Darius Khondji
Darius Khondji داریوش خنجی | |
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International Center for Photography | |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | Marianne Chemetov |
Children | 3 |
Darius Khondji
Early life and education
Khondji was born in
Career
After his time in the United States, Khondji returned to France in 1981 and worked as an assistant for cinematographers like Bruno Nuytten, Martin Schafer and Pascal Marti. He also worked as a lighting director on music videos and commercials.[3]
His second feature film was Le tresor des Iles Chiennes (1991), a low budget, black and white, post-atomic adventure film. His work on this movie was significant enough to warrant the
Darius worked on three European-shot films by Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris (2011),[5] To Rome with Love (2012)[6] and Magic in the Moonlight (2014).[7]
In 2012, Khondji shot the
Creative inspiration
Khondji cites Gregg Toland as his favorite cinematographer. "I particularly admire his work on John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath."[4] He also greatly admires James Wong Howe's work, in particular Hud. Khondji has said that his dream project would be "a 16mm black and white film of On the Road!"[4]
Personal life
Khondji is married to Marianne Chemetov, a daughter of the French architect Paul Chemetov, and has three children: Marie-Louise, Josephine, and Alexandre.[1]
Filmography
Short film
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1984 | Courtes chasses | Manuel Flèche | |
1985 | Classique | Christian Vincent | |
1986 | Sur les talus | Laurence Ferreira Barbosa | |
1988 | Une femme pour l'hiver | Manuel Flèche | |
K.O.K. | Régine Chopinot | ||
1991 | Models: The Film | Peter Lindbergh | |
Le trou de la corneille | François Hanss | ||
1994 | Sado et Maso vont en bâteau | Manuel Flèche | Segment of Parano |
2002 | Tooba | Shirin Neshat | |
2003 | Ich kann dir die Welt nicht zu Füssen legen | Ralf Schmerberg | |
Engine | Chris Cunningham | ||
2008 | Protect You + Me. | Brady Corbet | |
2010 | Invisible Boy | Philippe Parreno | |
2011 | dior j'adore | Jean-Jacques Annaud | |
C.H.Z | Philippe Parreno | ||
2013 | Castello Cavalcanti | Wes Anderson | |
Illusions & Mirrors | Shirin Neshat | ||
2016 | Anywhen | Philippe Parreno | |
Anywhen in a Timecolored space | |||
2018 | Why Can't We Get Along | Aaron Duffy Benjamin Millepied Bob Partington |
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2019 | ANIMA | Paul Thomas Anderson | |
2020 | Strasbourg 1518 | Jonathan Glazer | Shot during the COVID-19 pandemic, using iPhone cameras [9] |
Feature film
Television
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1988 | Méliès 1988 | Aline Issermann | Episode: "Bénie soit celle par qui le scandale arrive" |
2015 | The Devil You Know | Gus Van Sant | Failed pilot |
2019 | Too Old to Die Young | Nicolas Winding Refn | 7 episodes |
2021 | Lisey's Story | Pablo Larraín | Miniseries |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist |
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1993 | "Fever" | Madonna
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1996 | "You Must Love Me" | |
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | ||
1998 | "Frozen" | |
1999 | "Afrika Shox" | Leftfield |
2000 | "Dirge" | Death in Vegas |
2001 | "Boiler" | Limp Bizkit |
2008 | "Miles Away" | Madonna
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2010 | Sticky & Sweet Tour | |
2011 | "Marry the Night" | Lady Gaga |
2014 | "Everything" | Neneh Cherry |
2017 | "Look What You Made Me Do" | Taylor Swift |
2018 | "The Icon Project" | Eminem |
2019 | "Marcy Me" | Jay-Z |
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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1996 | Evita | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
2022 | Bardo | Nominated |
BAFTA Awards
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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1996 | Evita | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
American Society of Cinematographers
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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1995 | Se7en | Outstanding Cinematography | Nominated |
1996 | Evita | Nominated | |
2013 | The Immigrant | Spotlight Award | Nominated |
British Society of Cinematographers
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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1995 | Se7en | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
1996 | Evita | Nominated | |
2011 | Midnight in Paris | Nominated |
César Awards
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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1991 | Delicatessen | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
1995 | The City of Lost Children | Nominated | |
2012 | Amour | Nominated |
Chicago Film Critics Association
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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1995 | Se7en | Best Cinematography | Won |
1996 | Evita | Nominated | |
2022 | Bardo | Nominated |
Independent Spirit Awards
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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2011 | Midnight in Paris | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
2013 | The Immigrant | Nominated |
Other Awards
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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1995 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Se7en
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Nominated |
1996 | Globo d'oro | Best Cinematography | Stealing Beauty | Won |
Camerimage | Golden Frog | Nominated | ||
David di Donatello | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
2012 | European Film Awards | Best Cinematographer | Amour | Nominated |
2013 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards
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Best Cinematographer | The Immigrant | Won |
National Society of Film Critics | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
2014 | Lumières Awards
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Best Cinematography | Magic in the Moonlight | Nominated |
2016 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | The Lost City of Z | Nominated |
London Film Critics' Circle | Technical Achievement of the Year | Nominated |
Exhibitions
- 2010: Discovery award laureate and exhibition at Les Rencontres d'Arles festival, France.
References
- ^ a b "Darius Khondji". IMDb. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-85669-334-9.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ a b c d Darke, Chris (April 1996). "Inside the Light". Sight and Sound.
- ^ "Contender – Director of Photography Darius Khondji, Midnight in Paris - Below the Line". Below the Line. 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ "Cinematographer Darius Khondji on Woody Allen's To Rome with Love - Studio Daily". www.studiodaily.com. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ "Cinematographer Darius Khondji, AFC, ASC, discusses his work on "Magic in the Moonlight", a film by Woody Allen". www.afcinema.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ "Darius Khondji AFC / Amour - British Cinematographer". British Cinematographer. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ "Strasbourg 1518: reliving a 16th-century 'dancing plague' in lockdown". the Guardian. 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
External links
- Darius Khondji at IMDb
- An interview with Darius Khondji