Biografie und Filmografie

Raoul Coutard

Raoul Coutard (16. September 1924 – 8. November 2016) war ein französischer Kameramann. Er ist vor allem für seine Verbindung zur Nouvelle Vague und insbesondere für seine Zusammenarbeit mit Regisseur Jean-Luc Godard bekannt. Coutard drehte auch Filme für François Truffaut, einen Regisseur der Nouvelle Vague, sowie für Jacques Demy, einen Zeitgenossen, der häufig mit dieser Bewegung in Verbindung gebracht wird.

In seiner fast fünfzigjährigen Karriere drehte er über 75 Filme.

Coutard wollte ursprünglich Chemie studieren, wechselte aber aufgrund der Studiengebühren zur Fotografie. 1945 wurde er zum Einsatz im Indochinakrieg abkommandiert. Die folgenden elf Jahre lebte er in Vietnam, wo er als Kriegsfotograf arbeitete und später freiberuflich für die Zeitschriften Paris Match und Look tätig war. 1956 wurde er von Pierre Schoendoerffer engagiert, um dessen Film „La Passe du Diable“ zu drehen. Coutard hatte zuvor noch nie eine Filmkamera benutzt und soll den Auftrag aufgrund eines Missverständnisses angenommen haben (er glaubte, er würde Produktionsfotos für den Film machen).

Coutards erste Zusammenarbeit mit Jean-Luc Godard war Godards erster Spielfilm, „Außer Atem“, der 1959 gedreht wurde. Er soll Godard von Produzent Georges de Beauregard „aufgedrängt“ worden sein; der Regisseur hatte sich bereits für einen anderen Kameramann entschieden.

Coutard fotografierte fast alle Filme Godards in der Nouvelle-Vague-Ära (1959–1967), mit Ausnahme von „Masculin, féminin“. Ihre letzte gemeinsame Arbeit in dieser Zeit war „Week-end“ (1967), der das Ende von Godards Karriere als Mainstream-Regisseur markierte. Die beiden arbeiteten erst wieder bei „Passion“ zusammen; ihre letzte Zusammenarbeit war Godards nächster Spielfilm, „Prénom Carmen“.

Fotos

Filme (87)

The Wild Palms

The Wild Palms

2025 · Director of Photography

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

2018 · Self

Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory

Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory

2011 · Self

Il était une fois... « Jules et Jim »

Il était une fois... « Jules et Jim »

2008 · Self (chef opérateur)

