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Michael Ballhaus

Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (5 August 1935 – 12 April 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols and James L. Brooks. He was a member of both the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the American Society of Cinematographers.

Michael Ballhaus
Ballhaus in 2007
Born(1935-08-05)5 August 1935
Died12 April 2017(2017-04-12) (aged 81)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1959–2013
OrganizationAmerican Society of Cinematographers
Known forBroadcast News
Goodfellas
The Age of Innocence
The Departed
Spouse(s)
Helga Betten
(m. 1958; died 2006)

(m. 2011)
ChildrenSebastian Ballhaus
Florian Ballhaus
Parent(s)Oskar Ballhaus [de]
Lena Hutter [de]
RelativesCarl Balhaus (uncle)
AwardsLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
1990 Goodfellas

Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula

Boston Society of Film Critics
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
1994 The Fabulous Baker Boys

Life and career

Ballhaus was born in Berlin as the son of German actors Lena Hutter [de] and Oskar Ballhaus [de]. His uncle was actor and director Carl Ballhaus.[1] Ballhaus was influenced by family friend Max Ophüls,[2] and appeared as an extra in Ophüls' last film Lola Montès (1955).[3]

He came to prominence with his work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder beginning with Whity (1971), in addition to The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), Chinese Roulette (1976) and The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978). In 1990, he was the Head of the Jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.[4]

After settling in the United States he worked on many American films, such as Baby It's You (1983) for John Sayles; Old Enough (1984) for Marisa Silver; Under the Cherry Moon (1986) for Prince; After Hours (1985), The Color of Money (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Goodfellas (1990), The Age of Innocence (1993), Gangs of New York (2002) and The Departed (2006) for Martin Scorsese; Broadcast News (1987) and I'll Do Anything (1994) for James L. Brooks; The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) for Steve Kloves; Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) for Francis Ford Coppola; Sleepers (1996) for Barry Levinson; and Wild Wild West (1999) for Barry Sonnenfeld. Ballhaus appeared in Rosa von Praunheim's film Fassbinder's Women (2000).

Ballhaus was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Broadcast News, The Fabulous Baker Boys and Gangs of New York, but never won. Despite this, he did win the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Bram Stoker's Dracula; both the Boston Society of Film Critics and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography for his work on The Fabulous Baker Boys; and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Goodfellas.

His documentary In Berlin, made with Ciro Cappellari, was released in May 2009.

Ballhaus's final film was Sherry Hormann's 3096 Days in 2013.

Personal life and death

Helga Maria Betten Ballhaus, Ballhaus' first wife from 1958, appeared in a handful of films, such as those directed by Fassbinder; she died in 2006. Their son Florian is also a cinematographer who worked on Flightplan and The Devil Wears Prada. In 2011, he married German-American film director Sherry Hormann, who is known for Desert Flower.[5] Ballhaus was also a nephew of German stage and film actor Carl Balhaus, who starred in The Blue Angel and M.[6]

Ballhaus died at his home in Berlin on 12 April 2017, at the age of 81, after a short illness.[7]

Filmography

Year Film Director Other notes
1971 Whity Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Beware of a Holy Whore German title: Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte
1972 The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant German title: Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant
1973 World on a Wire German title: Welt am Draht
1974 Martha
1975 Fox and His Friends German title: Faustrecht der Freiheit
Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven German title: Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel
1976 Summerfolk [de] Peter Stein
Satan's Brew Rainer Werner Fassbinder German title: Satansbraten
Chinese Roulette German title: Chinesisches Roulette
1978 Germany in Autumn German title: Deutschland im Herbst
Despair
1979 The Marriage of Maria Braun German title: Die Ehe der Maria Braun
The First Polka Klaus Emmerich German title: Die erste Polka
1981 Lili Marleen Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1982 Dear Mr. Wonderful Peter Lilienthal
1983 Sheer Madness Margarethe von Trotta German title: Heller Wahn
Baby It's You John Sayles
1984 Reckless James Foley
Old Enough Marisa Silver
Heartbreakers Bobby Roth
Das Autogramm Peter Lilienthal
1985 After Hours Martin Scorsese Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
1986 Under the Cherry Moon Prince
The Color of Money Martin Scorsese
1987 The Glass Menagerie Paul Newman
Broadcast News James L. Brooks Nominated – Academy Award for Best Cinematography
1988 The House on Carroll Street Peter Yates
The Last Temptation of Christ Martin Scorsese
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Frank Oz
Working Girl Mike Nichols
1989 The Fabulous Baker Boys Steve Kloves Won – Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Cinematography
1990 Postcards from the Edge Mike Nichols
Goodfellas Martin Scorsese Won – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
1991 Guilty by Suspicion Irwin Winkler
What About Bob? Frank Oz
1992 The Mambo Kings Arne Glimcher
Bram Stoker's Dracula Francis Ford Coppola Won – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
1993 The Age of Innocence Martin Scorsese Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
1994 I'll Do Anything James L. Brooks
Quiz Show Robert Redford
1995 Outbreak Wolfgang Petersen
1996 Sleepers Barry Levinson
1997 Air Force One Wolfgang Petersen
1998 Primary Colors Mike Nichols
1999 Wild Wild West Barry Sonnenfeld
2000 What Planet Are You From? Mike Nichols
The Legend of Bagger Vance Robert Redford Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
2002 Gangs of New York Martin Scorsese Nominated – Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
2003 Uptown Girls Boaz Yakin
Something's Gotta Give Nancy Meyers
2005 Sonntagsluft Frank A. Buecheler
2006 The Departed Martin Scorsese Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
2013 3096 Days Sherry Hormann

