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Néstor Almendros

Néstor Almendros

Actor, Cinematographer, Director

Born October 30, 1930 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Died March 4, 1992

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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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9 wins and 7 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

19

Type

Year

Spanish Hollywood Documentary2010Self

Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro Poster

Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro Documentary1993Self

Visions of Light Poster

Visions of Light Documentary1992Self

Mag magazine Poster

Mag magazine TV Series1988Self - Guest

Tal cual TV Series1988Self - Guest

Muy personal TV Series1987Self - Guest

Océaniques - Des idées des hommes des oeuvres Poster

Océaniques - Des idées des hommes des oeuvres TV Series1987Lui-même - directeur de la photographie

IV premis de cinema de la Generalitat TV Special1986Self

Tatuaje TV Series1985Self - Guest

Àngel Casas Show Poster

Àngel Casas Show TV Series1984Self - Guest

Terenci a la fresca TV Series1981Self - Guest

The 51st Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 51st Annual Academy Awards Documentary1979Self - Winner

Ciné regards Poster

Ciné regards TV Series1978Self

The Green Room Poster

The Green Room Feature Film1978

La nuit des Césars Poster

La nuit des Césars TV Series1976Self - Nominee

Le grand échiquier Poster

Le grand échiquier TV Series1972Self

Vive le cinéma! Poster

Vive le cinéma! TV Series1972Self

The Collector Poster

The Collector Feature Film1967

Cannes Film Festival Poster

Cannes Film Festival TV Series1952Self - Jury member

Cinematographer

61

Type

Year

Billy Bathgate Poster

Billy Bathgate Feature Film1991

Made in Milan Poster

Made in Milan Short Film1990

New York Stories Poster

New York Stories Feature Film1989

Imagine: John Lennon Poster

Imagine: John Lennon Documentary1988

Nadine Feature Film1987

Heartburn Poster

Heartburn Feature Film1986

Places in the Heart Poster

Places in the Heart Feature Film1984

Confidentially Yours Poster

Confidentially Yours Feature Film1983

L'Assemblea de Catalunya Documentary1983

Pauline at the Beach Poster

Pauline at the Beach Feature Film1983

Sophie's Choice Poster

Sophie's Choice Feature Film1982

Still of the Night Poster

Still of the Night Feature Film1982

The Blue Lagoon Poster

The Blue Lagoon Feature Film1980

The Last Metro Poster

The Last Metro Feature Film1980

Kramer vs. Kramer Poster

Kramer vs. Kramer Feature Film1979

Love on the Run Poster

Love on the Run Feature Film1979

Days of Heaven Poster

Days of Heaven Feature Film1978

Goin' South Poster

Goin' South Feature Film1978

Koko: A Talking Gorilla Poster

Koko: A Talking Gorilla Documentary1978

Perceval Poster

Perceval Feature Film1978

The Green Room Poster

The Green Room Feature Film1978

Beaubourg Poster

Beaubourg Documentary1977

Cambio de sexo Poster

Cambio de sexo Feature Film1977

Entire Days in the Trees Poster

Entire Days in the Trees Feature Film1977

Madame Rosa Poster

Madame Rosa Feature Film1977

The Man Who Loved Women Poster

The Man Who Loved Women Feature Film1977

Maîtresse Poster

Maîtresse Feature Film1976

The Gentleman Tramp Poster

The Gentleman Tramp Documentary1976

The Marquise of O Poster

The Marquise of O Feature Film1976

The Story of Adele H Poster

The Story of Adele H Feature Film1975

Cockfighter Poster

Cockfighter Feature Film1974

General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait Poster

General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait Documentary1974

Mes Petites Amoureuses Poster

Mes Petites Amoureuses Feature Film1974

The Mouth Agape Poster

The Mouth Agape Feature Film1974

Women in the Sun Poster

Women in the Sun Feature Film1974

A Rare Bird Poster

A Rare Bird Feature Film1973

Poil de carotte Poster

Poil de carotte Feature Film1973

La vallée Poster

La vallée Feature Film1972

Love in the Afternoon Poster

Love in the Afternoon Feature Film1972

La brigade des maléfices Poster

La brigade des maléfices TV Series1971

Le cochon aux patates douces Poster

Le cochon aux patates douces Documentary1971

Maquillages Poster

Maquillages Documentary1971

Sing Sing Poster

Sing Sing Documentary1971

Two English Girls Poster

Two English Girls Feature Film1971

Bed & Board Poster

Bed & Board Feature Film1970

Claire's Knee Poster

Claire's Knee Feature Film1970

Paddy Feature Film1970

The Wild Child Poster

The Wild Child Feature Film1970

More Feature Film1969

My Night at Maud's Poster

My Night at Maud's Feature Film1969

The Gun Runner Poster

The Gun Runner Feature Film1969

The Wild Racers Poster

The Wild Racers Feature Film1968

Fermière à Montfaucon Poster

Fermière à Montfaucon Documentary1967

La journée d'un journaliste Short Film1967

The Collector Poster

The Collector Feature Film1967

A Modern Coed Poster

A Modern Coed Short Film1966

Six in Paris Poster

Six in Paris Feature Film1965

Nadja in Paris Poster

Nadja in Paris Short Film1964

New Reports from France Poster

New Reports from France TV Series1964

Gente en la playa Short Film1960

Una confusión cotidiana Poster

Una confusión cotidiana Short Film1950

Director

8

Type

Year

Nadie escuchaba Poster

Nadie escuchaba Documentary1987

Improper Conduct Poster

Improper Conduct Documentary1984

Retour d'Henri Langlois à Paris Short Film1968

La journée d'un journaliste Short Film1967

Escuelas rurales Documentary1960

Gente en la playa Short Film1960

Ritmo de Cuba Documentary1960

Una confusión cotidiana Poster

Una confusión cotidiana Short Film1950

Thanks

5

Type

Year

TimeShare Poster

TimeShare Short Film2026

Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman Poster

Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman Feature Film2012

Visions of Light Poster

Visions of Light Documentary1992

The Longest Shadow Documentary1991

Psycho Cop Poster

Psycho Cop Feature Film1989

Camera and Electrical Department

3

Type

Year

La brigade des maléfices Poster

La brigade des maléfices TV Series1971

Wheel of Ashes Poster

Wheel of Ashes Feature Film1968

Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes Poster

Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes Feature Film1966

Producer

2

Type

Year

Nadie escuchaba Poster

Nadie escuchaba Documentary1987

Gente en la playa Short Film1960

Writer

2

Improper Conduct Poster

Improper Conduct Documentary1984

Ritmo de Cuba Documentary1960

Other Crew

2

By the Tennis Courts Poster

By the Tennis Courts Feature Film1976

Villa Les Dunes ou Le hard et le soft Poster

Villa Les Dunes ou Le hard et le soft Feature Film1974

Art Director

1

More Feature Film1969

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Six in Paris Poster

Six in Paris Feature Film1965

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