Philippe Rousselot

This article is about the cinematographer and film director. For the film producer, see Philippe Rousselet.

Philippe Rousselot
Born	(1945-09-04) 4 September 1945 (age 79) Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
Years active	1968–present
Organization(s)	French Society of Cinematographers American Society of Cinematographers

Philippe Rousselot, AFC, ASC ^[1] (born 4 September 1945) is a French cinematographer, best known for his wide range of work in both European and mainstream American cinema, from drama, to fantasy, and action.

He is the recipient of three César Awards, a BAFTA, an Oscar, and is a nominee for the Palme d'Or.

Life and career

Rousselot was born in Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

After studying cinema at l'École Louis Lumière, he graduated in 1966 with, alongside François About, Eduardo Serra, Noël Very, and Jean-François Robin. He then began as an assistant to Néstor Almendros, then quickly emerged as chief operator.

In 1992, he won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on A River Runs Through It , and earned three César Awards for Best Cinematography, for Diva , Thérèse , and Queen Margot .

Filmography

Film

Director

• The Serpent's Kiss (1997)

Cinematographer

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1970	Le clare de terre	Guy Gilles	With Guy Gilles
1971	Les yeux de maman sont des étoiles	Jacques Robiolles	With Jean-Marie Estève and Claude Reggane
1972	Repeated Absences	Guy Gilles
1973	La raison du plus fou	François Reichenbach	With Daniel Cardot, Christian Odasso and Gerard Taverna
1975	Il pleut toujours où c'est mouillé	Jean-Daniel Simon
1976	L'affiche rouge	Frank Cassenti
1977	The Model Couple	William Klein	With William Klein
	Pour Clémence	Charles Belmont
	Paradiso	Christian Bricout
	Pauline et l'ordinateur	Francis Fehr	With Pierre Dupouey
	Adom ou Le sang d'Abel	Gérard Myriam Benhamou
	Peppermint Soda	Diane Kurys
1979	The Hussy	Jacques Doillon
1980	Cocktail Molotov	Diane Kurys
1981	La provinciale	Claude Goretta
	Diva	Jean-Jacques Beineix
	La gueule du loup	Michel Léviant
1982	Guy De Maupassant	Michel Drach
1983	Moon in the Gutter	Jean-Jacques Beineix
1984	Thieves After Dark	Samuel Fuller
	Nemo	Arnaud Sélignac
1985	Night Magic	Lewis Furey
	The Emerald Forest	John Boorman
1986	Thérèse	Alain Cavalier
1987	Hope and Glory	John Boorman
1988	The Bear	Jean-Jacques Annaud
	Dangerous Liaisons	Stephen Frears
1989	Too Beautiful for You	Bertrand Blier
	We're No Angels	Neil Jordan
1990	Henry & June	Philip Kaufman
1991	Merci la vie	Bertrand Blier
	The Miracle	Neil Jordan
1992	A River Runs Through It	Robert Redford
1993	Sommersby	Jon Amiel
	Flesh and Bone	Steve Kloves
1994	La Reine Margot	Patrice Chéreau
	Interview with the Vampire	Neil Jordan
1996	Mary Reilly	Stephen Frears
	The People vs. Larry Flynt	Miloš Forman
1999	Instinct	Jon Turteltaub
	Random Hearts	Sydney Pollack
2000	Remember the Titans	Boaz Yakin
2001	The Tailor of Panama	John Boorman
	Planet of the Apes	Tim Burton
2002	Antwone Fisher	Denzel Washington
2003	Big Fish	Tim Burton
2005	Constantine	Francis Lawrence
	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	Tim Burton
2007	The Brave One	Neil Jordan
	Lions for Lambs	Robert Redford
	The Great Debaters	Denzel Washington
2009	Sherlock Holmes	Guy Ritchie
2010	Peacock	Michael Lander
2011	Larry Crowne	Tom Hanks
	A Bird of the Air	Margaret Whitton
	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	Guy Ritchie
2013	Beautiful Creatures	Richard LaGravenese
2016	The Nice Guys	Shane Black
	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	David Yates
2018	Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2021	Without Remorse	Stefano Sollima
2022	Beast	Baltasar Kormákur
2025	Play Dirty	Shane Black	Post-production

Documentary film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1974	Histoires d'A	Charles Belmont Marielle Issartel
1985	Des terroristes à la retraite	Mosco Boucault	With Guy-Auguste Boléat, François Catonné, Guy Chanel, Jean Orjollet, Eduardo Serra and Carlo Varini

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

Year	Title	Category	Result
1987	Hope and Glory	Best Cinematography	Nominated
1990	Henry & June		Nominated
1992	A River Runs Through It		Won

BAFTA Awards

Year	Title	Category	Result
1985	The Emerald Forest	Best Cinematography	Nominated
1987	Hope and Glory		Nominated
1988	The Bear		Nominated
	Dangerous Liaisons		Nominated
1994	Interview with the Vampire		Won

American Society of Cinematographers

Year	Title	Category	Result
1988	Dangerous Liaisons	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography	Nominated
1989	Too Beautiful for You		Nominated
1992	A River Runs Through It		Nominated
2017	ASC International Award		Won

César Awards

Year	Title	Category	Result
1981	Diva	Best Cinematography	Won
1983	Moon in the Gutter		Nominated
1986	Thérèse		Won
1988	The Bear		Nominated
1989	Too Beautiful for You		Nominated
1994	La Reine Margot		Won

British Society of Cinematographers

Year	Title	Category	Result
1987	Hope and Glory	Best Cinematography	Won
1988	Dangerous Liaisons		Nominated
1994	Interview with the Vampire		Won

National Society of Film Critics

Year	Title	Category	Result
1981	Diva	Best Cinematography	Won
1987	Hope and Glory		Won

Cannes Film Festival

Year	Title	Category	Result
1997	The Serpent's Kiss	Palme d'Or	Nominated

References

1. "The ASC -- American Cinematographer: ASC Close-Up". theasc.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.

External links

• Philippe Rousselot at IMDb
• Philippe Rousselot on the AFC site