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ Filmreference.com
  2. ^ at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
  3. ^ Michael Ballhaus discusses his connection with the Austrian director in the documentary film Working with Max Ophuls: Lola Montès Revisited (2008).
  4. ^ "Berlinale: 1990 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  5. ^ Filmreife Hochzeit in Zehlendorf!. bild.de, 28 Oct. 2011. Retrieved on 13 March 2012.
  6. ^ Thomas Vorwerk, Das fliegende Auge: Michael Ballhaus im Gespräch mit Tom Tykwer
  7. ^ McNary, Dave (12 April 2017). "Michael Ballhaus, 'The Departed' and 'Goodfellas' Cinematographer, Dies at 81". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

External links

  • Michael Ballhaus at IMDb
  • Michael Ballhaus in Genealogy Wiki

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Michael Ballhaus A S C 5 August 1935 12 April 2017 was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder Martin Scorsese Mike Nichols and James L Brooks He was a member of both the Academy of Arts Berlin and the American Society of Cinematographers Michael BallhausBallhaus in 2007Born 1935 08 05 5 August 1935Berlin Nazi GermanyDied12 April 2017 2017 04 12 aged 81 Berlin GermanyOccupationCinematographerYears active1959 2013OrganizationAmerican Society of CinematographersKnown forBroadcast NewsGoodfellasThe Age of InnocenceThe DepartedSpouse s Helga Betten m 1958 died 2006 wbr Sherry Hormann m 2011 wbr ChildrenSebastian BallhausFlorian BallhausParent s Oskar Ballhaus de Lena Hutter de RelativesCarl Balhaus uncle AwardsLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography1990 Goodfellas Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography1992 Bram Stoker s Dracula Boston Society of Film CriticsLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography1994 The Fabulous Baker Boys Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life and death 3 Filmography 4 Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLife and career EditBallhaus was born in Berlin as the son of German actors Lena Hutter de and Oskar Ballhaus de His uncle was actor and director Carl Ballhaus 1 Ballhaus was influenced by family friend Max Ophuls 2 and appeared as an extra in Ophuls last film Lola Montes 1955 3 He came to prominence with his work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder beginning with Whity 1971 in addition to The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1972 Chinese Roulette 1976 and The Marriage of Maria Braun 1978 In 1990 he was the Head of the Jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival 4 After settling in the United States he worked on many American films such as Baby It s You 1983 for John Sayles Old Enough 1984 for Marisa Silver Under the Cherry Moon 1986 for Prince After Hours 1985 The Color of Money 1986 The Last Temptation of Christ 1988 Goodfellas 1990 The Age of Innocence 1993 Gangs of New York 2002 and The Departed 2006 for Martin Scorsese Broadcast News 1987 and I ll Do Anything 1994 for James L Brooks The Fabulous Baker Boys 1989 for Steve Kloves Bram Stoker s Dracula 1992 for Francis Ford Coppola Sleepers 1996 for Barry Levinson and Wild Wild West 1999 for Barry Sonnenfeld Ballhaus appeared in Rosa von Praunheim s film Fassbinder s Women 2000 Ballhaus was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Broadcast News The Fabulous Baker Boys and Gangs of New York but never won Despite this he did win the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Bram Stoker s Dracula both the Boston Society of Film Critics and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography for his work on The Fabulous Baker Boys and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Goodfellas His documentary In Berlin made with Ciro Cappellari was released in May 2009 Ballhaus s final film was Sherry Hormann s 3096 Days in 2013 Personal life and death EditHelga Maria Betten Ballhaus Ballhaus first wife from 1958 appeared in a handful of films such as those directed by Fassbinder she died in 2006 Their son Florian is also a cinematographer who worked on Flightplan and The Devil Wears Prada In 2011 he married German American film director Sherry Hormann who is known for Desert Flower 5 Ballhaus was also a nephew of German stage and film actor Carl Balhaus who starred in The Blue Angel and