Jean Boffety
Encyclopedia
Jean Bofferty was a French New Wave
cinematographer
known for his collaborations with directors such as Robert Enrico
, Pierre Étaix
, and Claude Sautet
. In 1979 Bofferty was nominated for a César Award for Best Cinematography
for his work on Sautet's A Simple Story
.
French New Wave
The New Wave was a blanket term coined by critics for a group of French filmmakers of the late 1950s and 1960s, influenced by Italian Neorealism and classical Hollywood cinema. Although never a formally organized movement, the New Wave filmmakers were linked by their self-conscious rejection of...
cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
known for his collaborations with directors such as Robert Enrico
Robert Enrico
Robert Georgio Enrico was a French film director and scriptwriter.He was born in Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France.-Filmography as director:* Fait d'hiver...
, Pierre Étaix
Pierre Étaix
Pierre Étaix is a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of acclaimed short- and feature-length films in the 1960s, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He has won an Academy Award. Due to a legal dispute with a distribution company, these...
, and Claude Sautet
Claude Sautet
Claude Sautet was a French author and film director.-Biography:Born in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Claude Sautet first studied painting and sculpture before attending a film university in Paris where he began his career and later became a television producer...
. In 1979 Bofferty was nominated for a César Award for Best Cinematography
César Award for Best Cinematography
The following are the winners of the annual César Award for Best Cinematography .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
for his work on Sautet's A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978 film)
A Simple Story is a 1978 French drama film directed by Claude Sautet. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-Cast:* Romy Schneider as Marie* Bruno Cremer as Georges* Claude Brasseur as Serge* Roger Pigaut as Jérôme...
.
Selected filmography
- 1962: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Robert EnricoRobert EnricoRobert Georgio Enrico was a French film director and scriptwriter.He was born in Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France.-Filmography as director:* Fait d'hiver...
- 1964: Les Yeux cernésLes Yeux cernésLes Yeux cernés is a 1964 French thriller film directed by Robert Hossein who wrote original story. The screenplay was written by Claude Desailly, André Tabet and Georges Tabet...
by Robert HosseinRobert HosseinRobert Hossein is a French film actor of Azeri origin, director and writer. He directed the 1982 adaption of Les Misérables, and appeared in Vice and Virtue, Le Casse, Les Uns et les Autres and Venus Beauty Institute... - 1965: Yo YoYo YoYo Yo is a 1965 film by Pierre Étaix. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:Yo Yo is a 1920s billionaire who, although having everything he fancies and living in a cavernous old castle, is not happy because he is in love with a beautiful circus artist. The stock-exchange crashes...
by Pierre ÉtaixPierre ÉtaixPierre Étaix is a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of acclaimed short- and feature-length films in the 1960s, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He has won an Academy Award. Due to a legal dispute with a distribution company, these... - 1966: Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? by William KleinWilliam KleinWilliam Klein is a photographer and filmmaker noted to for his ironic approach to both media and his extensive use of unusual photographic techniques in the context of photojournalism and fashion photography...
- 1966: Un monde nouveauUn monde nouveauUn monde nouveau is a 1966 French-Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Most notably it featured Sean Connery as himself.-Cast:* Christine Delaroche - Anne* Nino Castelnuovo - Carlo* Madeleine Robinson - Wealthy woman...
by Vittorio De SicaVittorio de SicaVittorio De Sica was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.... - 1966: Les Grandes gueules by Robert Enrico
- 1967: Les Aventuriers Les aventuriers (1967 film)Les Aventuriers is a drama film directed by Robert Enrico. It is based on a novel by José Giovanni.-Synopsis:Three very likeable losers fail while they pursue individual goals. Roland Darbont is an inventor who has designed his own engine. Manu Borelli on the other hand is a pilot who prepares a...
by Robert Enrico - 1967: Far from VietnamFar from Vietnam-Cast:* Anne Bellec* Karen Blanguernon* Bernard Fresson as Claude Ridder* Maurice Garrel* Jean-Luc Godard as Himself* Ho Chi Minh as Himself * Valérie Mayoux* Marie-France Mignal* Fidel Castro as Himself...
- 1968: Je t'aime, je t'aimeJe t'aime, je t'aimeJe t'aime, je t'aime is a 1968 French science fiction film directed by Alain Resnais. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the countrywide wildcat strike that occurred in May 1968 in France....
by Alain ResnaisAlain ResnaisAlain Resnais is a French film director whose career has extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included Nuit et Brouillard , an influential documentary about the Nazi concentration camps.He began... - 1969: The Great LoveThe Great Love (1969 film)The Great Love is a 1969 French comedy film directed by Pierre Étaix. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Pierre Étaix - Pierre* Annie Fratellini - Florence* Nicole Calfan - Agnès* Alain Janey - Jacques...
by Pierre Étaix - 1970: The Things of LifeThe Things of LifeThe Things of Life is a 1970 French film directed by Claude Sautet. It was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. The film was a success in France with 2,959,682 admissions becoming the 8th highest earning film of the year...
by Claude SautetClaude SautetClaude Sautet was a French author and film director.-Biography:Born in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Claude Sautet first studied painting and sculpture before attending a film university in Paris where he began his career and later became a television producer... - 1971: Le Saut de l'ange by Yves BoissetYves BoissetYves Boisset is a French film director and scriptwriter.French director Yves Boisset began his career as an assistant director. After working with such directors as Hossein, Cioampi and Clement, he began directing short films until the late 1960s when he made his feature film debut...
