Michel Brault
Known for
Cinematography
Born
June 25, 1928
Birthplace
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
September 21, 2013 (aged 85)
Biography
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.
Best known work
No Mercy
1986
Chronicle of a Summer
1961
Mon oncle Antoine
1971
Orders
1974
Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
1963
Threshold
1981
Good Riddance
1980
The Snowshoers
1958
The Devil's Toy
1966
Take It All
1963Filmography
2011
The Private Life of Cinemaas self
2009
From Office to Box-Officeas Michel Brault
2008
Capturing Realityas Self
2007
Happiness BoundDirector
2007
2006
Rebels with a Cameraas Self
2004
La beauté du gesteas Self
2002
2000
Anne Hébert, 1916-2000Director of Photography
1999
The Long WinterDirector, Writer
1996
1994
Mon amie MaxDirector
1992
Shabbot Shalom!Director
1991
Montreal StoriesDirector, Writer
1989
Bye Bye VictorDirector of Photography
1989
Dead Man OutDirector of Photography
1989
A Paper WeddingDirector
1987
The Great Land of SmallDirector of Photography
1986
No MercyDirector of Photography
1986
Half a LifetimeDirector of Photography
1985
Cinéma, cinémaas Self
1984
LouisianaDirector of Photography
1982
The FortiesDirector of Photography
1981
ThresholdDirector of Photography
1980
Good RiddanceDirector of Photography