M 6 Ballhaus died at his home in Berlin on 12 April 2017 at the age of 81 after a short illness 7 Filmography EditYear Film Director Other notes1971 Whity Rainer Werner FassbinderBeware of a Holy Whore German title Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte1972 The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant German title Die bitteren Tranen der Petra von Kant1973 World on a Wire German title Welt am Draht1974 Martha1975 Fox and His Friends German title Faustrecht der FreiheitMother Kusters Trip to Heaven German title Mutter Kusters Fahrt zum Himmel1976 Summerfolk de Peter SteinSatan s Brew Rainer Werner Fassbinder German title SatansbratenChinese Roulette German title Chinesisches Roulette1978 Germany in Autumn German title Deutschland im HerbstDespair1979 The Marriage of Maria Braun German title Die Ehe der Maria BraunThe First Polka Klaus Emmerich German title Die erste Polka1981 Lili Marleen Rainer Werner Fassbinder1982 Dear Mr Wonderful Peter Lilienthal1983 Sheer Madness Margarethe von Trotta German title Heller WahnBaby It s You John Sayles1984 Reckless James FoleyOld Enough Marisa SilverHeartbreakers Bobby RothDas Autogramm Peter Lilienthal1985 After Hours Martin Scorsese Nominated Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography1986 Under the Cherry Moon PrinceThe Color of Money Martin Scorsese1987 The Glass Menagerie Paul NewmanBroadcast News James L Brooks Nominated Academy Award for Best Cinematography1988 The House on Carroll Street Peter YatesThe Last Temptation of Christ Martin ScorseseDirty Rotten Scoundrels Frank OzWorking Girl Mike Nichols1989 The Fabulous Baker Boys Steve Kloves Won Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best CinematographyLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best CinematographyNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best CinematographyNominated Academy Award for Best Cinematography1990 Postcards from the Edge Mike NicholsGoodfellas Martin Scorsese Won Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best CinematographyNominated BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography1991 Guilty by Suspicion Irwin WinklerWhat About Bob Frank Oz1992 The Mambo Kings Arne GlimcherBram Stoker s Dracula Francis Ford Coppola Won Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography1993 The Age of Innocence Martin Scorsese Nominated BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography1994 I ll Do Anything James L BrooksQuiz Show Robert Redford1995 Outbreak Wolfgang Petersen1996 Sleepers Barry Levinson1997 Air Force One Wolfgang Petersen1998 Primary Colors Mike Nichols1999 Wild Wild West Barry Sonnenfeld2000 What Planet Are You From Mike NicholsThe Legend of Bagger Vance Robert Redford Nominated Satellite Award for Best Cinematography2002 Gangs of New York Martin Scorsese Nominated Academy Award for Best CinematographyNominated BAFTA Award for Best CinematographyNominated Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best CinematographyNominated Satellite Award for Best Cinematography2003 Uptown Girls Boaz YakinSomething s Gotta Give Nancy Meyers2005 Sonntagsluft Frank A Buecheler2006 The Departed Martin Scorsese Nominated Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography2013 3096 Days Sherry HormannAwards Edit2007 Bavarian Film Awards Honorary AwardSee also EditList of German speaking Academy Award winners and nomineesReferences Edit Filmreference com A Conversation With Michael Ballhaus ASC November 20 2006 at the Wayback Machine archive index Michael Ballhaus discusses his connection with the Austrian director in the documentary film Working with Max Ophuls Lola Montes Revisited 2008 Berlinale 1990 Juries berlinale de Retrieved 14 March 2011 Filmreife Hochzeit in Zehlendorf bild de 28 Oct 2011 Retrieved on 13 March 2012 Thomas Vorwerk Das fliegende Auge Michael Ballhaus im Gesprach mit Tom Tykwer McNary Dave 12 April 2017 Michael Ballhaus The Departed and Goodfellas Cinematographer Dies at 81 Variety Retrieved 11 January 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Ballhaus Michael Ballhaus at IMDb Cinemascope interview Michael Ballhaus in Genealogy Wiki Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Ballhaus amp oldid 1123487626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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