About

Known credits:
37
Birthday:
1950-07-12
Place of birth:
Lyon, France
Website:
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Jean-Yves Escoffier

Overview

Jean-Yves Escoffier (July 12, 1950 – April 1, 2003) was a French cinematographer.

Escoffier worked as director of photography on a number of films of Leos Carax including Boy Meets Girl, Mauvais sang, and Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, on a number of European and American feature films including The Human Stain, Possession, Nurse Betty, The Cradle Will Rock, Rounders, and Good Will Hunting, as well as Harmony Korine's Gummo.

He also worked with Mehdi Norowzian, Jeanne Moreau for Air France, David Lynch for Nissan Motors, and on music videos, "Hurt" (2002) for Johnny Cash and Mark Romanek.

On April 1, 2003, Escoffier died from a heart attackin his home in Los Angeles, California during production of The Human Stain, a film since dedicated to his memory.

Source: Article "Jean-Yves Escoffier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Camera
2005 The Work of Director Mark Romanek Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2003 The Human Stain Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2002 Possession Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2001 15 Minutes Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2000 Nurse Betty Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1999 Cradle Will Rock Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1999 Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1999 Agujetas Cantaor Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1998 Rounders Camera Director of Photography 67
Fair
1997 Good Will Hunting Camera Director of Photography 81
Very good
1997 Gummo Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
1997 Excess Baggage Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1996 Grace of My Heart Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1996 The Crow: City of Angels Camera Director of Photography 56
Average
1995 Jack & Sarah Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1995 A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies Camera Director of Photography 71
Good
1994 Witch Hunt Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1993 Dream Lover Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1991 The Lovers on the Bridge Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
1988 Jaune revolver Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1986 Mauvais Sang Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
1986 Ulysse Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1985 Three Men and a Cradle Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1985 Shoah Camera Assistant Camera 65
Fair
1985 Rude Raid Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1984 Boy Meets Girl Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1983 The Eyes of the Birds Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1983 Gramps Is in the Resistance Camera "B" Camera Operator 63
Fair
1983 Ballade à blanc Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1980 Simone Barbès or Virtue Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1979 Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears Camera Camera Operator 58
Average
1978 Mountain Pass Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1976 Lumière Camera Second Assistant Camera 59
Average

Crew
2024 It's Not Me Crew In Memory Of 59
Average
2003 Hurt: A Film by Mark Romanek Crew Cinematography N/A
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1983 Coup de feu Crew Cinematography N/A
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1981 Lourdes l'hiver Crew Cinematography N/A
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