John Mathieson
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Awarded the title Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture in 1996, in recognition of his contribution to French cinema.
Biography
Filmography
Cinematography (Feature Film)
Film Production - Main (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Life Events
1985
Entered films as a clapper loader on "Caravaggio", directed by Derek Jarman
1994
Debut as feature cinematographer, "Pigalle", helmed by Karim Dridi
1995
Reunited with Dridi on "Bye-Bye"
1997
Served as director of photography on "Twin Town"
1997
Shot two episodes of the Showtime series "The Hunger", one directed by Tony Scott, the other by Jake Scott
1998
Was cinematographer of "Vigo - Passion for Life", Julien Temple's biopic of French filmmaker Jean Vigo
1998
Earned praise for his lensing of the Francis Bacon biopic "Love Is the Devil"
1998
Was visual effects director of photography on "Enemy of the State", directed by Tony Scott
1999
Served as cinematographer on Jake Scott's feature directorial debut "Plunkett and Macleane"
2000
Teamed with Ridley Scott on the Roman epic "Gladiator"
2001
Second feature with Ridley Scott, "Hannibal", the long-awaited sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs"
2001
Was director of photography on "K-Pax"
2004
Served as the cinematographer for Joel Schumacher's adaptation of "The Phantom of the Opera"; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography
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Notes
Awarded the title Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture in 1996, in recognition of his contribution to French cinema.