Javier Aguirresarobe
Javier Aguirresarobe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 1948 |
| Alma mater | Escuela Oficial de Cine |
| Years active | 1969–present |
Javier Aguirresarobe Zubía ASC (born 10 October 1948) is a Spanish cinematographer. After working primarily in Spanish movies during the 1980s and 1990s, he gained international recognition for his work on The Others (2001). From there, he worked mostly in Hollywood productions, ranging across multiple genres. He is a five-time Goya Award winner (out of 10 total nominations) and a BAFTA Award nominee, among other accolades.
Early life and education
Javier Aguirresarobe Zubía was born in Eibar, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain, on 10 October 1948.[1] He has an older brother who was an industrial photographer, whom he used to help in the lab as a teenager, and this sparked his passion for photography.[2]
After earning a Diploma in Optics,[3] He moved to Madrid to study journalism, and worked at various newspapers before deciding to change tack. He studied cinematography at the Official School of Cinematography,[1] which has close links to the Spanish film industry. Only the top nine students in the entrance exam were admitted to the cinematography course. The students used 35mm film.[2]
Career
In 1983, Aguirresarobe's first work as cinematographer was for "a very small movie", La Muerte de Mikel (The Death of Mikel), which turned out to be a success at the box office.[2]
He first attracted international attention with the 1997 film Secrets of the Heart, and even more in 2001 with The Others, directed by Alejandro Amenábar and starring Nicole Kidman.[4]
Aguirresarobe has worked with Spanish directors such as Imanol Uribe, Alejandro Amenábar, Pedro Almodóvar, Julio Médem, Montxo Armendáriz, and Fernando Trueba, and internationally, with Miloš Forman, John Hillcoat, Woody Allen and Chris Weitz.[1]
Honors
In 2004, he won the Spanish National Photography Award.[3]
In 2009, Aguirresarobe was one of two recipients to be awarded the Universal Basque Prize by the Lehendakari (the Basque president) "in recognition of their endeavours to disseminate the image of the Basque Country outside its frontiers in the seat of the Lehendakaritza".[5]
In 2012, Aguirresarobe was honoured with membership of the American Society of Cinematographers on the recommendation of Steven Poster, Julio Macat, and Rodrigo Prieto.[2][4]
Filmography
| † | Denotes titles that have not yet been released |
Feature films
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? | Fernando Colomo | |
| 1983 | Que nos quiten lo bailao | Carles Mira | |
| 1984 | La Muerte de Mikel | Imanol Uribe | |
| El jardín secreto | Carlos Suárez | ||
| El pico 2 | Eloy de la Iglesia | ||
| 1985 | Eternal Fire | José Ángel Rebolledo | |
| Golfo de Vizcaya | Javier Rebollo | ||
| 1986 | 27 Hours | Montxo Armendáriz | |
| 1987 | Laura, del cielo llega la noche | Gonzalo Herralde | |
| La oveja negra | Román Chalbaud | ||
| The Enchanted Forest | José Luis Cuerda | ||
| 1991 | Don Juan in Hell | Gonzalo Suárez | |
| Prince of Shadows | Pilar Miró | ||
| 1993 | The Dead Mother | Juanma Bajo Ulloa | |
| ¡Dispara! | Carlos Saura | ||
| O Fio do Horizonte | Fernando Lopes | ||
| 1994 | Una chica entre un millón | Álvaro Sáenz de Heredia | |
| Días contados | Imanol Uribe | ||
| 1995 | Ainsi soient-elles | Patrick Alessandrin Lisa Azuelos |
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| Antarctica | Manuel Huerga | ||
| Fiesta | Pierre Boutron | ||
| 1996 | Earth | Julio Medem | |
| Your Name Poisons My Dreams | Pilar Miró | ||
| Bwana | Imanol Uribe | ||
| The Dog in the Manger | Pilar Miró | ||
| 1997 | Secrets of the Heart | Montxo Armendáriz | |
| 99.9 | Agustí Villaronga | ||
| 1998 | The Girl of Your Dreams | Fernando Trueba | |
| The Miracle of P. Tinto | Javier Fesser | ||
| 1999 | La fuente amarilla | Miguel Santesmases | |
| 2000 | Salsa | Joyce Buñuel | |
| Masterpiece | David Trueba | ||
| 2001 | The Others | Alejandro Amenábar | |
| 2002 | Desire | Gerardo Vera | |
| Soldiers of Salamina | David Trueba | ||
| Talk to Her | Pedro Almodóvar | ||
| 2003 | Mauvais esprit | Patrick Alessandrin | |
| 2004 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Mary McGuckian | |
| The Sea Inside | Alejandro Amenábar | ||
| 2005 | Ants in the Mouth | Mariano Barroso | |
| Obaba | Montxo Armendáriz | ||
| 2006 | Goya's Ghosts | Miloš Forman | |
| 2007 | La carta esférica | Imanol Uribe | |
| 2008 | Tear This Heart Out | Roberto Sneider | |
| The City of Your Final Destination | James Ivory | ||
| Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Woody Allen | ||
| 2009 | The Road | John Hillcoat | |
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Chris Weitz | ||
