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Jean-Yves Escoffier
French cinematographer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean-Yves Escoffier (12 July 1950 – 1 April 2003) was a French cinematographer. For his work on films by Leos Carax, Escoffier received the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer and was nominated for the César Award for Best Cinematography.
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Career
Escoffier worked as director of photography on a number of films of Leos Carax including Boy Meets Girl, Mauvais sang, and Les Amants du Pont-Neuf,[1] on a number of European and American feature films including The Human Stain, Possession, Nurse Betty, Cradle Will Rock, Rounders, and Good Will Hunting,[1] as well as Harmony Korine's Gummo.[1]
He also worked with Mehdi Norowzian, Jeanne Moreau for Air France,[not verified in body] David Lynch for Nissan Motors,[2] and on music videos, "Hurt" (2002) for Johnny Cash and Mark Romanek.[not verified in body]
On 1 April 2003, Escoffier died from a heart attack in his home in Los Angeles, California[3] during post-production of The Human Stain, a film since dedicated to his memory.[4]
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As cinematographer
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