Quick Facts
| Intro | French cinematographer |
| Is | Cinematographer Screenwriter |
| From | France |
| Field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | Nancy |
Biography
Bruno Delbonnel (born 1957) is a French cinematographer, director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Delbonnel was born in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France and graduated in 1978 from the ESEC (Paris, Île-de-France).
He has collaborated twice with fellow French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet for Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain and A Very Long Engagement. He was the director of photography for the 2007 film Across the Universe and the 2009 fantasy-adventure film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. He worked on Tim Burton's 2012 film Dark Shadows and 2014's Big Eyes, and with The Coen Brothers on their 2013 film Inside Llewyn Davis.
He has been nominated four times for an Academy Award, for Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, A Very Long Engagement, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Inside Llewyn Davis.
His work tends to feature very stylized color palettes, often very warm and featuring yellows and greens as prominent and ubiquitous colors which often tint the whole image. Also often in his work, the film stock used has a very apparent, well-defined grain structure.
Filmography
As cinematographer
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Cat's Meow | Peter Bogdanovich | |
| Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | European Film Award for Best Cinematographer Nominated–Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Release Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–César Award for Best Cinematography | |
| 2003 | Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) | Cédric Klapisch | |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases César Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–European Film Award for Best Cinematographer Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2006 | Paris, je t'aime | The Coen Brothers | Segment: Tuileries |
| Infamous | Douglas McGrath | ||
| 2007 | Across the Universe | Julie Taymor | Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | David Yates | Nominated–Academy Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2011 | Faust | Alexander Sokurov | Nominated–European Film Award for Best Cinematographer Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | Tim Burton | |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Joel and Ethan Coen | Boston Online Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography Satellite Award for Best Cinematography National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Release Nominated–Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography Nominated–Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | Tim Burton | |
| Francofonia: Le Louvre Under German Occupation | Aleksandr Sokurov | ||
| 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Tim Burton |
As director/screenwriter
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Grand Circus | As director Documentary |
| 1989 | Things I Like, Things I Don't Like | As screenwriter Short film |
| 2006 | Paso doble | As director Documentary short |
