Edmond Richard
Edmond Richard (born January 6, 1927 in Paris ; † June 5, 2018 there ) was a French cameraman .
Life
Edmond Richard graduated with a degree in aviation engineering and found the film business through the construction and development of cameras. Initially working as a camera assistant, he was responsible for his first film in 1961 as chief cameraman. Richard was valued primarily for his ability to illuminate film sets and create effective camera positions. Richard has worked twice for Orson Welles and in three films for Luis Buñuel . The Legion of the Damned, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, has a special place in his artistic work .
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: The trial (Le procès)
- 1964: De l'Amour
- 1965: Falstaff (Chimes at midnight)
- 1967: Cervantes - The King's Adventurer (Cervantes)
- 1967: Unrestrained Manon (Manon 70)
- 1968: Astragalus (L'astragale)
- 1970: The felt louse returns (Il rompiballe ... rompe ancora)
- 1971: Kill!
- 1972: Driven hunt (La course du lièvre à travers les champs)
- 1972: The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie (Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie)
- 1974: The Specter of Freedom (Le fantôme de la liberté)
- 1975: Love Story of a Nun (Les mal-partis)
- 1977: This obscure object of desire (Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie)
- 1980: Louis, the miser (L'avare)
- 1981: Louis and his extraterrestrial cabbages (La soupe aux choux)
- 1982: The Legion of the Damned (Les Misérables)
- 1984: Death of the arbitrator (A mort l'arbitre)
- 1985: The little coup (Le pactole)
- 1985: La Caviar rouge
- 1991: Mayrig - The road to paradise (588 rue paradis)
- 1991: Mayrig - Home away from home (Mayrig)
- 1994: Bonsoir
Web links
- Edmond Richard in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le directeur de la photographie Edmond Richard, AFC, nous a quittés, accessed on January 6, 2019
- ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 506.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Richard, Edmond |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th June 2018 |
| Place of death | Paris |