Jean-Yves Escoffier

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-07-12 (53 years old)

Deathday

2003-04-01

Place of Birth

Lyon, France

Jean-Yves Escoffier

Biography

Jean-Yves Escoffier (July 12, 1950 – April 1, 2003) was a French cinematographer. Escoffier worked as director of photography on a number of films of Leos Carax including Boy Meets Girl, Mauvais sang, and Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, on a number of European and American feature films including The Human Stain, Possession, Nurse Betty, The Cradle Will Rock, Rounders, and Good Will Hunting, as well as Harmony Korine's Gummo. 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. On April 1, 2003, Escoffier died from a heart attackin hi...

Production

1997

Good Will Hunting

as Director of Photography

2001

15 Minutes

as Director of Photography

1985

Three Men and a Cradle

as Director of Photography

1995

Jack & Sarah

as Director of Photography

2000

Nurse Betty

as Director of Photography

1996

The Crow: City of Angels

as Director of Photography

1998

Rounders

as Director of Photography

2003

The Human Stain

as Director of Photography

1976

Lumière

as Second Assistant Camera

2005

The Work of Director Mark Romanek

as Director of Photography

1991

The Lovers on the Bridge

as Director of Photography

1997

Gummo

as Director of Photography

1986

Mauvais Sang

as Director of Photography

1983

Gramps Is in the Resistance

as "B" Camera Operator

1981

Lourdes l'hiver

as Cinematography

1993

Dream Lover

as Director of Photography

1986

Ulysse

as Director of Photography

1978

Mountain Pass

as Director of Photography

1996

Grace of My Heart

as Director of Photography

1999

Cradle Will Rock

as Director of Photography

1997

Excess Baggage

as Director of Photography

1994

Witch Hunt

as Director of Photography

1983

Ballade à blanc

as Director of Photography

1980

Simone Barbès or Virtue

as Director of Photography

1984

Boy Meets Girl

as Director of Photography

1985

Rude Raid

as Director of Photography

2003

1983

The Eyes of the Birds

as Director of Photography

2002

Possession

as Director of Photography

1999

Agujetas Cantaor

as Director of Photography

1988

Jaune revolver

as Director of Photography

2024

It's Not Me

as In Memory Of

1985

Shoah

as Assistant Camera

1983

Coup de feu

as Director of Photography

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