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Michael Ballhaus

 
Cinematographer: Michael Ballhaus
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  • Born: Aug 05, 1935 in Berlin, Germany
  • Occupation: Cinematographer, Actor, Director
  • Active: '70s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: GoodFellas, The Marriage of Maria Braun, The Fabulous Baker Boys
  • First Major Screen Credit: Wir - Zwei (1970)

Biography

Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus has worked with some of the world's finest directors, including Ranier Werner Fassbinder, Mike Nichols, and Martin Scorsese. He broke into films after renowned director and family relation Max Ophuls allowed him to observe the filming of Lola Montes (1955). Ballhaus began working for German New Wave director Fassbinder in 1970, and with him, he produced 15 films including The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979). In 1982, he immigrated to the United States; his first American film was John Sayles' Baby It's You (1982). Since then, Ballhaus has lensed films in every conceivable genre, receiving Oscar nominations for his work on Broadcast News (1987) and The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989). In 1993, he earned additional raves for his part in giving Scorsese's adaptation of The Age of Innocence its lush, opulent glow. Subsequently photographing such films as Outbreak (1995), Sleepers (1996) and The Legend of Beggar Vance (2000), Ballhaus would once again find himself Oscar nominated for his work on Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C.

Ballhaus in Berlin, 14 September 2007
Born 5 August 1935 (1935-08-05) (age 74)
Eichelsdorf, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation cinematographer

Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (born 5 August 1935) is a German cinematographer.

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Life and career

Ballhaus was born in Berlin, Germany, the son of actors Lena Hutter and Oskar Ballhaus.[1] Ballhaus was influenced by family friend Max Ophüls,[2] and appears as an extra in Ophüls last film Lola Montès (1955).[3]

He came to prominence with his work on sixteen films for Rainer Werner Fassbinder beginning with Whity (1970) and, including The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), Satan's Brew and Chinese Roulette (both 1976).

Since settling in the United States, he has also worked on many American films, including Baby It's You (1983) for John Sayles; After Hours (1985), The Color of Money (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Goodfellas (1990), The Age of Innocence (1993), Gangs of New York (2002), and The Departed (2006) for Martin Scorsese; and Dracula (1992) for Francis Ford Coppola.

Ballhaus has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, but has never won.

His wife from 1958, Helga Ballhaus, née Betten, appeared in a handful of films, including several directed by Fassbinder; she died in 2006. Their son Florian is also a cinematographer.

Ballhaus released his documentary "In Berlin" together with Ciro Cappelari May, 2009.

Awards

References

  1. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/13/Michael-Ballhaus.html
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ Michael Ballhaus discusses his connection with the Austrian director in the documentary film Working with Max Ophuls: Lola Montès Revisited (2008).
  4. ^ [2]

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