Affonso Beato

Affonso Beato
Born Affonso Henrique Beato
(1941-07-13) July 13, 1941
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation cinematographer

Affonso Henrique Beato (born July 13, 1941) is a Brazilian cinematographer. He has served as the President of the Brazilian Society of Cinematographers, receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. He is also a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. In 2017, he became a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences[1].

Beato was born in Rio de Janeiro. He started his cinematic career during the 1960s, gaining international recognition with his work on Glauber Rocha's Antonio das Mortes (1969).

From the 1970s, he started an international career, notably collaborating with directors Jim McBride (The Big Easy, Great Balls of Fire! ) and Pedro Almodóvar (The Flower of My Secret, Live Flesh and All About My Mother). In 2004, he was the Director of Photography on fellow Brazilian Walter Salles's first Hollywood effort Dark Water. Other notable credits include Ghost World, The Queen, Love In The Time Of Cholera, and Nights in Rodanthe[2].

Filmography

Film

Year Film Notes
1965 O Circo Documentary short
1966 Heitor dos Prazeres
Lima Barreto - Trajetória
1967 Face to Face
1968 Copacabana Fools Me
Brasil Verdade Documentary (segment "Memórias do Cangaço")
Voyage to the End of the World
1969 Máscara da Traição
The Brave Warrior
O Dragão da Maldade Contra o Santo Guerreiro
1970 Pindorama
Le maître du temps
1971 O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
Supergirl - Das Mädchen von den Sternen TV Movie
1972 Herança do Nordeste Documentary
1973 La tierra prometida
1974 Hot Times Photographed By
1977 Destino manifiesto Documentary
1978 The Boss' Son Director of Photography
1979 Land of Indians Documentary
1981 Circle of Power
Documenteur
1982 Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey Documentary
1983 Los dos Mundos de Angelita
1984 Para Viver Um Grande Amor
1985 Tropclip
1986 Além da Paixão (Happily Ever After)
1987 The Big Easy Director of Photography
1989 Great Balls of Fire!
1990 Enid Is Sleeping
1991 Marisa Monte: Mais TV Movie
Blood Ties
1993 The Wrong Man
1994 Mil e Uma
1995 Uncovered
La flor de mi secreto
1996 Five Days, Five Nights
1997 Pronto (TV movie) Director of Photography
The Informant Golden Osella, Best Cinematography (won)
Live Flesh
Dead by Midnight (TV movie) Director of Photography
1998 Traição
1999 All About My Mother Goya Award, Best Cinematography (won)
Orfeu
2000 Price of Glory Director of Photography
2001 Ghost World
Adriana Calcanhoto - Público Video Documentary
2003 Dot the I Director of Photography
God Is Brazilian
View from the Top Director of Photography
The Fighting Temptations
2004 Plainsong (TV movie) Director of Photography
2005 Dark Water
2006 The Queen Director of Photography
2007 Love in the Time of Cholera
2008 Nights in Rodanthe
2011 Cinema Verite (TV movie) Director of Photography
2013 Celestina pre-production
Time and the Wind Grand Premio do Cinema Brasileiro for Best Cinematography (won)

Actor

Year Film Role Notes
1971 Supergirl - Das Mädchen von den Sternen Mann vom anderen Stern (TV movie)
1993 The Wrong Man Smuggler

References

  1. "Alejandro Jodorowsky, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Others Invited to Join Academy of Motion Pictures". Remezcla. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  2. "Cinema Paradiso: Cinematographer and Film Faculty Affonso Beato Brings his Passion for Collaboration into the Classroom". ArtCenter College of Design. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
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