Why this filmmaker matters
Ry Cooder has 0 scores in the Nutevio catalogue.
Performer
Ry Cooder
Composer in the Nutevio catalogue.
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1980–2020
- Known for
- Composer
- Composer · 8
- Actor · 3
The essay
Reading Ry Cooder
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Signature style
The recognisable elements are rewatchability, visual style, 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
Cooder 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.
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Complete credits
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Frequent collaborators
Canonical people credited alongside this name across multiple titles.
Walter Hill
Director
9 shared titles · Last Man Standing
Wim Wenders
Actor
5 shared titles · Wim Wenders, Desperado
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Freeman A. Davies
Editor
5 shared titles · Last Man Standing
Wong Kar-Wai
Director
4 shared titles · My Blueberry Nights
James Keach
Actor
3 shared titles · The Long Riders
Stacy Keach
Actor
3 shared titles · The Long Riders
Keith Carradine
Actor
2 shared titles · The Long Riders
Lloyd Ahern II
Director of Photography
2 shared titles · Last Man Standing
Mike Nichols
Director
2 shared titles · Primary Colors
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Tim Zinnemann
Producer
2 shared titles · The Long Riders
Eric Friedler
Director
2 shared titles · Wim Wenders, Desperado
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Ulrich Felsberg
Executive Producer
2 shared titles · Buena Vista Social Club
Genre profile
- Drama6
- Western3
- Crime2
- Romance2
- Action2
- History2
- Music2
- Documentary2
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Quick facts
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1980–2020
- Scores composed
- 0
- In the Nutevio catalogue
- Known for
- Composer
- scored score
- 6.7
- Nutevio editorial metric
- Collection appearances
- 0
- Across the library
- Films rated 8+
- 0