Vilmos Zsigmond is a Chef American operator of Hungarian origin born the June 16th 1930 with Szeged (Hungary). Collaborator of realizers like Robert Altman, Jerry Schatzberg, Steven Spielberg or Brian de Palma, it is one of the operators chiefs emblematic of the “Nouvel Hollywood”.

Career

At the time of its studies of Cinema to the Academy of Arts of the Theater and Cinema of Budapest, Vilmos Zsigmond meets László Kovács, with which he will film the events of the Insurrection of Budapest in 1956. They then flee both unit towards the the United States. They settle then with Los Angeles, where they work as technicians and Photographe S in a laboratory of photography.

Starting from 1963, Zsigmond works on many films with small budget or of school, seeking opportunity of entering to Hollywood. It takes sometimes the name of " William Zsigmond". The first American film on which he works is The Sadist , with Arch Hall, Jr.

Its career launches out at the beginning of the Années 1970 with its work on the Western John McCabe of Robert Altman, with which it will also sign Images and Private the . Part of the profession will reproach him smoked out lightings of John McCabe , which were however the will of Altman.
Finally recognized, Zsigmond collaborates with emerging realizers of the Années 1970, like John Boorman ( Délivrance ), Jerry Schatzberg ( the Scarecrow , Pick-pocketing , No Small Affair ), Mark Rydell ( Permission to like , The Pink , the River ), Brian de Palma ( Obsession , Blow Out , to rough-hew It vanities ), Martin Scorsese ( The Last Walz ), Michael Cimino ( Voyage at the end of the hell , the Door of the paradise ) or Steven Spielberg ( Meeting of the third type , Sugarland Express train ).

Vilmos Zsigmond receives a Oscar for best photography in 1978 for Rencontre of the third type and a price for the whole of its career in 1999 decreed by the American Society off Cinematographers (ASC).

Selective catalog of films

• 1971 : John McCabe ( McCabe & Mrs. Miller ) of Robert Altman
• 1971: the Man without border ( The Hired Hand ) of Peter Founded
• 1972: Images of Robert Altman
• 1973: Delivery of John Boorman
• 1973: Private the ( The Long Goodbye ) of Robert Altman
• 1973: the Scarecrow ( Scarecrow ) of Jerry Schatzberg
• 1973: Permission to like ( Cinderella Liberty ) of Mark Rydell
• 1974: Sugarland Express train of Steven Spielberg
• 1976: Pick-pocketing ( Sweet Revenge ) of Jerry Schatzberg
• 1976: Obsession of Brian de Palma
• 1977: Meeting of the third type ( Closed Encounters off the Third Kind ) of Steven Spielberg
• 1978: The Last Walz of Martin Scorsese
• 1978: The Pink of Mark Rydell
• 1978: Voyage at the end of the hell ( The Deer Hunter ) of Michael Cimino
• 1980: the Door of the paradise ( Heaven' S Spoils ) of Michael Cimino
• 1981: Blow Out of Brian de Palma
• 1984: No Small Affair of Jerry Schatzberg
• 1984: the River of Mark Rydell
• 1987: witches of Eastwick of George Miller
• 1990: To rough-hew It vanities ( The Bonfire off the Vanities ) of Brian de Palma
• 1990: The Two Jakes of Jack Nicholson
• 1994: Maverick of Richard To give
• 1995: The Crossing Guard of Sean Penn
• 1995: Assassin Richard To give
• 2001: the Tomb of Jonas McCord
• 2004: Melinda and Melinda of Woody Allen
• 2006: the black Dahlia of Brian de Palma

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