Why this filmmaker matters
Michael Ballhaus has 0 features photographed in the Nutevio catalogue.
Performer
Michael Ballhaus
Cinematographer in the Nutevio catalogue.
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1985–2006
- Known for
- Cinematographer
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Reading Michael Ballhaus
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Signature style
The recognisable elements are visual style, rewatchability, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Legacy
Ballhaus set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Best known for
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Complete credits
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Frequent collaborators
Canonical people credited alongside this name across multiple titles.
Martin Scorsese
Director
9 shared titles · After Hours
Mike Nichols
Director
7 shared titles · Postcards from the Edge
Thelma Schoonmaker
Editor
7 shared titles · After Hours
Garry Shandling
Actor
4 shared titles · What Planet Are You From?
Wolfgang Petersen
Director
4 shared titles · Air Force One
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Barbara De Fina
Producer
4 shared titles · The Color of Money
Robert Redford
Director
4 shared titles · The Legend of Bagger Vance
Jay Cocks
Writer
4 shared titles · The Last Temptation of Christ
Howard Shore
Original Music Composer
3 shared titles · After Hours
Barry Levinson
Director
3 shared titles · Sleepers
Nancy Meyers
Director
3 shared titles · Something's Gotta Give
Harrison Ford
Actor
2 shared titles · Air Force One
Genre profile
- Drama18
- Comedy10
- Romance7
- Thriller6
- Crime5
- Science Fiction4
- Action3
- History2
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Quick facts
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1985–2006
- Features photographed
- 0
- In the Nutevio catalogue
- Known for
- Cinematographer
- photographed score
- 6.5
- Nutevio editorial metric
- Collection appearances
- 0
- Across the library
- Films rated 8+
- 0