Néstor Almendros
Camera
Born October 30, 1930 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Néstor Almendros Cuyás (30 October 1930 – 4 March 1992) was a Spanish cinematographer. One of the most highly appraised contemporary cinematographers, "Almendros was an artist of deep integrity, who believed the most beautiful light was natural light...he will always be remembered as a cinematographer of absolute truth...a true master of light". Néstor Almendros Cuyás was born in Barcelona, Spain, but at 18 moved to Cuba to join his exiled anti-Francisco Franco father. In Havana, he wrote film reviews. Then he went on to study in Rome at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He directed six shorts in Cuba and two in New York City.
Filmography
Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photography
Self
Visions of Light
Self
Billy Bathgate
A Movie Capital
Self
Made in Milan
New York Stories
Alekan, la lumière
Self
Nadine
Heartburn
Places in the Heart
Improper Conduct
Confidentially Yours
Pauline at the Beach
Sophie's Choice
Still of the Night
The Last Metro
The Blue Lagoon
Kramer vs. Kramer
Love on the Run
Le Beau Mec
Koko: A Talking Gorilla
Perceval
Goin' South
Days of Heaven
The Green Room
Ciné regards
Self
Madame Rosa
The Man Who Loved Women
Change of Sex
Entire Days in the Trees
The Marquise of O
Maîtresse
The Story of Adèle H.
My Little Loves
Cockfighter
General Idi Amin Dada
The Mouth Agape
Love in the Afternoon
The Valley
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Two English Girls
Pork with Sweet Potatoes
Sing Sing
Make-up
Claire's Knee
Bed and Board
The Wild Child
More
My Night at Maud's
The Gun Runner
The Wild Racers
A Farmer in Montfaucon
La Collectionneuse
Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
A Modern Coed
Six in Paris
Place de l'Étoile
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Nadja in Paris
El Tomate
A Daily Mix-up