiana

    Una Confusión Cotidiana

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Una Confusión Cotidiana

    Una Confusión Cotidiana

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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