Néstor Almendros

Néstor Almendros

Known for: Camera
Biography: 1930-10-30
Deathday: 1992-03-04 (61 years old)

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Biography

Néstor Almendros Cuyás (30 October 1930 – 4 March 1992) was a Spanish cinematographer. One of the most highly appraised contemporary cinematographers, "Almendros was an artist of deep integrity, who believed the most beautiful light was natural light...he will always be remembered as a cinematographer of absolute truth...a true master of light".


Néstor Almendros Cuyás was born in Barcelona, Spain, but at 18 moved to Cuba to join his exiled anti-Francisco Franco father. In Havana, he wrote film reviews. Then he went on to study in Rome at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He directed six shorts in Cuba and two in New York City.


After the 1959 Cuban Revolution, he returned and made several documentaries for the Castro regime. But after two of his shorts (Gente en la playa and La tumba francesa) were banned, he moved to Paris. Starting in 1964, he became the favorite collaborator of French New Wave director Éric Rohmer. In the early seventies he also started working with François Truffaut, Barbet Schroeder and other directors.


Almendros began his Hollywood career with Days of Heaven (1978), written and directed by Terrence Malick, who admired Almendros' work on The Wild Child (1970). Almendros was impressed by Malick's knowledge of photography and his willingness to use little studio lighting. The film's cinematography was modeled after silent films, which often used natural light. In 1979, Almendros won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Days of Heaven.


Almendros received three further Academy Award nominations for his work on Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Sophie's Choice (1982), making him the most nominated Spanish person in Academy history as of the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021.


Almendros was the cinematographer for the John Lennon documentary, Imagine: John Lennon (1988), directed by Andrew Solt.


In his later years, Almendros co-directed two documentaries about the human rights situation in Cuba: Mauvaise Conduite (1984) (Improper Conduct) about the persecution of gay people in Cuba; and Nadie escuchaba (Nobody Was Listening), about the alleged arrest, imprisonment and torture of former comrades of Fidel Castro. He also shot several prestigious advertisements for Giorgio Armani (directed by Martin Scorsese), Calvin Klein (directed by Richard Avedon) and Freixenet.


Human Rights Watch International has named an award after him by establishing the Nestor Almendros Award for Courage in Filmmaking and it is given every year at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival.


In 1980, Almendros won the César Award for François Truffaut's The Last Metro.


In 1992, Néstor Almendros died of AIDS-related lymphoma in New York City at the age of 61.


Source: Article "Néstor Almendros" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

all 70

Movies 69

Director 22

self 5

TV Shows 1

Self
Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photography

Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photography (2009)

Movie
Self
Visions of Light

Visions of Light (1992)

Movie
Self
Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro

Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro (1992)

Movie
Director of Photography
Billy Bathgate

Billy Bathgate (1991)

Movie
Self
A Movie Capital

A Movie Capital (1991)

Movie
Cinematographer
Made in Milan

Made in Milan (1990)

Movie
Director of Photography
New York Stories

New York Stories (1989)

Movie
6
Cinematographer
Imagine: John Lennon

Imagine: John Lennon (1988)

Movie
Lui-même - directeur de la photographie
Alekan, la lumière

Alekan, la lumière (1988)

Movie
Cinematographer
Nadine

Nadine (1987)

Movie
6
Director
Nobody Listened

Nobody Listened (1987)

Movie
Cinematographer
Heartburn

Heartburn (1986)

Movie
4
Cinematographer
Places in the Heart

Places in the Heart (1984)

Movie
6
Director
Improper Conduct

Improper Conduct (1984)

Movie
Director of Photography
Confidentially Yours

Confidentially Yours (1983)

Movie
Cinematographer
Pauline at the Beach

Pauline at the Beach (1983)

Movie
6
Director of Photography
Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice (1982)

Movie
Cinematographer
Still of the Night

Still of the Night (1982)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Last Metro

The Last Metro (1980)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon (1980)

Movie
4.84
Director of Photography
Kramer vs. Kramer

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Movie
5.82
Cinematographer
Love on the Run

