Philippe Agostini
Camera
- Born
- August 11, 1910 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Died
- October 20, 2001 (age 91)
Philippe Agostini was a French cinematographer, director and screenwriter born 11 August 1910 in Paris (France), died 20 October 2001. He was married to Odette Joyeux until the end of her life.
Founder of École Louis-Lumière (situated on rue de Vaugirard), Philippe Agostini debuted as assistant to the chief operators Georges Périnal and Armand Thirard. In the 1930s, he began a fruitful career as director of photography, working with directors with such differing styles as Robert Bresson, Marcel Carné, Max Ophüls, Claude Autant-Lara, Jean Grémillon, Yves Allégret, Jules Dassin and even Julien Duvivier. His career as a director was much less remarkable.
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Known for
Rififi
April 13, 1955
Daybreak
June 9, 1939
Le Plaisir
February 29, 1952
Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
September 21, 1945
The Silent World
February 15, 1956
Angels of Sin
June 23, 1943
Gates of the Night
December 3, 1946
Life Dances On
September 9, 1937
Topaze
January 25, 1951
Sylvia and the Ghost
February 6, 1946
The Night Is My Kingdom
August 9, 1951
If Paris Were Told to Us
January 27, 1956
Behind the camera50
- 1985Le Transfuge Writer
- 1984Dialogues des Carmélites Adaptation
- 1967La Bonne Peinture Director, Writer
- 1966L'Âge heureux Director
- 1963Chicken Soup Director
- 1962Rencontres Director, Writer
- 1960The Dialogue of the Carmelites Director, Screenplay
- 1959Tu es Pierre Director
- 1957Le Corbusier, l'architecte du bonheur Cinematography
- 1957The Innocent with Forty Children