Jean-Yves Escoffier

Born in Lyon, France,[1] Jean-Yves Escoffier (July 12, 1950 – April 1, 2003), was a French cinematographer who worked as director of photography on a number of films of Leos Carax including Boy Meets Girl (1984), Mauvais sang (1986), and Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991),[1] on a number of European and American feature films including The Human Stain (2002), Possession (2002), Nurse Betty (2000), The Cradle Will Rock (1999), Rounders (1998), and Good Will Hunting (1997),[1] as well as Harmony Korine's Gummo (1997).[1] He also worked with Mehdi Norowzian, Jeanne Moreau for Air France, David Lynch for Nissan Motors, and on music videos, "Hurt" (2002) for Johnny Cash and Mark Romanek.

Escoffiere died in his home in Los Angeles, California during production of The Human Stain, a film since dedicated to his memory.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Cinévardaphoto		A documentary.
2003	The Human Stain[1]		This film is dedicated in his memory.
	Poligono Sur/Seville, Southside[1]
2002	Possession[1]		Presented as a 2001 film in this source.[1]
	No claudicar		A documentary short.
2001	15 Minutes[1]
2000	Nurse Betty[1]
1999	The Cradle Will Rock[1]
1998	Rounders[1]
1997	Good Will Hunting[1]
	Excess Baggage[1]
	Gummo[1]
1996	Grace of My Heart[1]
	The Crow: City of Angels[1]
1995	Jack & Sarah[1]
	A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies[1]		A TV documentary.
1994	Witch Hunt[1]		A TV movie.
1993	Dream Lover[1]		Presented as a 1994 film in this source.[1]
	Charlie and the Doctor[1]
1991	Les Amants du Pont-Neuf[1]		Film won Cinematographer of the Year.
1988	Jaune revolver[1]		Presented as a 1987 film in this source.[1]
1986	Mauvais sang[1]		Film was nominated for César Award.
	Ulysse		A short.
1985	Trois Hommes et un couffin[1]
1984	Boy Meets Girl[1]
1983	Les Yeux des oiseaux[1]		Transl., "The Eyes of Birds".
	Ballade à blanc[1]
	Archipel des amours		The segment "Lourdes, l'hiver".
	Coup de feu		A short.
1981	Lourdes l'hiver		A short.
1980	Simone Barbés ou la vertu[1]
1978	Mountain Pass
1977	The Sand Castle		A short.
1973	L'amour c'est du papier		A short.

References

1. Ballinger, p. 39.

Source

• Ballinger, A. (2004). New Cinematographers (annotated ed.). Harper Design. pp. 38–67. ISBN 1856693341. Retrieved 26 June 2019. See also this book URL.

External links

• Jean-Yves Escoffier on IMDb
• Jean-Yves Escoffier at AllMovie