Andrzej Bartkowiak

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Andrzej Bartkowiak
Bartkowiak at the premiere of Doom, 2005
Born (1950-03-06) 6 March 1950 (age 74)
Lodz, Poland
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, director
Years active1973–present
Spouse
(m. 1980; div. 1989)

Andrzej Bartkowiak, A.S.C. (born 6 March 1950) is a Polish cinematographer[1] and film director.[2]

Career[edit]

In the early 1980s, Bartkowiak was cinematographer on three films that received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture: The Verdict, Terms of Endearment, and Prizzi's Honor. During that decade, Bartkowiak also developed a close working relationship with director Sidney Lumet, acting as director of photography on almost all of Lumet's movies between 1981 (Prince of the City) and 1993 (Guilty as Sin).

Bartkowiak made his directorial debut with Romeo Must Die, a martial arts action film starring Jet Li and Aaliyah, which grossed $91 million at the box office.[3] A year later he made the action thriller film Exit Wounds starring Steven Seagal. Cradle 2 the Grave was a moderate success at the box-office.[citation needed]

Later he teamed up with Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment and Capcom to direct Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.

In 2010, he worked as cinematographer in the thriller Trespass, directed by Joel Schumacher, both had collaborated before on Falling Down.

Filmography[edit]

As cinematographer

Year Title Director Notes
1979 3 by Cheever: The 5:48 James Ivory Television film
1981 Prince of the City Sidney Lumet
1982 Deathtrap
The Verdict
1983 Daniel
Terms of Endearment James L. Brooks
1984 Garbo Talks Sidney Lumet
1985 Prizzi's Honor John Huston
1986 Power Sidney Lumet
The Morning After
1987 Nuts Martin Ritt
1988 Twins Ivan Reitman
1989 Family Business Sidney Lumet
1990 Q&A
1991 Off and Running Ed Bianchi
1992 Hard Promises Martin Davidson
A Stranger Among Us Sidney Lumet
1993 Falling Down Joel Schumacher
Guilty as Sin Sidney Lumet
1994 Speed Jan de Bont
A Good Man in Africa Bruce Beresford
1995 Losing Isaiah Stephen Gyllenhaal
Species Roger Donaldson
Jade William Friedkin
1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces Barbra Streisand With Dante Spinotti
1997 Dante's Peak Roger Donaldson
The Devil's Advocate Taylor Hackford
1998 U.S. Marshals Stuart Baird
Lethal Weapon 4 Richard Donner
2000 Gossip Davis Guggenheim
Thirteen Days Roger Donaldson
2011 Trespass Joel Schumacher
2017 Grey Lady John Shea

As director

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sandra Brennan (2015). "Andrzej Bartkowiak". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Andrzej Bartkowiak Biography". AllMovie. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Romeo Must Die". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

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