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Vierny began his film career making news documentaries in Africa and shot his first feature, "Le Bel Age", in 1958. He is known for his crisp lighting and deep-focus photography and has often worked with Alain Resnais, notably on "Hiroshima Mon Amour" (1959) and "Last Year at Marienbad" (1961). In the 1980s, Vierny had become director Peter Greenaway's cinematographer of choice, reaching American audiences with the strikingly shot "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover" (1989) and "Prospero's Books" (1991)....
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Filmography

The Man Who Cried - ( Director of Photography / 2001 / Released / )
8 1/2 Women - ( Director of Photography / 2000 / Released / )
Dormez, je le veux - ( Director of Photography / 1997 / Released / )
The Pillow Book - ( Director of Photography / 1997 / Released / Progres Films )
The Baby of Macon - ( Director of Photography / 1993 / Released / Meteor Film/The Movies )
Drowning By Numbers - ( Director of Photography / 1991 / Released / Hoyts Distribution )
Prospero's Books - ( Director of Photography / 1991 / Released / Cineplex Odeon )
Prospero's Books - ( Camera Operator / 1991 / Released / Cineplex Odeon )
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover - ( Director of Photography / 1990 / Released / Cineplex Odeon )
The Belly of an Architect - ( Director of Photography / 1989 / Released / Cineplex Odeon )
A Zed and Two Noughts - ( Director of Photography / 1988 / Released / Samuel Goldwyn Company )
L' Hypothese du Tableau Vole - ( Director of Photography / 1987 / Released / National Audiovisual Institute )
Flugel und Felleln - ( Director of Photography / 1986 / Released / )
Clash - ( Director of Photography / 1984 / Released / )
L' Amour a mort - ( Director of Photography / 1984 / Released / Cannon Releasing )
La Femme Publique - ( Director of Photography / 1984 / Released / Hachette-Fox Productions )
Les Trois couronnes du matelot - ( Director of Photography / 1983 / Released / Films du Pantheon )
Beau Pere - ( Director of Photography / 1981 / Released / Parafrance )
Le Chemin Perdu - ( Director of Photography / 1980 / Released / Cactus Films )
Mon oncle d'Amerique - ( Director of Photography / 1980 / Released / Films Galatee )
La Bravade Legendaire - ( Director of Photography / 1978 / Released / Filmodie )
Baxter, Vera Baxter - ( Director of Photography / 1977 / Released / Sunchild Productions )
La Vocation Suspendue - ( Director of Photography / 1977 / Released / )
Le Diable dans la boite - ( Director of Photography / 1977 / Released / Madeleine Films )
Stavisky - ( Director of Photography / 1974 / Released / )
Le Moine - ( Director of Photography / 1973 / Released / Maya Films )
Les Granges Brulees - ( Director of Photography / 1973 / Released / Fox-Lira Films )
La Sainte Famille - ( Director of Photography / 1972 / Released / Clavis Films )
Bof! L'Anatomie d'un livreur - ( Director of Photography / 1971 / Released / CIC Productions )
Belle de Jour - ( Director of Photography / 1967 / Released / )
The War Is Over - ( Director of Photography / 1967 / Released / )
Muriel - ( Director of Photography / 1963 / Released / )
Last Year at Marienbad - ( Director of Photography / 1962 / Released / )
Hiroshima, Mon Amour - ( Director of Photography / 1960 / Released / )
Le Chant du Styrene - ( Director of Photography / 1958 / Released / )
Night and Fog - ( Director of Photography / 1955 / Released / Brown-Hughes Films )
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Vierny began his film career making news documentaries in Africa and shot his first feature, "Le Bel Age", in 1958. He is known for his crisp lighting and deep-focus photography and has often worked with Alain Resnais, notably on "Hiroshima Mon Amour" (1959) and "Last Year at Marienbad" (1961). In the 1980s, Vierny had become director Peter Greenaway's cinematographer of choice, reaching American audiences with the strikingly shot "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover" (1989) and "Prospero's Books" (1991). His final film was "The Man Who Cried" (2001), directed by Sally Potter.

Profession(s):
director of photography
Sometimes Credited As:

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Education
Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinematographiques Paris, France
Milestones (Back to top)
1958 Worked on first feature, "Le Bel Age"
Made news documentaries in Africa before becoming a director of photography
Began collaborating on short films in 1953

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