Bruno Delbonnel
Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC, (born 1957) is a French cinematographer. He worked on the films Amélie (2001), A Very Long Engagement (2004), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and Darkest Hour (2017), and has appeared in Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch (2021) as Tip-Top.
Bruno Delbonnel | |
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.jpg.webp) Delbonnel in 2012 | |
| Born | 1957 (age 65–66) Nancy, France |
| Education | ESEC |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Delbonnel's accolades include a César Award and a European Film Award, as well as six Academy Award nominations and four BAFTA Award nominations.
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 on Amélie and A Very Long Engagement.
He then started collaborating with many other directors, such as Tim Burton, the Coen brothers and Joe Wright.
Delbonnel has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography six times, for the films Amélie (2001), A Very Long Engagement (2004), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Darkest Hour (2017), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).[1]
He was appointed in 2019 as the head of the cinematography department of the Paris film school, La Fémis.[2][3]
Style
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 has a very apparent, well-defined grain structure.
Filmography
As cinematographer
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Pas de repos pour Billy Brakko | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | |
| 1993 | Jour de fauche | Vincent Monner | |
| 1996 | Regarde-moi | Gabrielle Lazure | |
| 2006 | Tuileries | Coen Brothers | Segment of Paris, je t'aime |
| 2016 | Come Together: A Fashion Picture in Motion | Wes Anderson |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents[lower-alpha 1] | Jean-Jacques Zilbermann |
| 1996 | C'est jamais loin | Alain Centonze |
| 2000 | Marie, Nonna, la vierge et moi | Francis Renaud |
| 2001 | The Cat's Meow | Peter Bogdanovich |
| Amélie | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | |
| 2003 | Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) | Cédric Klapisch |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
| 2006 | Infamous | Douglas McGrath |
| 2007 | Across the Universe | Julie Taymor |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | David Yates |
| 2011 | Faust | Alexander Sokurov |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | Tim Burton |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Coen brothers |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | Tim Burton |
| Francofonia: Le Louvre Under German Occupation | Aleksandr Sokurov | |
| 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Tim Burton |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Joe Wright |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Coen brothers |
| 2021 | The Woman in the Window | Joe Wright |
| The Tragedy of Macbeth | Joel Coen |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Disclaimer | Alfonso Cuaron | With Emmanuel Lubezki |
As director/screenwriter
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Grand Circus | Yes | No | Documentary |
| Things I Like, Things I Don't Like | No | Yes | Short film | |
| 2006 | Paso doble | Yes | No | Documentary short |
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Amélie | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Nominated | |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Nominated | |
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Amélie | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Nominated | |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Nominated |
American Society of Cinematographers
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Amélie | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Won | |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Nominated | |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Nominated |
César Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Amélie | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Won | |
Satellite Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 2007 | Across the Universe | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Faust | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Won | |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Nominated | |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Nominated |
European Film Award
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Amélie | Best Cinematographer | Won |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Faust | Nominated | |
Other Awards
References
- Co-cinematographer with Thierry Jault
- "Teacher Profile - Bruno Delbonnel". Global Cinematography Institute. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- Afcinema (17 August 2020). "Nomination et renouvellement à la tête de La Fémis". Afcinema (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- "Département image". La Fémis (in French). 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2020.