Robby Müller
Robby Müller (4 April 1940 - 4 July 2018) was a Dutch cinematographer. Known both for his use of natural light and minimalist imagery, as well as expressionistic use of colors, Müller first gained recognition for his contributions to West German Cinema through his acclaimed collaborations with Wim Wenders.
Müller's first work as a cinematographer was also Wim Wenders' first as director, Alabama: 2000 Light Years. They went on making many more films together such as Summer in the City, The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, The Scarlet Letter, Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move, Kings of the Road, The American Friend, Wings of Desire, Until the End of the World and Paris, Texas.
Throughout the course of his career, he also worked closely with directors Jim Jarmusch (Down by Law, Mystery Train, Dead Man, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai), Lars Von Trier (Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark), Peter Bogdanovich (Saint Jack, They All Laughed), Barbet Schroeder (Barfly, Tricheurs) and Hans W. Geissendörfer (Jonathan, The Glass Cell, Carlos, The Wild Duck, Der Fall Lena Christ, Die Eltern).
Müller's other work has been on both mainstream productions and independent films, including the hazy, yellow-tinted cinematography of William Friedkin's To Live and Die in LA, Alex Cox's Repo Man, Michael Winterbottom's 24 Hour Party People, Andrzej Wajda's Korczak, Jerry Schatzberg's Honeysuckle Rose, Peter Handke's The Left Handed Woman, Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson, Dom Rotheroe's My Brother Tom and Steve McQueen's Carib’s Leap.
Paul Thomas Anderson referred to Müller as "The master of night exteriors. Like a chef with a secret sauce. I can't quite figure it out." Barry Sonnenfeld recalls the first thing he and the Coen Brothers bonded over was Müller's The American Friend cinematography, which convinced the brothers that Sonnenfeld had good enough taste to shoot their first film (Blood Simple).
Müller died on 3 July 2018, aged 78, having suffered from vascular dementia for several years.
Fotos
Películas (75)
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Living the Light: Robby Müller
2018 · Self, Director of Photography
Ashes
2014 · Director of Photography
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
2008 · Self
From Dogma to Dogville: Don't Try This at Home
2006 · himself
Prologue
2004 · Director of Photography
Visions of Europe
2004 · Director of Photography
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004 · Director of Photography
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
2003 · Director of Photography
24 Hour Party People
2002 · Director of Photography
My Brother Tom
2001 · Director of Photography
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Director of Photography
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999 · Director of Photography
Buena Vista Social Club
1999 · Director of Photography
Shattered Image
1998 · Director of Photography
The Tango Lesson
1997 · Director of Photography
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Director of Photography
Dead Man
1995 · Director of Photography
Beyond the Clouds
1995 · Director of Photography
Edward Hopper - The Silent Witness
1995 · Self
Last Call
1995 · Director of Photography
When Pigs Fly
1993 · Director of Photography
Mad Dog and Glory
1993 · Director of Photography
The Ditvoorst Domains
1992 · Self
Until the End of the World
1991 · Director of Photography
Korczak
1990 · Director of Photography
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'
1990 · Self
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
1990 · Self
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
1989 · Director of Photography
Mystery Train
1989 · Director of Photography
Coffee and Cigarettes II
1989 · Director of Photography
The Little Devil
1988 · Director of Photography
Barfly
1987 · Director of Photography
The Believers
1987 · Director of Photography
Down by Law
1986 · Director of Photography
The Longshot
1986 · Director of Photography
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · Director of Photography
Finnegan Begin Again
1985 · Director of Photography
Body Rock
1984 · Director of Photography
Paris, Texas
1984 · Director of Photography
Repo Man
1984 · Director of Photography
Cheaters
1984 · Ingénieur, Director of Photography
Un dimanche de flics
1983 · Director of Photography
Les Îles
1983 · Director of Photography
Class Enemy
1983 · Director of Photography
A Hot Summer Night
1982 · Director of Photography
They All Laughed
1981 · Director of Photography
Honeysuckle Rose
1980 · Director of Photography
Hello Fellow Man
1980 · Director of Photography
Saint Jack
1979 · Robby (uncredited), Director of Photography
In for Treatment
1979 · Director of Photography
Mysteries
1978 · Director of Photography
The Left-Handed Woman
1978 · Director of Photography
The Glass Cell
1978 · Director of Photography
The American Friend
1977 · Director of Photography
The Wild Duck
1976 · Director of Photography
Kings of the Road
1976 · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
1975 · Director of Photography
Wrong Move
1975 · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Alice in the Cities
1974 · Director of Photography
Die Eltern
1974 · Director of Photography
The Journey to Vienna
1973 · Director of Photography
The Scarlet Letter
1973 · Director of Photography
CAN: The Free Concert
1972 · Director of Photography
Summer in the City
1972 · Director of Photography
Carlos
1971 · Director of Photography
Eine Rose für Jane
1970 · Director of Photography
Pakbo
1970 · Director of Photography
Jonathan
1970 · Director of Photography
Der Fall Lena Christ
1969 · Director of Photography
Alabama (2000 Light Years)
1969 · Director of Photography
Love and So Forth
1968 · Assistant Camera
To Grab the Ring
1968 · Assistant Director of Photography
Eiland
1966 · Cinematography
Megalopolis I
1963 · Director of Photography