Benoît Bretagne

Grip

Search results

Articles (30)

Cinematographer Benoît Delhomme, AFC, discusses his work on Jon Hillcoat’s "Lawless"

Interviews at Cannes

After working on Wilde Salome directed by Al Pacino, which was screened at the last Venice Film Festival, Benoît Delhomme, AFC, continues his career in the USA by filming Lawless. Following The Proposition in 2005, this is his second collaboration with Australian director John Hillcoat and his fellow countryman Nick Cave, singer and screenwriter.
This film has one of the most prestigious casts of any presented at the 65th Cannes Film Festival (Guy Pearce, Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska et Gary Oldman). (F. R.)

Le directeur de la photographie Benoît Delhomme, AFC, parle de son travail sur "Lawless", de John Hillcoat

Conversations with cinematographers

Continuant sa carrière aux USA, après le Wilde Salome réalisé par Al Pacino qui était projeté au dernier festival de Venise, Benoit Delhomme, AFC, signe aujourd’hui l’image de Lawless. Avec The Proposition en 2005, c’est sa deuxième collaboration avec le réalisateur australien John Hillcoat et Nick Cave, son compatriote chanteur et écrivain au scénario.
Ce film bénéficie d’un des castings des plus prestigieux du 65e Festival de Cannes (Guy Pearce, Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska et Gary Oldman). (F. R.)

Benoît Delhomme, the eye, the hand… and beyond
By Ariane Damain-Vergallo for Leitz Cine Weltzar

Portraits of cinematographers from the angle of Leica

In 1935, Benoît Delhomme’s grandfather Georges helped create Lancôme, a fragrance house for which he designed bottles or, more accurately, glass sculptures that were at once ethereal, bright and fanciful. "Magie", "Trésor", "Peut-être", "Joyeux Été" were the scents these bottles contained, the aim of which was to help women overcome the traumas of World War2.

Benoît Delhomme, l’image et le geste
Par Ariane Damain-Vergallo pour Leitz Cine Weltzar

Portraits of cinematographers from the angle of Leica

En 1935, le grand père de Benoît Delhomme - Georges Delhomme - avait participé à la création de Lancôme, une maison de parfums dont il réalisait alors les flacons, sculptures de verre aériennes, lumineuses et pleines de fantaisie. "Magie", "Trésor", "Peut-être", "Joyeux été" étaient les noms des senteurs que ces flacons renfermaient et qui devaient rendre les femmes plus heureuses au sortir de la guerre.

Cinematographer Benoît Debie, SBC, talks about his work on "Climax", by Gaspar Noé
Followed by an interview with Ernesto Giolitti, gaffer

Conversations with cinematographers

Filmed in two weeks "like doing a movie among friends", the film Climax is faithful to the themes and style of Gaspar Noé (sex, drugs and a descent into hell). Mixing improvisation and extremely precise staging (like the choreography that opens the film), Benoît Debie, SBC, explains how he approached this shoot full of energy and things a little crazy ... (FR)

Benoît Debie, SBC, the attraction of opposites
By Ariane Damain Vergallo on behalf of Ernst Leitz Wetzlar

Portraits of cinematographers from the angle of Leica

In Liège, a small French-speaking town in Belgium and the self-proclaimed “waffle capital of the world,” a child was born that no one could predict would become an internationally known cinematographer. Like so many kids, that child, Benoît Debie, has a character trait that all parents dread: he hates school. But he also has another trait, far more predominant - and deeply embedded: whatever he undertakes, he is determined to succeed.

movies (2)