Néstor Almendros

Néstor Almendros

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. After the 1959 Cuban Revolution, he returned and made several documentaries for the Castro regime. But after two of his shorts (Gente en la playa and La tumba francesa) were banned, he moved to Paris. Starting in 1964, he became the favorite collaborator of French New Wave director Éric Rohmer. In the early seventies he also started working with François Truffaut, Barbet Schroeder and other directors. Almendros began his Hollywood career with Days of Heaven (1978), written and directed by Terrence Malick, who admired Almendros' work on The Wild Child (1970). Almendros was impressed by Malick's knowledge of photography and his willingness to use little studio lighting. The film's cinematography was modeled after silent films, which often used natural light. In 1979, Almendros won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Days of Heaven. Almendros received three further Academy Award nominations for his work on Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Sophie's Choice (1982), making him the most nominated Spanish person in Academy history as of the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021. Almendros was the cinematographer for the John Lennon documentary, Imagine: John Lennon (1988), directed by Andrew Solt. In his later years, Almendros co-directed two documentaries about the human rights situation in Cuba: Mauvaise Conduite (1984) (Improper Conduct) about the persecution of gay people in Cuba; and Nadie escuchaba (Nobody Was Listening), about the alleged arrest, imprisonment and torture of former comrades of Fidel Castro. He also shot several prestigious advertisements for Giorgio Armani (directed by Martin Scorsese), Calvin Klein (directed by Richard Avedon) and Freixenet. Human Rights Watch International has named an award after him by establishing the Nestor Almendros Award for Courage in Filmmaking and it is given every year at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. In 1980, Almendros won the César Award for François Truffaut's The Last Metro. In 1992, Néstor Almendros died of AIDS-related lymphoma in New York City at the age of 61. Source: Article "Néstor Almendros" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Néstor Almendros
  • Popularity: 1.193
  • Known For: Camera
  • Birthday: 1930-10-30
  • Place of Birth: Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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  • Also Known As: Néstor Almendros Cuyás, Nestor Almendros, John Nestor
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Néstor Almendros Movies

  • 1992
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    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

    6.9 1992 HD

    Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips...

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  • 1967
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    La Collectionneuse

    La Collectionneuse

    6.9 1967 HD

    A bombastic, womanizing art dealer and his painter friend go to a seventeenth-century villa on the Riviera for a relaxing summer getaway. But their...

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  • 1991
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    A Movie Capital

    A Movie Capital

    6 1991 HD

    This film is a record of the first Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. It reflects the various ways the festival was given shape by...

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  • 1978
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    The Green Room

    The Green Room

    6.5 1978 HD

    A WWI veteran decides to build a memorial to all of the people who have mattered to him but are now dead.

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  • 1988
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    Alekan, la lumière

    Alekan, la lumière

    1 1988 HD

    An episode of the show "Océaniques " about the craft and lighting techniques of the legendary French cinematographer Henri Alekan

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  • 2009
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    Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photography

    Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photography

    1 2009 HD

    An interview with cinematographer Nestor Almendros about his work with French film director François Truffaut. Footage taken from the 1986...

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  • 1970
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    Bed and Board

    Bed and Board

    7.2 1970 HD

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  • 1979
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    Love on the Run

    Love on the Run

    7 1979 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Man Who Loved Women

    The Man Who Loved Women

    7.2 1977 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Wild Child

    The Wild Child

    7.063 1970 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Last Metro

    The Last Metro

    7.255 1980 HD

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  • 1983
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    Confidentially Yours

    Confidentially Yours

    7.1 1983 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Story of Adele H.

    The Story of Adele H.