| 2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | David Slade | |
| 2011 | A Better Life | Chris Weitz | |
| Fright Night | Craig Gillespie | ||
| 2012 | The Five-Year Engagement | Nicholas Stoller | |
| 2013 | Blue Jasmine | Woody Allen | |
| Identity Thief | Seth Gordon | ||
| Warm Bodies | Jonathan Levine | ||
| 2014 | The Perfect Dictatorship | Luis Estrada | |
| 2015 | Poltergeist | Gil Kenan | |
| Goosebumps | Rob Letterman | ||
| 2016 | The Finest Hours | Craig Gillespie | |
| The Promise | Terry George | ||
| The Healer | Paco Arango | ||
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Taika Waititi | |
| 2018 | The Etruscan Smile | Oded Binnun Mihal Brezis |
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| Here and Now | Fabien Constant | ||
| Operation Finale | Chris Weitz | ||
| 2019 | Dora and the Lost City of Gold | James Bobin | |
| 2022 | Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile | Will Speck Josh Gordon |
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| Across the River and into the Trees | Paula Ortiz | ||
| 2024 | Afraid | Chris Weitz | |
| 2026 | Day Drinker † | Marc Webb | Post-production |
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | El espíritu | Juan Tamariz | With José Luis Sanz Benito |
| 1973 | Escena | José Ángel Rebolledo | |
| 1974 | Lola, Paz y yo | Miguel Ángel Díez | |
| La danza de lo gracioso: Barregarearen dantza | Montxo Armendáriz | ||
| 1975 | En un París imaginario | Fernando Colomo | |
| 1976 | Pomporrutas imperiales | ||
| Ir por lana | Miguel Ángel Díez | ||
| Una pareja como las demás | |||
| 1978 | Irrintzi | Mirentxu Loxarte | |
| 1979 | Ikuska-3 | Antton Merikaetxeberria | |
| 1980 | Ikusmena | Montxo Armendáriz | |
| Paisaje | |||
| 1983 | Guipuzkoa Donostia: Costa guipuzcoana | Imanol Uribe | |
| 1994 | Aquel ritmillo | Javier Fesser | |
| 1996 | Agurra | Iñaki Elizalde | |
| 1997 | Haika mutil | Imanol Uribe | |
| 1999 | Lorca | Iñaki Elizalde | |
| 2000 | El chico en la puerta | Alberto Palma | |
| 2018 | Tócate | Eduardo Chapero-Jackson |
Documentary works
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Basque Whalers of Labrador | Thomas Cadieux | |
| 1989 | Donde termina el corazón | Carlos Scola | |
| 1992 | Dream of Light | Víctor Erice | With Ángel Luis Fernández and José Luis López-Linares |
| 1993 | Marathon | Carlos Saura | |
| 2003 | Eric Clapton and Friends | Jana Bokova |
Documentary shorts
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ez | Imanol Uribe | |
| 1979 | Ikuska 2 | Pedro Olea | |
| 1980 | Ikuska 4 | Xabier Elorriaga | |
| Ikuska 8 | Koldo Larrañaga | ||
| 1981 | Ikuska 11 | Montxo Armendáriz | |
| 1983 | La huella árabe en España | Jaime de Armiñán | With Teo Escamilla |
| Ikuska 13. Euskal kanta berria. La nueva canción vasca | Imanol Uribe | ||
| 1985 | Bihotzez | Pedro Olea | |
| 1988 | Ngira: Gorilas en la montaña | Carlos Scola |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Sabbath | Imanol Uribe | Episode "La luna negra" |
| 1990 | La forja de un rebelde | Mario Camus | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Autor por autor | Pilar Miró |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Goya Awards | Best Cinematography | El bosque animado | Nominated |
| 1991 | Don Juan in Hell | Nominated | ||
| Prince of Shadows | Won | |||
| 1994 | Días contados | Nominated | ||
| 1996 | The Dog in the Manger | Won | ||
| 1998 | The Girl of Your Dreams | Nominated | ||
| 2001 | The Others | Won | ||
| 2002 | Soldiers of Salamina | Won | ||
| 2004 | The Sea Inside | Won | ||
| 2005 | Obaba | Nominated | ||
| 1997 | Sitges Film Festival | Best Cinematography | 99.9 | Won[6] |
| 2009 | BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | The Road | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Won | ||
| Houston Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b c "Javier Aguirresarobe Zubía". Spanish Culture. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Javier Aguirresarobe, ASC, AEC". ASC Close-Up. American Society of Cinematographers. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ a b Aguirresarobe, Javier (20 February 2016). "Javier Aguirresarobe" (audio (25 min.) + text). CanalEuropa (Interview). Interviewed by Angulo, Jesús. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Javier Aguirresarobe ASC (Director of Photography)". Sony Classics. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Aguirresarobe and Urmeneta receive the 2009 Universal Basque Prize". Irekia Eusko Jaurlaritza. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (19 October 1997). "El festival de cine de Sitges se clausura con unos premios polémicos". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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