Michel Brault

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
No Mercy
1986
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961
Mon oncle Antoine
Mon oncle Antoine
1971
Orders
Orders
1974
Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
1963
Threshold
Threshold
1981
Good Riddance
Good Riddance
1980
The Snowshoers
The Snowshoers
1958
The Devil's Toy
The Devil's Toy
1966
Take It All
Take It All
1963

Filmography

  1. 2011

    The Private Life of Cinema

    as self

  2. 2009

  3. 2008

  4. 2007

  5. 2007

    Les p'tites vuesTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  6. 2006

  7. 2004

  8. 2002

  9. 2000

    Anne Hébert, 1916-2000

    Director of Photography

  10. 1999

    The Long Winter

    Director, Writer

  11. 1996

  12. 1994

    Mon amie Max

    Director

  13. 1992

  14. 1991

    Montreal Stories

    Director, Writer

  15. 1989

    Bye Bye Victor

    Director of Photography

  16. 1989

    Dead Man Out

    Director of Photography

  17. 1989

  18. 1987

    The Great Land of Small

    Director of Photography

  19. 1986

    No Mercy

    Director of Photography

  20. 1986

    Half a Lifetime

    Director of Photography

  21. 1985

  22. 1984

    Louisiana

    Director of Photography

  23. 1982

    The Forties

    Director of Photography

  24. 1981

    Threshold

    Director of Photography

  25. 1980

    Good Riddance

    Director of Photography

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