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Christian Berger

Film Director / Screenwriter / Cinematographer / Film Producer | * 01/13/1945 (79) | Innsbruck, Tyrol (Austria)
Christian Berger (born 13 January 1945) is an Austrian cinematographer. His 1985 film Raffl was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. He is mostly known for his work with Michael Haneke. In February 2010, Berger was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on The White Ribbon at the 82nd Academy Awards. He also won the ASC Award for Best Cinematography for the same film. Berger invented the Cine Reflect Lighting System which he used on his latest films. Besides his work as director of photography he also teaches cinematography at the Vienna Film Academy. Berger is married to actress Marika Green, and is thus the uncle of Eva Green. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her. ...

The Piano Teacher

R

2001 | 3.7/5 | 2h 11min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem ...

The White Ribbon

R

2009 | 3.8/5 | 2h 24min
Drama, Mystery
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A married couple is terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on their front porch. ...

Caché

R

2005 | 3.5/5 | 1h 57min
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
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On February 20th, 1810, French and Bavarian forces killed the Tyrolean rebel leader Andreas Hofer in Mantua, at that time a part of Austria. Hofer had led the Tyroleans in their fight for independence ...

Raffl

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1985 | 3.5/5 | 1h 33min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Christian Berger

Romy (TV award) Academy Award for Best Cinematography 2x European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
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Movies with Christian Berger as Actor(1)

as himself2014 D.U.D.A! Werner Pirchner

Movies with Christian Berger as Crew(39)

Directing/Director2022 Music in Nazi Germany - The maestro and the cellist of Auschwitz
Camera/Director of Photography2017 Happy End
Camera/Director of Photography2016 Night of a 1000 Hours
Camera/Director of Photography2015 By the Sea
Camera/Director of Photography2013 The Notebook
Camera/Director of Photography2012 Ludwig II
Camera/Director of Photography2012 The Wall
Camera/Director of Photography2009 The White Ribbon
Camera/Director of Photography2007 Disengagement
Camera/Director of Photography2005 Caché
Camera/Director of Photography2004 Don't Do That!
Camera/Director of Photography2003 Der Gläserne Blick
Camera/Director of Photography2001 The Piano Teacher
Camera/Director of Photography1997 Es war doch Liebe
Camera/Director of Photography1995 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Landleben
Directing/Director1995 Landleben
Editing/Editor1995 Landleben
Production/Producer1995 Landleben
Writing/Writer1995 Landleben
Camera/Director of Photography1994 Tollgate
Directing/Director1994 Tollgate
Production/Producer1994 Tollgate
Writing/Writer1994 Tollgate
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Das Auge des Taifun
Camera/Director of Photography1992 Benny's Video
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Mirakel
Camera/Director of Photography1989 Hanna Monster, Darling
Directing/Director1989 Hanna Monster, Darling
Writing/Screenplay1989 Hanna Monster, Darling
Directing/Director1988 Die wilden Kinder
Camera/Director of Photography1988 Off Season
Camera/Director of Photography1985 Raffl
Directing/Director1985 Raffl
Production/Producer1985 Raffl
Writing/Writer1985 Raffl
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Farewell
Crew/Cinematography1974 Der Untergang des Alpenlandes Part One
Directing/Director1974 Der Untergang des Alpenlandes Part One

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.christianberger.at
Full Name: Christian Berger
Citizenship: Austria
Born: Saturday, 01/13 1945 (January) in Innsbruck, Tyrol (Austria) (current age: 79 years + 104 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: German (DE)
Employer: University of Innsbruck
Spouses (current/former): Marika Green
Father: Fritz Berger
Other names for Christian Berger (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Christian Berger, AAC"
"Christian Berger (Kameramann)"
Christian Berger frequently works together with these people:
Michael Haneke (13x, Crew)
Veit Heiduschka (8x, Crew)
Christoph Kanter (7x, Crew)
Werner Pirchner (6x, Crew)
Michael Katz (6x, Crew)
Markus Heltschl (5x, Crew)
Angelina Jolie (4x, Actress)
Monika Willi (4x, Crew)
Jean-Pierre Laforce (4x, Crew)
Margaret Ménégoz (4x, Crew)
Erika Navas (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1361880, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 04/13/2024