Willy Kurant

Cinematographer, Film cinematographer

1934 –

38

Who is Willy Kurant?

Willy Kurant is a Belgian cinematographer.

A second-generation cinematographer whose father had shot films for Alfred Hitchcock and Jean Renoir, Kurant began as a documentary cameraman before establishing himself as a director of photography for such filmmakers as Agnes Varda, Jean-Luc Godard, Orson Welles, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Jerzy Skolimowski, Chris Marker and Maurice Pialat. Kurant also collaborated extensively with musician Serge Gainsbourg.

Kurant is a member of the French Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers.

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Born
Feb 15, 1934
Liège
Also known as
  • Willy Kurrant
  • Willy Kourant
Parents
Nationality
  • Belgium
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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