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Michel Brault

Cinematographer

Michel Brault

Born June 25, 1928 in Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDied September 21, 201360 films

Michel Brault (25 June 1928 – 21 September 2013) was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s. Brault was a pioneer of the hand-held camera aesthetic.

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Chronicle of a Summer posterFirst watchChronicle of a Summer19617.2Paris, summer 1960. Anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch and sociologist and film critic Edgar Morin wander through the crowded streets asking passersby how they cope with life's…View film

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No Mercy poster5.8No Mercy1986Mon oncle Antoine poster6.9Mon oncle Antoine1971

Filmography

60 films
  1. 2000Anne Hébert, 1916-2000Director of Photography
  2. 1989Bye Bye VictorDirector of Photography
  3. 1989Dead Man OutDirector of Photography
  4. 1987The Great Land of SmallDirector of Photography
  5. 1986No MercyDirector of Photography
  6. 1986Half a LifetimeDirector of Photography
  7. 1984LouisianaDirector of Photography
  8. 1982The FortiesDirector of Photography
  9. 1981ThresholdDirector of Photography
  10. 1980Good RiddanceDirector of Photography
  11. 1979A Scream from SilenceDirector of Photography
  12. 1975La Tête de Normande St-OngeDirector of Photography
  13. 1975Before the Time ComesDirector of Photography
  14. 1975Eliza's HoroscopeDirector of Photography
  15. 1974OrdersDirector of Photography
  16. 1973KamouraskaDirector of Photography
  17. 1973The Lever and the RiverDirector of Photography
  18. 1973Tickets s.v.pDirector of Photography
  19. 1972The Time of the HuntDirector of Photography
  20. 1971Mon oncle AntoineDirector of Photography
  21. 1971Acadia Acadia?!?Camera Operator
  22. 1970Un pays sans bon sens!Director of Photography
  23. 1970Marie-ChristineDirector of Photography
  24. 1970Between You and You AllDirector of Photography
  25. 1969Éloge du chiacDirector of Photography
  26. 1969PréambuleDirector of Photography
  27. 1969The Pan-African Festival in AlgiersDirector of Photography
  28. 1968Poussière sur la villeDirector of Photography
  29. 1968Les enfants de NéantDirector of Photography
  30. 1968Beluga DaysDirector of Photography
  31. 1967Between Sweet and Salt WaterDirector of Photography
  32. 1966The Devil's ToyDirector of Photography
  33. 1965Ville-MarieDirector of Photography
  34. 1964Jusqu'au couDirector of Photography
  35. 1964The End of SummerDirector of Photography
  36. 1963Take It AllDirector of Photography
  37. 1963Of Whales, the Moon, and MenDirector of Photography
  38. 1962September Five at Saint-HenriDirector of Photography
  39. 1962Alone or with OthersDirector of Photography
  40. 1962Visit to a Foreign CountryDirector of Photography
  41. 1962The PunishmentDirector of Photography
  42. 1962Children of SilenceDirector of Photography
  43. 1962The Joy of WinterDirector of Photography
  44. 1962Captive FeastDirector of Photography
  45. 1961Strangers of the EarthDirector of Photography
  46. 1961WrestlingDirector of Photography
  47. 1961Chronicle of a SummerDirector of Photography
  48. 1961Festival in Puerto RicoDirector of Photography
  49. 1961Golden GlovesDirector of Photography
  50. 1960NormetalDirector of Photography
  51. 1960Alfred DesRochers, poèteDirector of Photography
  52. 1959Télesphore Légaré, garde-pêcheDirector of Photography
  53. 1959Fred Barry comédienDirector of Photography
  54. 1959Félix Leclerc, troubadourDirector of Photography
  55. 1959Jour de juinDirector of Photography
  56. 1958The Days Before ChristmasDirector of Photography
  57. 1958PoliceDirector of Photography
  58. 1958The SnowshoersDirector of Photography
  59. 1958Washed HandsDirector of Photography
  60. 1958A Day in JuneCamera Operator