    6.8 1975 HD

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  • 1970
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    Claire's Knee

    Claire's Knee

    7.291 1970 HD

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  • 1967
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    La Collectionneuse

    La Collectionneuse

    6.9 1967 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Blue Lagoon

    The Blue Lagoon

    6.2 1980 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Green Room

    The Green Room

    6.5 1978 HD

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  • 1979
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    Kramer vs. Kramer

    Kramer vs. Kramer

    7.6 1979 HD

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  • 1972
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    Love in the Afternoon

    Love in the Afternoon

    7.258 1972 HD

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  • 1991
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    Billy Bathgate

    Billy Bathgate

    5.8 1991 HD

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  • 1977
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    Madame Rosa

    Madame Rosa

    7 1977 HD

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  • 1984
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    Improper Conduct

    Improper Conduct

    5.6 1984 HD

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  • 1984
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    Improper Conduct

    Improper Conduct

    5.6 1984 HD

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  • 1960
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    General Assembly

    General Assembly

    5 1960 HD

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  • 1977
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    Change of Sex

    Change of Sex

    5.6 1977 HD

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  • 1967
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    A Farmer in Montfaucon

    A Farmer in Montfaucon

    6.1 1967 HD

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  • 1966
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    A Modern Coed

    A Modern Coed

    5.5 1966 HD

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  • 1969
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    My Night at Maud's

    My Night at Maud's

    7.7 1969 HD

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  • 1971
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    Two English Girls

    Two English Girls

    6.925 1971 HD

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  • 1969
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    More

    More

    6.5 1969 HD

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  • 1976
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    Maîtresse

    Maîtresse

    5.8 1976 HD

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  • 1974
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    My Little Loves

    My Little Loves

    7 1974 HD

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  • 1964
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    Nadja in Paris

    Nadja in Paris

    6.3 1964 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Valley

    The Valley

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1974
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    Cockfighter

    Cockfighter

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Marquise of O

    The Marquise of O

    6.5 1976 HD

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  • 1978
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    Days of Heaven

    Days of Heaven

    7.5 1978 HD

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  • 1986
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    Heartburn

    Heartburn

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1990
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    Made in Milan

    Made in Milan

    5.7 1990 HD

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  • 1978
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    Perceval

    Perceval

    7.2 1978 HD

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  • 1987
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    Nobody Listened

    Nobody Listened

    6 1987 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Gun Runner

    The Gun Runner

    2.7 1969 HD

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  • 1983
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    Pauline at the Beach

    Pauline at the Beach

    7 1983 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Mouth Agape

    The Mouth Agape

    6.5 1974 HD

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  • 1984
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    Places in the Heart

    Places in the Heart

    7.2 1984 HD

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  • 1978
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    Koko: A Talking Gorilla

    Koko: A Talking Gorilla

    7 1978 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Man Who Loved Women

    The Man Who Loved Women

    7.2 1977 HD

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  • 1965
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    Six in Paris

    Six in Paris

    6.4 1965 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Wild Racers

    The Wild Racers

    3.8 1968 HD

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  • 1978
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    Goin' South

    Goin' South

    5.8 1978 HD

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  • 1989
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    New York Stories

    New York Stories

    6.2 1989 HD

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  • 1987
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    Nadine

    Nadine

    5.38 1987 HD

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  • 1959
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    El Tomate

    El Tomate

    2 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    Cooperativas Agropecuarias

    Cooperativas Agropecuarias

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1965
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    Saint-Germain-des-Prés

    Saint-Germain-des-Prés

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    Place de l'Étoile

    Place de l'Étoile

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1974
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    General Idi Amin Dada

    General Idi Amin Dada

    6.9 1974 HD

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  • 1971
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    Le cochon aux patates douces

    Le cochon aux patates douces

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Sing Sing

    Sing Sing

    7 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Maquillages

    Maquillages

    5 1971 HD

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  • 1960
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    People at the Beach

    People at the Beach

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1982
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    Sophie's Choice

    Sophie's Choice

    7.3 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Still of the Night

    Still of the Night

    5.7 1982 HD

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  • 1966
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    Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes

    Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes

    7.4 1966 HD

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  • 1977
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    Entire Days in the Trees

    Entire Days in the Trees

    6.8 1977 HD

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  • 1968
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    Retour d'Henri Langlois à Paris

    Retour d'Henri Langlois à Paris

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1965
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    Six in Paris

    Six in Paris

    6.4 1965 HD

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  • 1969
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    More

    More

    6.5 1969 HD

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  • 1950
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    A Daily Mix-up

    A Daily Mix-up

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    A Daily Mix-up

    A Daily Mix-up

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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