born 1961 · China · Cinematographer
Zhao Fei
Formal, disciplined compositions of Fifth Generation cinema.
Raise the Red Lantern, 1991Source: Wikipedia
CINEMATOGRAPHER · BORN 1961 · UNITED STATES
Wally Pfister
Grounded, film-based realism in large-scale genre cinema.
- Born
- 1961
- Country
- United States
- Field
- Cinematographer
KNOWN FOR
- 2010Inception
- 2000Memento
- 2008The Dark Knight
WHY THEY MATTER
Won the Academy Award for Inception, one of four nominations for Christopher Nolan films; member of the ASC since 2002 and the BSC since 2011.
THE LIFE
Pfister was born in Chicago and raised in Irvington-on-Hudson, the son of a television news producer. As a student he worked on the short film Senzeni Na?, which was nominated for an Academy Award. From Memento in 2000 he became Christopher Nolan's regular cinematographer, receiving four Academy Award nominations for Nolan's films and winning for Inception. He then turned to directing, debuting with Transcendence.
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Lush colour and fluid movement across Indian languages and genres.
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