Jean-Yves Escoffier

Jean-Yves Escoffier (12 July 1950 – 1 April 2003) was a French cinematographer. For his work on films by Leos Carax, Escoffier received the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer and was nominated for the César Award for Best Cinematography.

Career 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, 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 1 April 2003, Escoffier died from a heart attack in his home in Los Angeles, California during post-production of The Human Stain, a film since dedicated to his memory.

Filmography As cinematographer Film Year Title Director Notes 1973 L'amour c'est du papier Michel Leeb Short film 1977 The Sand Castle Co Hoedeman Short film 1978 Passe montagne Jean-François Stévenin 1980 Simone Barbès ou la vertu Marie-Claude Treilhou 1981 Lourdes l'hiver Marie-Claude Treilhou Short film 1982 La fonte de Barlaeus Pierre-Henry Salfati Short film 1983 Archipel des amours Marie-Claude Treilhou Segment: "Lourdes, l'hiver" Ulysse Agnès Varda Short film Ballade à blanc Bertrand Gauthier Les Yeux des oiseaux Gabriel Auer Habibi Françoise Prenant Short film Coup de feu Magali Clément Short film 1984 Boy Meets Girl Leos Carax 1985 Une fille nommée banlieue Georges Senechal Documentary short film Trois Hommes et un couffin Coline Serreau 1986 Mauvais sang Leos Carax Nominated—César Award for Best Cinematography 1988 Jaune revolver Olivier Langlois 1991 Les Amants du Pont-Neuf Leos Carax European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 1993 Charlie and the Doctor Ralph C. Parsons Dream Lover Nicholas Kazan 1994 Witch Hunt Paul Schrader TV movie 1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies Martin Scorsese, Michael Henry Wilson TV documentary Jack & Sarah Tim Sullivan 1996 The Crow: City of Angels Tim Pope Grace of My Heart Allison Anders 1997 Gummo Harmony Korine Excess Baggage Marco Brambilla Good Will Hunting Gus Van Sant 1998 Rounders John Dahl 1999 The Cradle Will Rock Tim Robbins Agujetas cantaor Dominique Abel Documentary 2000 Nurse Betty Neil LaBute 2001 15 Minutes John Herzfeld 2002 Possession Neil LaBute No claudicar Dominique Abel Documentary short 2003 Poligono Sur/Seville, Southside Dominique Abel Documentary The Human Stain Robert Benton Dedicated to Escoffier

Other credits Year Title Director DoP Role 1973 La famille heureuse (Famille Gazul) Patrice Leconte Jean Gonnet Camera operator 1975 C'est dur pour tout le monde Christian Gion Lionel Legros Second assistant camera Hu-Man Jérôme Laperrousaz Jimmy Glasberg Assistant camera 1976 Lumière Jeanne Moreau Ricardo Aronovich Second assistant camera 1978 Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears Charles Nemes Étienne Fauduet Assistant camera The Pawn Christian Gion Lionel Legros Camera operator Passe montagne Jean-François Stévenin Jean-Yves EscoffierLionel Legros Camera operator 1980 Third World Jérôme Laperrousaz Étienne Fauduet Assistant camera: additional live concert crew Le Palace, Paris: assisted by 1983 Gramps Is in the Resistance Jean-Marie Poiré Robert Alazraki Camera operator: Second unit 1985 Shoah Claude Lanzmann Dominique ChapuisJimmy GlasbergPhil GriesWilliam Lubtchansky Assistant camera 1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies Martin Scorsese, Michael Henry Wilson Jean-Yves EscoffierFrances ReidNancy Schreiber Camera operator 2002 One Hour Photo Mark Romanek Jeff Cronenweth Photographer: additional inserts