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CINEMATOGRAPHER · BORN 1978 · UNITED STATES

Jarin Blaschke

Austere period darkness and black and white for Robert Eggers.

Born
1978
Country
United States
Field
Cinematographer

KNOWN FOR

  1. 2019The Lighthouse
  2. 2015The Witch
  3. 2024Nosferatu

WHY THEY MATTER

Academy Award nominations for The Lighthouse and Nosferatu; Independent Spirit Award for The Lighthouse; BAFTA nomination.

THE LIFE

Blaschke moved to New York at sixteen to study film at the School of Visual Arts. He rose to prominence with Robert Eggers's debut The Witch. He reteamed with Eggers for The Lighthouse, filmed in black and white, which brought an Academy Award nomination, an Independent Spirit Award and a BAFTA nomination. He was nominated again for Nosferatu.

Source: Wikipedia

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Zhao Fei

Formal, disciplined compositions of Fifth Generation cinema.

Raise the Red Lantern, 1991Source: Wikipedia

Helene Louvart

born 1964 · France · Cinematographer

Helene Louvart

Intimate, textured film naturalism for European and international directors.

Happy as Lazzaro, 2018Source: Wikipedia