Raoul Coutard
Highest Rated: 100% The Confession (1970)
Lowest Rated: 80% The Little Soldier (1963)
Birthday: Sep 16, 1924
Birthplace: Paris, France
Largely due to his ability to work fast and with minimal (natural) lighting, and his use of hand-held cameras, Coutard was the most popular cinematographer among New Wave directors. Though he shot 14 films with Godard over a highly experimental eight-year period, he was also known for his ability to adapt himself to numerous directorial styles. Stand-outs of his nouvelle vague period include the richly textured black-and-white of Francois Truffaut's "Jules and Jim" (1962), the bleak grays of Godard's "Alphaville" (1965), the overwrought color of Godard's "Contempt" (1963; in which he appears) and the crisp brilliance of "Pierrot le fou" (1965). Coutard won praise for his feature directing debut, "Hoa-binh" (1969), though his subsequent efforts have been less impressive.
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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100% | 60% | My Journey Through French Cinema | Himself (Voice) | $52.1K | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 76% | Wild Innocence | Cinematographer | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Birth of Love | Cinematographer | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | S.A.S. à San Salvador | Director | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Manhunt | Cinematographer | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Le Crabe-Tambour | Cinematographer | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sweet Torture | Cinematographer | - | 1971 |
100% | 84% | The Confession | Cinematographer | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hoa-Binh |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1970 |
94% | 93% | Z | Cinematographer | $83.3K | 1969 |
89% | 75% | Rocky Road to Dublin | Cinematographer | - | 1968 |
85% | 80% | The Bride Wore Black | Cinematographer | $42.3K | 1968 |
94% | 73% | Two or Three Things I Know About Her | Cinematographer | $101.9K | 1967 |
95% | 73% | The Chinese Girl | Cinematographer | $5.6K | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sailor From Gibraltar | Cinematographer | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet | 20% | The Defector | Cinematographer | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hail, Mafia | Cinematographer | - | 1965 |
88% | 87% | Pierrot le fou | Cinematographer | $22.7K | 1965 |
86% | 84% | A Married Woman | Cinematographer | - | 1965 |
92% | 81% | Alphaville | Cinematographer | $46.6K | 1965 |
90% | 86% | The Soft Skin | Cinematographer | - | 1964 |
94% | 91% | Band of Outsiders | Cinematographer | $37.7K | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Les baisers | Cinematographer | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dark Room of Damocles | Cinematographer | - | 1963 |
92% | 85% | Contempt |
Cameraman (Character), Cinematographer |
$247.8K | 1963 |
80% | 73% | The Little Soldier | Cinematographer | $24.3K | 1963 |
89% | 91% | My Life to Live | Cinematographer | - | 1962 |
94% | 89% | Jules and Jim | Cinematographer | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | La poupée | Cinematographer | - | 1962 |
95% | 79% | Lola | Cinematographer | $104.0K | 1961 |
No Score Yet | 71% | A Woman Is a Woman | Cinematographer | $99.7K | 1960 |
90% | 88% | Shoot the Piano Player | Cinematographer | - | 1960 |
96% | 90% | Breathless | Cinematographer | $47.1K | 1959 |