Dan Laustsen
Dan Laustsen (born 15 June 1954) is a Danish cinematographer. He graduated from the Danish National Film School in 1979, and is a member of the Danish Society of Cinematographers.[1] His career spans four decades and he has been nominated and won many prestigious awards, chiefly the Robert Awards. Laustsen has repeatedly collaborated with the Danish director Ole Bornedal on films such as Nightwatch and Just Another Love Story, and internationally with Guillermo del Toro, notably on the films Crimson Peak and The Shape of Water. Laustsen is also known for his work on the films Silent Hill and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, where the visual side of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was hailed as a "visual treat" in Variety.[2][3]
Personal life
Laustsen was born in Aalborg,[4] to Aage Aarup Laustsen and Ellen Laustsen. He studied at the National Film School of Denmark from 1976 to 1979, to pursue a career of cinematography. Laustsen has been involved in the production of feature films, documentaries, and advertisements, and is a member of the Danish Society of Cinematographers.
Filmography
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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1979 | Skal vi danse først? | Anette Mari Olsen | |
1980 | Danmark er lukket | Dan Tschernia | |
1981 | Har du set Alice? | Brita Wielopolska | |
Gummi-Tarzan | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer | |
1982 | Den ubetænksomme elsker | Claus Ploug | |
1983 | Otto er et næsehorn | Rumle Hammerich | |
Isfugle | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | ||
1984 | Min farmors hus | Frode Højer Pedersen | Robert Award for Best Cinematography |
Dansk bladtegning: danske bladtegnere - En dokumentation |
Kirsten Stenbæk | Documentary short | |
1985 | Elise | Claus Ploug | |
Johannes' hemmelighed | Åke Sandgren | ||
1986 | Guldregn | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | TV series 2 episodes |
1987 | Ansigt til ansigt | Anne Wivel | Documentary |
1988 | Skyggen af Emma | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Robert Award for Best Cinematography |
Guldregn | Feature film composed of the TV mini-series of the same name | ||
David or Goliath | Anne Wivel | ||
1989 | The Miracle in Valby | Åke Sandgren | Robert Award for Best Cinematography |
1990 | Strømerliv | Peter Ringgaard | TV Series documentary 4 episodes |
1991 | Giselle | Anne Wivel | |
The Boys from St. Petri | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | TV mini-series | |
1993 | Den korsikanske biskopen | ||
1994 | Nightwatch | Ole Bornedal | |
Søren Kierkegaard | Anne Wivel | Documentary | |
1995 | Carmen & Babyface | Jon Bang Carlsen | |
1996 | Charlot og Charlotte | Ole Bornedal | TV Mini-Series 1 episode |
1997 | Nightwatch | English remake of the 1994 movie of the same name | |
Mimic | Guillermo Del Toro | ||
1998 | Qaamarngup uummataa | Jacob Grønlykke | |
1999 | Dybt vand | Ole Bornedal | TV movie |
2000 | Running Free | Sergei Bodrov | |
Dykkerne | Åke Sandgren | Nominated- Robert Award for Best Cinematography | |
2001 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | Christophe Gans | |
2002 | I Am Dina | Ole Bornedal | Robert Award for Best Cinematography |
2003 | Darkness Falls | Jonathan Liebesman | |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Stephen Norrington | ||
2005 | Nomad | Sergei Bodrov Ivan Passer Talgat Temenov |
Co-cinematographer with Ueli Steiger |
Sex hopp & kärlek | Lisa Ohlin | ||
2006 | Silent Hill | Christophe Gans | |
2007 | The Substitute | Ole Bornedal | |
Wind Chill | Gregory Jacobs | ||
Just Another Love Story | Ole Bornedal | Robert Award for Best Cinematography | |
2009 | Deliver Us from Evil | ||
Headhunter | Rumle Hammerich | ||
Solomon Kane | Michael J. Bassett | ||
Please Help the World | Mikkel Blaabjerg Poulsen | TV short | |
2011 | Bag Blixens maske | Morten Henriksen | Documentary |
Simon and the Oaks | Lisa Ohlin | ||
2012 | The Possession | Ole Bornedal | |
Zaytoun | Eran Riklis | ||
Sover Dolly på ryggen? | Hella Joof | ||
2013 | Wallander | Lisa Ohlin | TV series Episode:
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2014 | 1864 | Ole Bornedal | TV mini-series |
2015 | Crimson Peak | Guillermo Del Toro | |
2016 | The Lion Woman | Vibeke Idsøe | |
2017 | Dræberne fra Nibe | Ole Bornedal | |
John Wick: Chapter 2 | Chad Stahelski | ||
The Shape of Water | Guillermo Del Toro | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography New York Film Critics Online for Best Cinematography Nominated- Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Cinematography Nominated- Austin Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Satellite Award for Best Cinematography | |
2018 | Proud Mary | Babak Najafi | |
2019 | John Wick: Parabellum | Chad Stahelski | post-production |
TBA | Nightmare Alley | Guillermo Del Toro | announced |
References
- ↑ "Dan Laustsen". DFF - Dansk Filmfotograf Forbund. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ↑ Fra Hollywood til Matas Interview: Dan Laustsen Politiken, 08.10.2003, 2. sektion, Side 4
- ↑ Todd McCarthy (Posted: Wed., Jul. 9, 2003, 4:00pm PT). "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". Variety. Retrieved 1 March 2010. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ Med udlandet i søgeren Berlingske Tidende, 23.06.2006, 4 Sektion, AOK, Side 12 (in-depth interview)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dan Laustsen. |
- Dan Laustsen on IMDb
- Danish Film Institute profile
- Dan Laustsen at the Danish Society of Cinematographers