Love on the Run (1979)

Movie
1
Cinematographer
Koko: A Talking Gorilla

Koko: A Talking Gorilla (1978)

Movie
Cinematographer
Perceval

Perceval (1978)

Movie
Director of Photography
Goin' South

Goin' South (1978)

Movie
Director of Photography
Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven (1978)

Movie
5.4
Cinematographer
The Green Room

The Green Room (1978)

Movie
Director of Photography
Madame Rosa

Madame Rosa (1977)

Movie
Cinematographer
Beaubourg, centre d'art et de culture

Beaubourg, centre d'art et de culture (1977)

Movie
8
Cinematographer
The Man Who Loved Women

The Man Who Loved Women (1977)

Movie
Cinematographer
Change of Sex

Change of Sex (1977)

Movie
Cinematographer
Entire Days in the Trees

Entire Days in the Trees (1977)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Gentleman Tramp

The Gentleman Tramp (1976)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Marquise of O

The Marquise of O (1976)

Movie
Cinematographer
Maîtresse

Maîtresse (1976)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Story of Adele H.

The Story of Adele H. (1975)

Movie
Cinematographer
My Little Loves

My Little Loves (1974)

Movie
Cinematographer
Cockfighter

Cockfighter (1974)

Movie
Cinematographer
Women in the Sun

Women in the Sun (1974)

Movie
Cinematographer
General Idi Amin Dada

General Idi Amin Dada (1974)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Mouth Agape

The Mouth Agape (1974)

Movie
Cinematographer
A Rare Bird

A Rare Bird (1973)

Movie
Cinematographer
Love in the Afternoon

Love in the Afternoon (1972)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Valley

The Valley (1972)

Movie
Self
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

TV
Cinematographer
Two English Girls

Two English Girls (1971)

Movie
Cinematographer
Maquillages

Maquillages (1971)

Movie
Cinematographer
Sing Sing

Sing Sing (1971)

Movie
Cinematographer
Le cochon aux patates douces

Le cochon aux patates douces (1971)

Movie
Cinematographer
Claire's Knee

Claire's Knee (1970)

Movie
4
Director of Photography
Bed and Board

Bed and Board (1970)

Movie
8
Cinematographer
The Wild Child

The Wild Child (1970)

Movie
Director of Photography / Art Direction
More

More (1969)

Movie
Cinematographer
My Night at Maud's

My Night at Maud's (1969)

Movie
6
Cinematographer
The Gun Runner

The Gun Runner (1969)

Movie
Camera Operator
Retour d'Henri Langlois à Paris

Retour d'Henri Langlois à Paris (1968)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Wild Racers

The Wild Racers (1968)

Movie
Cinematographer
La Collectionneuse

La Collectionneuse (1967)

Movie
Cinematographer
A Farmer in Montfaucon

A Farmer in Montfaucon (1967)

Movie
Assistant Camera
Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes

Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes (1966)

Movie
Cinematographer
A Modern Coed

A Modern Coed (1966)

Movie
Director of Photography
Place de l'Étoile

Place de l'Étoile (1965)

Movie
Director of Photography / Assistant Director
Six in Paris

Six in Paris (1965)

Movie
Director of Photography
Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Saint-Germain-des-Prés (1965)

Movie
Cinematographer
Nadja in Paris

Nadja in Paris (1964)

Movie
Director of Photography
General Assembly

General Assembly (1960)

Movie
Director
Gente en la playa

Gente en la playa (1960)

Movie
Director of Photography
El Tomate

El Tomate (1959)

Movie
Director of Photography
Cooperativas Agropecuarias

Cooperativas Agropecuarias (1959)

Movie
Director
A Daily Mix-up

A Daily Mix-up (1950)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1930-10-30

Deathday
1992-03-04 (61 years old)

Birth Place
Barcelona, Spain

Father
Herminio Almendros

Mother
Maria Cuyas Ponsa

Citizenships
Spain

Also Known As
Néstor Almendros Cuyás, Nestor Almendros, John Nestor

Awards
César Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Cinematography


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