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Ghislain Cloquet(1924-1981)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Actor
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Ghislain Cloquet was born on 18 April 1924 in Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Tess (1979), Love and Death (1975) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967). He was married to Sonia Salvy-Matossian, Sophie Becker and Marie-Louis Anselme. He died on 2 November 1981 in Montainville, Yvelines, France.
BornApril 18, 1924
DiedNovember 2, 1981(57)
BornApril 18, 1924
DiedNovember 2, 1981(57)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 5 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Tess (1979)
Tess
7.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1979
Love and Death (1975)
Love and Death
7.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1975
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
The Young Girls of Rochefort
7.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1967
Philippe Leroy, Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy, Raymond Meunier, and Marc Michel in Le Trou (1960)
Le Trou
8.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1960

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Four Friends (1981)
    Four Friends
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • Jean Rochefort, Delphine Seyrig, and Simone Signoret in I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980)
    I Sent a Letter to My Love
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • Tess (1979)
    Tess
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • Gert Fröbe and Juliet Berto in Histoires insolites (1974)
    Histoires insolites
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • The Secret Life of Plants (1978)
    The Secret Life of Plants
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • Marie-Hélène Breillat in Claudine (1978)
    Claudine
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • Simone Signoret and Michel Vitold in Her Ladyship the Judge (1978) (1978)
    Her Ladyship the Judge (1978)
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • Monsieur Albert (1976)
    Monsieur Albert
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976
  • Love and Death (1975)
    Love and Death
    7.6
    • director of photography
    • 1975
  • Le boucher, la star et l'orpheline (1975)
    Le boucher, la star et l'orpheline
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975
  • Dites-le avec des fleurs (1974)
    Dites-le avec des fleurs
    5.7
    • Cinematographer (as Gislain Cloquet)
    • 1974
  • Woman of the Ganges (1974)
    Woman of the Ganges
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1974
  • The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot (1973)
    The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
    4.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • Belle (1973)
    Belle
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • Yasmine Dahm in Expulsion of the Devil (1973)
    Expulsion of the Devil
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973

Camera and Electrical Department

  • The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957)
    The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
    6.3
    • camera operator
    • 1957
  • Passionate Summer (1956)
    Passionate Summer
    5.9
    • camera operator
    • 1956
  • Napoleon (1955)
    Napoleon
    6.0
    • camera operator
    • 1955
  • L'homme à l'oeillet blanc
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1954
  • Georges Braque
    Short
    • assistant camera
    • 1950
  • Un certain monsieur (1950)
    Un certain monsieur
    4.1
    • second assistant camera
    • 1950
  • Blanc comme neige (1948)
    Blanc comme neige
    5.6
    • second assistant camera (as G. Cloquet)
    • 1948

Actor

  • Nathalie Granger (1972)
    Nathalie Granger
    6.7
    • 1972
  • La famille
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • G. Cloquet
  • Born
    • April 18, 1924
    • Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
  • Died
    • November 2, 1981
    • Montainville, Yvelines, France
  • Spouses
      Sonia Salvy-Matossian1975 - November 2, 1981 (his death)
  • Children
    • Arthur Cloquet

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    Belgian-born cinematographer, trained in France and best known for his work for director Robert Bresson.

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