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Together they have worked on six motion pictures: Love in the Time of Hysteria (1991), A Little Princess (1995), Great Expectations (1998), And Your Mother Too (2001), Children of Men (2006), and Gravity (2013). His work with Cuarón on Children of Men (2006), has received universal acclaim.
- January 1, 1
- 1.74 m
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
He won in this category three times, becoming the first person to do so in three consecutive years, for Gravity (2013), Birdman (2014), and The Revenant (2015). In 2020, he shot and narrated a short film for Apple displaying the camera capabilities of the iPhone 12 Pro, the first device ever to capture, edit and playback in Dolby Vision. [5]
- The New World (2005) Lubezki first teamed up with frequent collaborator Terrence Malick for his 2005 epic The New World. It was a project that Malick had been working on since the 70s but had not been able to make.
- Y Tu Mamá También (2001) At the near opposite end of the spectrum from Mann’s Ali lies Y Tu Mamá También: Lubezki and Cuarón’s fourth collaboration. Cuarón was looking to make a film outside of Hollywood and sort of distance himself from the commercial cinema he had been making in America.
- Ali (2001) Credit has to be given where it’s due. Michael Mann and the rest of the screenwriters created a portrayal of a larger-than-life sports icon that is extremely multi-faceted.
- Sleepy Hollow (1999) Tim Burton was impressed by Lubezki’s work in Great Expectations. Lubezki’s photography in the previous film is at times ethereal and gothic, and Sleepy Hollow is a story that can very well be categorized as such.
- The Tree of Life. Lubezki has worked with Malick on four films including To The Wonder and The New World, but The Tree of Life stands out as his strongest collaboration with the arthouse legend.
- The Revenant. From the stunning opening shot to the bloody satisfying conclusion, Iñárritu's The Revenant places you inside its universe so definitively that you'll forget you're watching a movie.
- Gravity. Arguably one of the most impressive technical achievements in modern filmmaking, it's impossible to fully appreciate the scope of Lubezki's talent without seeing Gravity.
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Lubezki was already revered by this point as a master cinematographer, but Birdman took things a little further, and then down a series of narrow hallways.
1. To the Wonder (2012) R | 112 min | Drama, Romance. 5.8. Rate. 58 Metascore. After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.
Find out the biography, filmography, and awards of Emmanuel Lubezki, a Mexican cinematographer known for his innovative and fluid camera work. See his movies from 1989 to 2024, including The Revenant, Gravity, and Birdman.
