1930–1992 · Spain · Cinematographer
Nestor Almendros
Natural window light and magic-hour exteriors.
Days of Heaven, 1978Source: Wikipedia
CINEMATOGRAPHER · BORN 1954 · TAIWAN
Mark Lee Ping-bing
Natural light on real film and graceful camera movement.
- Born
- 1954
- Country
- Taiwan
- Field
- Cinematographer
KNOWN FOR
- 2000In the Mood for Love
- 2015The Assassin
- 2010Norwegian Wood
- 2016Crosscurrent
WHY THEY MATTER
Grand Technical Prize at Cannes for In the Mood for Love (2000); Silver Bear at the Berlinale for Crosscurrent (2016); Cesar nomination for Renoir; over 21 international awards.
THE LIFE
Mark Lee Ping-bing is a Taiwanese cinematographer, photographer and author with more than 70 films to his credit. He began his career in 1977 and from 1985 worked extensively with Hou Hsiao-hsien. He is known for natural lighting on real film and graceful camera movement. He received the Grand Technical Prize at Cannes in 2000 for In the Mood for Love and a Silver Bear in Berlin for Crosscurrent.
Also born in 1930–1959
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