César Charlone

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-04-19 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Montevideo, Uruguay

César Charlone

Biography

César Charlone (born 1958) is an Uruguayan-born Brazilian film director, screenwriter, actor and cinematographer. He was born in Montevideo, but settled in Brazil, his current homeland. In 2003, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the highly acclaimed film City of God. On 2007, he directed his first feature film, The Pope's Toilet, which was selected by Uruguay as its official submission for the 80th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. A year earlier, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ​

Acting

2008

Blackout

as Carneiro

Production

2002

City of God

as Director of Photography

2005

The Constant Gardener

as Director of Photography

1985

Aqueles Dois

as Camera Operator

2021

Alvorada

as Cinematography

2007

The Pope's Toilet

as Screenplay

2007

The Pope's Toilet

as Director of Photography

2007

2008

Blindness

as Director of Photography

2011

2011

2011

The Story of Artigas

as Cinematography

1984

Nada Será como Antes, Nada?

as Director of Photography

2022

Benedetti, 60 años con Luz

as Director of Photography

2017

American Made

as Director of Photography

2004

Man on Fire

as Camera Operator

2000

Palace II

as Director of Photography

2014

Rio, I Love You

as Director

2017

Unseen Enemy

as Director of Photography

2008

Blackout

as Director of Photography

2017

Red Trees

as Cinematography

2004

Sucker Free City

as Director of Photography

2024

Mother Mother

as Director of Photography

1986

The Man in the Black Cape

as Director of Photography

1987

A Humilhação e a Dor

as Cinematography

2019

The Two Popes

as Director of Photography

1987

Feliz Ano Velho

as Cinematography

1985

1996

How Angels are Born

as Director of Photography

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