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Dan Laustsen, ASC , DFF (born 15 June 1954) is a Danish cinematographer. He is a member of the Danish Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers. [1] [2] His career spans four decades, and he has been nominated for and won many prestigious awards, chiefly the Robert Awards. Laustsen has repeatedly collaborated with the Danish director Ole Bornedal on films such as Nightwatch and Just Another Love Story , and internationally with Guillermo del Toro, notably on the films such as Mimic , Crimson Peak , The Shape of Water , and Nightmare Alley (the latter two for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography), and with Chad Stahelski for the second, third and fourth films in the John Wick film series. Laustsen is also known for his work on the films Silent Hill and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen , where the visual side of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was hailed as a "visual treat" in Variety . [3] [4]
Laustsen was born in Aalborg, [5] to Aage Aarup Laustsen and Ellen Laustsen. He studied at the National Film School of Denmark (1976–1979) to pursue a career in cinematography. Laustsen has been involved in the production of feature films, documentaries, and advertisements.
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1979 | Skal vi danse først? | Anette Mari Olsen | |
1980 | Danmark er lukket | Dan Tschernia | |
1981 | Har du set Alice? | Brita Wielopolska | |
Gummi-Tarzan | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | ||
1982 | Den ubetænksomme elsker | Claus Ploug | |
1983 | Otto er et næsehorn | Rumle Hammerich | |
Isfugle | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | ||
1984 | Min farmors hus | Frode Højer Pedersen | |
1985 | Elise | Claus Ploug | |
Johannes' hemmelighed | Åke Sandgren | ||
1988 | Skyggen af Emma | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | |
Guldregn | Feature film composed of the TV mini-series of the same name | ||
David or Goliath | Anne Wivel | ||
1989 | The Miracle in Valby | Åke Sandgren | |
1991 | Giselle | Anne Wivel | |
1993 | Den korsikanske biskopen | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | |
1994 | Nightwatch | Ole Bornedal | |
1995 | Carmen & Babyface | Jon Bang Carlsen | |
1997 | Nightwatch | Ole Bornedal | English remake of the 1994 movie of the same name |
Mimic | Guillermo del Toro | ||
1998 | Qaamarngup uummataa | Jacob Grønlykke | |
1999 | Running Free | Sergei Bodrov | |
2000 | Dykkerne | Åke Sandgren | |
2001 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | Christophe Gans | |
2002 | I Am Dina | Ole Bornedal | |
2003 | Darkness Falls | Jonathan Liebesman | |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Stephen Norrington | ||
2005 | Nomad | Sergei Bodrov Ivan Passer Talgat Temenov | Co-cinematographer with Ueli Steiger |
Sex hopp & kärlek | Lisa Ohlin | ||
2006 | Silent Hill | Christophe Gans | |
2007 | The Substitute | Ole Bornedal | |
Wind Chill | Gregory Jacobs | ||
Just Another Love Story | Ole Bornedal | ||
2009 | Deliver Us from Evil | ||
Headhunter | Rumle Hammerich | ||
Solomon Kane | M. J. Bassett | ||
2011 | Simon and the Oaks | Lisa Ohlin | |
2012 | The Possession | Ole Bornedal | |
Zaytoun | Eran Riklis | ||
Sover Dolly på ryggen? | Hella Joof | ||
2015 | Crimson Peak | Guillermo del Toro | |
2016 | The Lion Woman | Vibeke Idsøe | |
2017 | Dræberne fra Nibe | Ole Bornedal | |
John Wick: Chapter 2 | Chad Stahelski | ||
The Shape of Water | Guillermo del Toro | ||
2018 | Proud Mary | Babak Najafi | |
2019 | John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum | Chad Stahelski | |
2021 | Nightmare Alley | Guillermo del Toro | |
2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | Chad Stahelski | |
The Color Purple | Blitz Bazawule | ||
TBA | The Gorge | Scott Derrickson | Post-production |
Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Filming |
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1986 | Guldregn | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | 2 episodes |
1990 | Strømerliv | Peter Ringgaard | TV series documentary 4 episodes |
1991 | The Boys from St. Petri | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Mini-series |
1996 | Charlot og Charlotte | Ole Bornedal | Mini-Series 1 episode |
1999 | Dybt vand | TV movie | |
2009 | Please Help the World | Mikkel Blaabjerg Poulsen | TV short |
2013 | Wallander | Lisa Ohlin | Episode "The Sad Bird" |
2014 | 1864 | Ole Bornedal | Mini-series |
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1984 | Dansk bladtegning: danske bladtegnere - En dokumentation | Kirsten Stenbæk | Documentary short |
1987 | Ansigt til ansigt | Anne Wivel | |
1994 | Søren Kierkegaard | ||
2011 | Bag Blixens maske | Morten Henriksen | |
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