Godard, Love and Poetry

Godard, Love and Poetry

2007 · Self

The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin

The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin

2004 · Self

The Outskirts of Alphaville

The Outskirts of Alphaville

2003

Wild Innocence

Wild Innocence

2001 · Director of Photography

Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

2000 · Self

Jean Seberg: American Actress

Jean Seberg: American Actress

1997 · Self

The Phantom Heart

The Phantom Heart

1996 · Director of Photography

Happiness Is No Joke

Happiness Is No Joke

1995 · Director of Photography

The Birth of Love

The Birth of Love

1993 · Director of Photography

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

1993 · Director of Photography

Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède

Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède

1993 · Self

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

1992 · Self

Il gèle en enfer

Il gèle en enfer

1990 · Director of Photography

Thick Skinned

Thick Skinned

1989 · Director of Photography

Let Sleeping Cops Lie

Let Sleeping Cops Lie

1988 · Director of Photography

Burning Beds

Burning Beds

1988 · Director of Photography

Blanc de Chine

Blanc de Chine

1988 · Director of Photography

Max My Love

Max My Love

1986 · Director of Photography

Parachute

Parachute

1986 · Director of Photography

The Bitch

The Bitch

1984 · Director of Photography

Dangerous Moves

Dangerous Moves

1984 · Director of Photography

Salt on the Skin

Salt on the Skin

1984 · Director of Photography

First Name: Carmen

First Name: Carmen

1983 · Director of Photography

S.A.S. San Salvador

S.A.S. San Salvador

1983 · Director

Godard's Passion

Godard's Passion

1982 · Director of Photography

Operation Leopard

Operation Leopard

1980 · Director

Drummer-Crab

Drummer-Crab

1977 · Director of Photography

Le Défilé du 14 Juillet 1977

Le Défilé du 14 Juillet 1977

1977 · Director, Writer

Une nuit en Lorraine

Une nuit en Lorraine

1975 · Director

Like a Pot of Strawberries

Like a Pot of Strawberries

1974 · Director of Photography

A Pain in the Ass

A Pain in the Ass

1973 · Director of Photography

The Hostage Gang

The Hostage Gang

1973 · Director of Photography

Five Leaf Clover

Five Leaf Clover

1972 · Director of Photography

Embassy

Embassy

1972 · Director of Photography

The Hideout

The Hideout

1971

The Most Gentle Confessions

The Most Gentle Confessions

1971 · Director of Photography

La Liberté en croupe

La Liberté en croupe

1970 · Director of Photography

The Bamboo Incident

The Bamboo Incident

1970 · Angry French man (uncredited), Director, Adaptation

The Confession

The Confession

1970 · Director of Photography

The Southern Star

The Southern Star

1969 · Director of Photography

Z

Z

1969 · English Surgeon (uncredited), Director of Photography

Rocky Road to Dublin

Rocky Road to Dublin

1968 · Director of Photography

The Bride Wore Black

The Bride Wore Black

1968 · Director of Photography

Weekend

Weekend

1967 · Director of Photography

La Chinoise

La Chinoise

1967 · Self - Cinematographer (uncredited), Director of Photography

Horizon

Horizon

1967 · Director of Photography

2 or 3 Things I Know About Her

2 or 3 Things I Know About Her

1967 · Director of Photography

Made in U.S.A

Made in U.S.A

1967 · Director of Photography

The Sailor from Gibraltar

The Sailor from Gibraltar

1967 · Director of Photography

The Defector

The Defector

1966 · Director of Photography

Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot le Fou

1965 · Director of Photography

Alphaville

Alphaville

1965 · Director of Photography

The Botanical Avatar of Mademoiselle Flora

The Botanical Avatar of Mademoiselle Flora

1965 · Director of Photography

The 317th Platoon

The 317th Platoon

1965 · Director of Photography

Scruggs

Scruggs

1965 · Director of Photography

The Married Woman

The Married Woman

1964 · Director of Photography

Male Companion

Male Companion

1964 · Director of Photography

Le Grand Escroc

Le Grand Escroc

1964 · Director of Photography

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

1964 · Director of Photography

Band of Outsiders

Band of Outsiders

1964 · Director of Photography

The Soft Skin

The Soft Skin

1964 · Director of Photography

Contempt

Contempt

1963 · Cameraman, Director of Photography

Portuguese Vacation

Portuguese Vacation

1963 · Director of Photography

The Carabineers

The Carabineers

1963 · Director of Photography

Like Two Drops of Water

Like Two Drops of Water

1963 · Director of Photography

Le Petit Soldat

Le Petit Soldat

1963 · Director of Photography

The Doll

The Doll

1962 · Director of Photography

And Satan Calls the Turns

And Satan Calls the Turns

1962 · Camera Operator, Director of Photography

Vivre Sa Vie

Vivre Sa Vie

1962 · Director of Photography

Antoine and Colette

Antoine and Colette

1962 · Director of Photography

Love at Twenty

Love at Twenty

1962 · Director of Photography

Jules and Jim

Jules and Jim

1962 · Director of Photography

Petit Jour

Petit Jour

1962 · Director of Photography

Chronicle of a Summer

Chronicle of a Summer

1961 · Director of Photography

A Woman Is a Woman

A Woman Is a Woman

1961 · Director of Photography

Lola

Lola

1961 · Director of Photography

Time Out for Love

Time Out for Love

1961 · Director of Photography

Shoot the Piano Player

Shoot the Piano Player

1960 · Director of Photography

The Army Game

The Army Game

1960 · Director of Photography

Breathless

Breathless

1960 · Director of Photography

The Devil's Pass

The Devil's Pass

1959 · Director of Photography

Island Fisherman

Island Fisherman

1959 · Director of Photography

Ramuntcho

Ramuntcho

1958 · Director of Photography

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