William Lubtchansky

French cinematographer

William Lubtchansky
Born	(1937-10-26)26 October 1937 Vincennes, France
Died	4 May 2010(2010-05-04) (aged 72) Paris, France
Occupation	Cinematographer
Relatives	Jean-Claude Lubtchansky (brother)^[1]

William Lubtchansky (26 October 1937 – 4 May 2010) was a French cinematographer.

Biography

Lubtchansky's first film was Agnès Varda's 1965 short, Elsa la Rose. He shot over 100 films, including several for Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Rivette, Jean Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet and Nadine Trintignant. He has also worked with Philippe Garrel, François Truffaut, Marcel Camus and Peter Brook (for the 1989 6-hour version of The Mahabharata). Lubtchansky died in Paris, France, on 4 May 2010 from heart disease.^[2]^[3]

Selected filmography

Time to Live (1969)
It Only Happens to Others (1971)
Violins at the Ball (1974)
Speak to Me of Love (1975)
Noroît (1976)
Here and Elsewhere (1976)
Duelle (1976)
The Woman Next Door (1981)
Neige (1981)
Le Pont du Nord (1981)
Cap Canaille (1983)
Love on the Ground (1984)
Class Relations (1984)
After Darkness (1985)
I Love You (1986)
Agent trouble (1987)
Black Sin (1989)
The Mahabharata (1989)
The Little Gangster (1990)
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
La Chasse aux papillons (1992)
Le Nouveau monde (1995)
Tell Me I'm Dreaming (1998)
Top Secret (1998)
Sicilia! (1999)
Farewell, Home Sweet Home (1999)
Va savoir (2001)
The Story of Marie and Julien (2003)
Regular Lovers (2005)
The Duchess of Langeais (2007)
Frontier of the Dawn (2008)

References

^ Champetier, Caroline (2 June 2010). "William Lubtchansky". afcinema.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ Richard Brody (May 6, 2010). "IN MEMORIAM: WILLIAM LUBTCHANSKY". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
^ Dave Kehr (May 10, 2010). "William Lubtchansky, Cinematographer, Is Dead at 72". New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2010.