Mini-Biography:
Nestor Almendros was born on October 30, 1930 in Barcelona. He was Director of Photography, known for Heartburn (1986), L' homme qui aimait les femmes (1977), L' Histoire d'Adèle H. (1975), Nestor Almendros's first movie on record is from 1950. Nestor Almendros died on March 4, 1992 in New York, NY, US. His last motion picture on file dates from 1989.
Biographical Notes
Geboren in Barcelona, aufgewachsen in Cuba, Studium in Rom und New York, ì
dann Rückkehr nach Havanna, schliesslich nach Frankreich. Dort Begegnung mit ì
Regisseure der Nouvelle Vague und besonders Francois Truffaut.
FilmographyFilmography [Auszug]
1989: New York Stories - 1. Life Lessons (Director of Photography), Directed by Martin Scorsese, with Rosanna Arquette, Nick Nolte,
1986: Heartburn (Director of Photography), Directed by Mike Nichols, with Jack Nicholson, , Richard Masur,
1984: Places in the Heart (Director of Photography), Directed by Robert Benton, with Lindsay Crouse, Sally Field, Danny Glover,
1983: Vivement Dimanche (Director of Photography), Directed by Francois Truffaut, with Fanny Ardant, Anik Belaubre, George Coulouris,
1982: Sophie's Choice (Director of Photography), Directed by Alan J. Pakula, with , Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol,
1980: Le dernier Métro (Director of Photography), Directed by François Truffaut, with Catherine Deneuve, Heinz Bennent, Gérard Depardieu,
1979: Kramer vs. Kramer (Director of Photography), Directed by Robert Benton, with , Jane Alexander, George Coe,
1978: L' amour en fuite (Director of Photography), Directed by Francois Truffaut, with Julien Bertheau, Dorothée, Claude Jade,
1978: Days of Heaven (Director of Photography), Directed by Terrence Malick, with Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard,
1977: L' homme qui aimait les femmes (Director of Photography), Directed by Francois Truffaut, with Nathalie Baye, Nelly Borgeaud, Leslie Caron,
1975: L' Histoire d'Adèle H. (The story of Adele H.) (Director of Photography), Directed by François Truffaut, with Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriot,
1975: La Marquise d'O (Director of Photography), Directed by Eric Rohmer, with Bruno Ganz, Edith Clever, Peter Lühr,
1974: Mes petites amoureuses (Director of Photography), Directed by Jean Eustache, with Ingrid Caven, Jacqueline Dufranne, Martin Loeb,
1973: L' oiseau rare (Director of Photography), Directed by Jean-Claude Brialy, with Jean-Claude Brialy, Anny Duperey, Jacqueline Maillan,
1971: Les deux anglaises et le continet (Director of Photography), Directed by François Truffaut, with Jean-Pierre Léaud, Philippe Léotard, Marie Mansart,
1970: Domicile conjugal (Director of Photography), Directed by Francois Truffaut, with Hiroko Berghauer, Daniel Ceccaldi, Claire Duhamel,
1970: L' enfant sauvage (Director of Photography), Directed by Francois Truffaut, with Jean-Pierre Cargol, Jean Dasté, Annie Miller,
1969: Ma nuit chez Maud (Director of Photography), Directed by Eric Rohmer, with Marie-Christine Barrault, Françoise Fabian, ,
1966: La Collectionneuse (Director of Photography), Directed by Eric Rohmer, with Gene Archer, Mijanou Bardot, Patrick Bauchau,
1964: Paris vu par ... (Director of Photography), Directed by Claude Chabrol, Jean Douchet, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Daniel Pollet, Eric Rohmer, with Jean-Pierre Andréani, Stéphane Audran, Nadine Ballot,
1964: Nadja à Paris (Director of Photography), Directed by Eric Rohmer, with ,
1961: Gente en la playa (Director),
1961: La tumba francesca (Director), Directed by Orlando Jiménez Leal,
1960: Escuela rural (Director),
1960: Ritmo de Cuba (Director),
1960: El agua (Director of Photography), Directed by Manuel Octavio Gómez,
1960: El tomate (Director of Photography), Directed by Fausto Canel,
1960: Construcciones rurales (Director of Photography), Directed by Humberto Arenal,
1960: Cooperativa agropecuarias (Director of Photography), Directed by Fausto Canel,
1960: El tabaco (Director of Photography), Directed by Humberto Arenal,
1960: Asamblea general (Director of Photography), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea,
1960: Carnet de viaje (Director of Photography), Directed by Joris Ivens,
1956: The Mount of Luna (Director),
1951: Cimarrón (Director of Photography), Directed by Plácido González,
1950: Una confusión cotidiana (Director of Photography: 8 mm / b&w), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, with Julio Matas, Vincente Revuelta,
Bibliography
Nachrufin Variety March 9, 1992
Nestor Almendros, A Man with a Camera, New York 1984
; Lothar R. Just, Filmjahrbuch 1993, Heine Filmbibliothek; The Motion Picture Guide, 1993 Annual