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Néstor Almendros

Cinematographer / Film Director / Actor | * 10/30/1930 († 61, 03/04/1992) | Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain)
Néstor Almendros Cuyás, ASC (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". ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer. ...

Days of Heaven

PG

1978 | 3.8/5 | 1h 34min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years ...

The Blue Lagoon

R

1980 | 3.1/5 | 1h 44min
Romance / Love, Adventure
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Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reve ...

Sophie's Choice

R

1982 | 3.7/5 | 2h 31min
Drama, Romance / Love, War
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Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking ...

Kramer vs. Kramer

PG

1979 | 3.8/5 | 1h 45min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Néstor Almendros

Academy Award for Best Cinematography César Award for Best Cinematography 4x Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Movies with Néstor Almendros as Actor(5)

as himself2009 Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photography
as himself1992 Visions of Light
as himself1988 Alekan, la lumière
1978 The Green Room
1967 La Collectionneuse

TV Shows/Series with Néstor Almendros as Actor(1)

as himself1972 Le Grand Échiquier

Movies with Néstor Almendros as Crew(59)

Camera/Director of Photography1991 Billy Bathgate
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Made in Milan
Camera/Director of Photography1989 New York Stories
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Nadine
Directing/Director1987 Nobody Listened
Camera/Director of Photography1986 Heartburn
Directing/Director1984 Improper Conduct
Writing/Writer1984 Improper Conduct
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Places in the Heart
Camera/Director of Photography1983 Finally, Sunday!
Camera/Director of Photography1983 Pauline at the Beach
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Still of the Night
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Sophie's Choice
Camera/Director of Photography1980 The Blue Lagoon
Camera/Director of Photography1980 The Last Metro
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Love on the Run
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Kramer vs. Kramer
Camera/Director of Photography1978 The Green Room
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Days of Heaven
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Perceval
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Koko: A Talking Gorilla
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Goin' South
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Change of Sex
Camera/Director of Photography1977 The Man Who Loved Women
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Madame Rosa
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Entire Days in the Trees
Camera/Director of Photography1976 The Marquise of O
Camera/Director of Photography1976 Maîtresse
Camera/Director of Photography1975 The Story of Adele H.
Camera/Director of Photography1974 Cockfighter
Camera/Director of Photography1974 The Mouth Agape
Camera/Director of Photography1974 General Idi Amin Dada
Camera/Director of Photography1974 My Little Loves
Camera/Director of Photography1972 Love in the Afternoon
Camera/Director of Photography1972 The Valley
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Le cochon aux patates douces
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Two English Girls
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Maquillages
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Sing Sing
Camera/Director of Photography1970 Claire's Knee
Camera/Director of Photography1970 The Wild Child
Camera/Director of Photography1970 Bed and Board
Art/Art Direction1969 More
Camera/Director of Photography1969 More
Camera/Director of Photography1969 The Gun Runner
Camera/Director of Photography1969 My Night at Maud's
Crew/Cinematography1968 The Wild Racers
Camera/Director of Photography1968 The Wild Racers
Camera/Director of Photography1967 La Collectionneuse
Camera/Director of Photography1967 Fermière à Montfaucon
Camera/Assistant Camera1966 Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
Camera/Director of Photography1966 A Modern Coed
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Six in Paris
Directing/Assistant Director1965 Six in Paris
Camera/Director of Photography1964 Nadja in Paris
Camera/Director of Photography1960 General Assembly
Directing/Director1960 Gente en la playa
Camera/Director of Photography1950 A Daily Mix-up
Directing/Director1950 A Daily Mix-up

Citizenship: Spain
Born: Thursday, 10/30 1930 (October) in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain)
Died: Wednesday, 03/04 1992 (March) in New York City (aged: 61)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: Catalan (CA), Spanish (ES), French (FR)
Educated at: Unileste
Member of: American Society of Cinematographers
Father: Herminio Almendros
Mother: Maria Cuyas Ponsa
Other names for Néstor Almendros (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Néstor Almendros Cuyás"
"Nestor Almendros"
"John Nestor"
"ネスター" (Kana/Japanese)
Néstor Almendros frequently works together with these people:
François Truffaut (34x, Crew)
Barbet Schroeder (28x, Crew)
Éric Rohmer (21x, Crew)
Suzanne Schiffman (16x, Crew)
Marcel Berbert (12x, Crew)
Robert Benton (10x, Crew)
Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko (9x, Crew)
Roland Thénot (9x, Crew)
Denise de Casabianca (8x, Crew)
Thi-Loan Nguyen (8x, Crew)
Jean-Pierre Ruh (8x, Crew)
Plácido Domingo (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:112442, Added: 06/27/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024