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Pierre-William Glenn

Highest Rated: 100% The Clockmaker (1974)

Lowest Rated: 47% And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen (2002)

Birthday: Oct 31, 1943

Birthplace: Paris, France

While Pierre-William Glenn has dabbled in various aspects of filmmaking, including acting, directing, and writing, he is best regarded as a prolific and award-winning cinematographer. As a young man he trained at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques, which has since been rechristened La Fémis. Glenn earned his first film credit in 1969 for shooting the short film "La question ordinaire." Since then he has shot more than 60 feature films and become known for his groundbreaking Steadicam techniques. With the coming of the 1970s, he found himself swept up in the French New Wave, and collaborated with acclaimed auteur François Truffaut on the crime drama "Une belle fille comme moi," the child-centered drama "Small Change," and the Oscar-winning romance "Day for Night." In the 1980s, Glenn's keen eye and floating camerawork earned him the Ernest Artaria Award at the Locarno International Film Festival for Jacques Bral's dramedy "Exterior Night" ("Extérieur, nuit") as well as a César nomination for Bertrand Tavernier's science fiction-fueled drama "Death Watch" ("La mort en direct"). Glenn and Bertrand were frequent collaborators, making seven films together from 1974's crime drama "The Clockmaker of St. Paul" ("L'horloger de Saint-Paul") to the 1983 documentary "Mississippi Blues." Since then, Glenn has continued to contribute to the look of French cinema. Though he's grown more selective of his projects since the 1990s, he's not lost his edge, shooting features like the racy sex comedy "Un fil à la patte."

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Highest rated movies

100% 79% The Clockmaker
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100% 83% Cousin Jules
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98% 91% Day for Night
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90% 87% Small Change
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88% 83% Clean Slate
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82% 75% A Dry White Season
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79% 59% Death Watch
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77% 66% 11-09-01: September 11
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72% 84% A Little Romance
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47% 56% And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Portrait de groupe avec enfants et motocyclettes Director,
Writer,
Producer
- 2009
No Score Yet 42% The Art of Breaking Up Cinematographer - 2005
77% 66% 11-09-01: September 11 Cinematographer $120.0K 2002
47% 56% And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen Cinematographer $736.8K 2002
No Score Yet 88% Chance or Coincidence Cinematographer - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Captive in the Land Cinematographer - 1990
82% 75% A Dry White Season Cinematographer $3.3M 1989
No Score Yet 71% Street of No Return Cinematographer - 1989
No Score Yet 33% Terminus Screenwriter - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Les enragés Director - 1985
88% 83% Clean Slate Cinematographer $10.0K 1981
79% 59% Death Watch Cinematographer - 1980
No Score Yet 40% Exterior Night Cinematographer - 1980
No Score Yet 92% Serie Noire Cinematographer $4.6K 1979
72% 84% A Little Romance Cinematographer - 1979
No Score Yet 0% Avalanche Cinematographer - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Edison Cinematographer - 1977
90% 87% Small Change Cinematographer $38.3K 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Honeymoon Trip Photographer - 1976
100% 79% The Clockmaker Cinematographer - 1974
98% 91% Day for Night Cinematographer $17.8K 1973
100% 83% Cousin Jules Cinematographer - 1972
No Score Yet 64% Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me Cinematographer - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wheel of Ashes Cinematographer - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Camarades Cinematographer - 1970