- 1972: Les malheurs d'AlfredLes malheurs d'AlfredLes malheurs d'Alfred is a 1972 French comedy film directed by and starring Pierre Richard.It has been released on DVD in Poland, as "Nieszczęścia Alfreda", in Germany, as "Alfred, die Knallerbse", and in France, with Le distrait in the box "Pierre Richard, réalisateur", apparently without...
by Pierre RichardPierre RichardPierre Richard is a popular French actor best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films... - 1972: Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil by Jean YanneJean YanneJean Yanne is the artist name of Jean Gouyé, born the 18 July 1933 in Les Lilas who died the 23 May 2003 in Morsains...
- 1972: César and Rosalie by Claude Sautet
- 1974: Thieves Like UsThieves Like Us (film)Thieves Like Us is a 1974 film directed by Robert Altman, starring Keith Carradine and Shelley Duvall. The film was based on the novel Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson...
by Robert AltmanRobert AltmanRobert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and...
- 1974: Les Chinois à Paris by Jean Yanne
- 1974: Vincent, François, Paul and the OthersVincent, François, Paul and the OthersVincent, François, Paul and the Others is a 1974 French film directed by Claude Sautet based on the novel La grande Marradem by Claude Néron.- Plot :...
by Claude Sautet - 1975: Folle à tuer by Yves Boisset
- 1976: MadoMadoMado may refer to:*Mado, Burkina Faso, a village in south-western Burkina Faso*Mado , Atypichthys latus, a species of perciform fish....
by Claude Sautet - 1977: QuintetQuintet (film)Quintet is a post-apocalyptic science fiction film by Robert Altman produced in 1979. It features among others Paul Newman, Brigitte Fossey, Bibi Andersson, Fernando Rey, Vittorio Gassman and Nina Van Pallandt....
by Robert Altman - 1977: The LacemakerThe LacemakerThe Lacemaker is a 1977 French drama film directed by Claude Goretta and starring Isabelle Huppert. It is based on the 1974 Prix Goncourt winning novel La Dentellière by Pascal Lainé.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Pomme* Yves Beneyton - François...
by Claude GorettaClaude GorettaClaude Goretta is an internationally successful television producer and film director. His 1981 film La provinciale was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:... - 1978:A Simple StoryA Simple Story (1978 film)A Simple Story is a 1978 French drama film directed by Claude Sautet. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-Cast:* Romy Schneider as Marie* Bruno Cremer as Georges* Claude Brasseur as Serge* Roger Pigaut as Jérôme...
by Claude Sautet - 1979: L'Homme en colère by Claude PinoteauClaude PinoteauClaude Pinoteau is a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France.- Filmography :* 1971 : It Only Happens to Others...
- 1980: Un mauvais fils by Claude Sautet
- 1981: Les Uns et les AutresLes Uns et les AutresLes Uns et les Autres is a 1981 French film by Claude Lelouch. The film is a musical epic and it is widely considered as the director's best work with Un Homme et une Femme. It won the Technical Grand Prize at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. In the United States, it was distributed under the name...
by Claude Lelouch - 1982: Espion, lève-toiEspion, lève-toiEspion, lève-toi is a 1982 French movie about a sleeper agent in Zurich, directed by Yves Boisset.-Cast and roles:* Lino Ventura - Sébastien Grenier* Michel Piccoli - Jean-Paul Chance* Bruno Cremer - Richard* Bernard Fresson - Henri Marchand...
by Yves Boisset - 1982: Le gendarme et les gendarmettesLe gendarme et les gendarmettesThe gendarme and the gendarmettes is the sixth and last movie of the Gendarme series starring Louis de Funès, in his final performance. This was also director Jean Girault's final film.- Synopsis :...
by Jean GiraultJean GiraultJean Girault was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than thirty films between 1960 and 1982.-Filmography:Director* Les pique-assiette * Les Moutons de Panurge...
and Tony Aboyantz - 1983: Édith et MarcelÉdith et Marcel-Plot:In 1947, the singer Édith Piaf and the boxer Marcel Cerdan are both at the peak of their respective careers. Their encounter gives birth to a passionate love affair lasting some two years, cut short by Cerdan's death in an air crash.-Technical details:...
by Claude Lelouch - 1983: Waiter! by Claude Sautet
- 1984: Canicule by Yves Boisset