About

Known credits:
36
Birthday:
1958-04-19
Place of birth:
Montevideo, Uruguay
Website:
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César Charlone

Overview

César Charlone (born 1958) is an Uruguayan-born Brazilian film director, screenwriter, actor and cinematographer. He was born in Montevideo, but settled in Brazil, his current homeland. In 2003, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the highly acclaimed film City of God. On 2007, he directed his first feature film, The Pope's Toilet, which was selected by Uruguay as its official submission for the 80th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. A year earlier, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Known for

Acting
2008 Blackout Actor Carneiro N/A
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Directing
2022 Partido: Os Bastidores da Eleição que Fragmentou o Brasil Directing Director N/A
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2014 Rio, I Love You Directing Director 58
Average
2011 The Story of Artigas Directing Director 58
Average
2007 The Pope's Toilet Directing Director 59
Average
Y Cuando Sea Grande Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2011 The Story of Artigas Writing Writer 58
Average
2007 The Pope's Toilet Writing Screenplay 59
Average

Production
2011 The Story of Artigas Production Producer 58
Average

Camera
2024 Mother Mother Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
2023 The Girl from Uruguay Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2022 Benedetti, 60 años con Luz Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2019 The Two Popes Camera Director of Photography 72
Good
2017 American Made Camera Director of Photography 67
Fair
2017 Unseen Enemy Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2008 Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2008 Blackout Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
2008 Blindness Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
2007 The Pope's Toilet Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2005 The Constant Gardener Camera Director of Photography 67
Fair
2004 Sucker Free City Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2004 Man on Fire Camera Camera Operator 73
Good
2002 City of God Camera Director of Photography 82
Very good
2000 Palace II Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1998 Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1986 The Man in the Black Cape Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1985 Aqueles Dois Camera Camera Operator 58
Average
1985 Em Nome da Segurança Nacional Camera Camera Operator N/A
N/A
1984 Nada Será como Antes, Nada? Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2021 Alvorada Crew Cinematography 59
Average
2017 Red Trees Crew Cinematography 59
Average
2011 The Story of Artigas Crew Cinematography 58
Average
2000 Brava Gente Crew Cinematography 69
Fair
1996 How Angels are Born Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1987 Feliz Ano Velho Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1987 A Humilhação e a Dor Crew Cinematography N/A
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