Éric Gautier

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Éric Gautier (born 2 April 1961) is a French cinematographer. He has received numerous accolades for his work, including a César Award for Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train and an Independent Spirit Award for The Motorcycle Diaries. Gautier was born and raised in Paris; he grew up in eleventh, twelfth, nineteenth, and twentieth arrondissements with his construction engineer father, mother, and younger sister. During his youth, he excelled in music, and from the age of eleven played the piano and organ. He originally aspired to become a professional musician before becoming disillusioned with the field and deciding to pursue a career in cinema instead, which he felt combined many different creative pursuits. He attended the film school of the Louis Lumière College. After graduating from the Louis Lumière film school in 1982, Gautier began work as an assistant camera operator director on Alain Resnais's film Life Is a Bed of Roses. He left the job soon after, however, and chose instead to work as the director of photography on short films. He shot 60 films before returning to feature film work. The first feature-length film he photographed was La Vie des morts, released in 1991 and directed by Arnaud Desplechin. He won a César Award for his cinematography on Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998), and received nominations for his work on Sentimental Destinies (2000), Clean (2004), Gabrielle (2005), Private Fears in Public Places (2006), and A Christmas Tale (2008). He has worked on many other French films, collaborating most often with Resnais and the directors Olivier Assayas, Arnaud Desplechin, and Claude Berri. Gautier began working in international film in the early 2000s, beginning with The Motorcycle Diaries, for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography and the 2004 Cannes Film Festival Technical Grand Prize, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography. After seeing The Motorcycle Diaries, American actor/filmmaker Sean Penn approached Gautier to shoot the 2007 film Into the Wild, for which he won a Lumière Award. He subsequently served as director of photography on the American films Taking Woodstock (2009) and Grace of Monaco (2014).

Most Popular Éric Gautier Trailers

Total trailers found: 63

Into the Wild Trailer (2007)

21 September 2007

After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.

Irma Vep Trailer (1996)

01 October 1996

Hong Kong action diva Maggie Cheung comes to France when a past-his-prime director casts her in a remake of the silent classic Les Vampires.

Pola X Trailer (1999)

12 May 1999

A writer leaves his upper-class life and journeys with a woman claiming to be his sister, and her two friends.

Intimacy Trailer (2001)

20 January 2001

Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub.

Miral Trailer (2010)

15 September 2010

A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.

You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet Trailer (2012)

01 September 2012

From beyond the grave, celebrated playwright Antoine d'Anthac gathers together all his friends who have appeared over the years in his play "Eurydice.

The Life of the Dead Trailer (1991)

12 June 1991

A young woman convenes with her extended family in a provincial village where her cousin, in a coma, is hospitalized after attempting suicide.

Capital Trailer (2012)

14 November 2012

The head of a giant European investment bank desperately clings to power when an American hedge fund company tries to buy them out.

Savage Souls Trailer (2001)

20 May 2001

At a wake one night in 1945, a group of aged women recall the life of one of their number. Sixty years before, Thérèse was barely 20 years old when she eloped with her boyfriend, Firmin, a blacksmith, to Châtillon, a town in Provence.

Rabin, the Last Day Trailer (2015)

04 November 2015

Itzhak Rabin's murder ended all efforts of peace, and with him the whole left wing of Israel died. The movie shows the last of his days as prime minister, and what led to his murder.

Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan Trailer (2023)

13 September 2023

"Don Juan woman", according to the expression of Balzac. A princess, a great seductress. Of a diabolical intelligence.

The Elephant and the Butterfly Trailer (2017)

22 November 2017

When her babysitter doesn’t show, a single mother is forced to leave her precocious five-year-old daughter with the girl’s estranged father for a long weekend.

The Motorcycle Diaries Trailer (2004)

06 February 2004

Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.

Grace of Monaco Trailer (2014)

22 April 2014

The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s.

On the Road Trailer (2012)

22 May 2012

Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.

Gabrielle Trailer (2005)

28 September 2005

Wealthy but arrogant writer Jean Hervey comes home one day to find that his wife, Gabrielle, has left him for another man.

One Stays, the Other Leaves Trailer (2005)

12 January 2005

A story about two couples, longtime friends in which both husbands engage in long-term affairs and, as the title says, ultimately one remains with his wife and one makes a new life with another woman.

Hitchcock/Truffaut Trailer (2015)

04 September 2015

Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966.

His Brother Trailer (2003)

15 May 2003

After years of estrangement due to difficulties accepting his brother's sexuality, a man diagnosed with a terminal illness decides to reconnect.

Le fils préféré Trailer (1994)

21 December 1994

Jean-Paul Mantegna, the son of Italian immigrants now living in Nice, is a hunted man, riddled with debt and involved in borderline illegal companies.

Paris Je T'aime Trailer (2006)

21 June 2006

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life.

Aloha Trailer (2015)

29 May 2015

A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.

Love, etc. Trailer (1996)

27 November 1996

A triangle: love, obsession, and choice. Pierre, a ladies' man who has little cash and no fixed residence, describes his best friend Benoît as the world's oldest 32-year-old.

Clean Trailer (2004)

01 September 2004

After she ends up in prison and loses custody of her son, a woman struggles to assimilate outside her former life and remain clean long enough to regain custody of her son.

Noise Trailer (2006)

15 June 2006

Footage from 2005’s Festival Art Rock in Saint-Brieuc, France, featuring Metric, Sonic Youth, Jeanne Balibar, and other acts.

Ash Is Purest White Trailer (2018)

21 September 2018

Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight.

Laila in Haifa Trailer (2021)

01 September 2021

The film was shot entirely in a nightclub, with an adjoining contemporary art gallery, whose customers are both Israelis and Palestinians, in one of Israel’s most open cities, Haifa.

My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument Trailer (1996)

01 May 1996

Paul Dedalus is at a crossroads in his life. He has to make several decisions; should he complete his doctorate, does he want to become a full professor, does he really love his long-standing girlfriend, or should he re-start with one of his other lovers?

The Mercy Trailer (2018)

09 February 2018

In 1968, Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor, endangers the fate of his family and business, and his own life, blinded by his ambition to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, attempting to become the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the world without making any stopover.

Tykho Moon Trailer (1996)

28 November 1996

The McBee family has erected a government over a future 'colony', that looks like a run-down Paris divided into sectors by the Berlin Wall.

Travolta and Me Trailer (1993)

01 August 1993

In the late 1970s, a French teenage girl is obsessed with the then popular American movie heartthrob John Travolta.

Caught by the Tides Trailer (2024)

22 November 2024

Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him.

La femme à abattre Trailer (1993)

07 July 1993

A policeman discovers during a case that he is investigating himself. His wife has witnessed a terrorist attack committed by her lover.

Esther Kahn Trailer (2000)

04 October 2000

A Jewish girl in 19th century London dreams of becoming a stage actress.

Both Sides of the Blade Trailer (2022)

08 July 2022

Jean and Sara have been living together for 10 years. When they first met, Sara was living with François, Jean’s best friend and an admirer from back when he played rugby.

Summer Hours Trailer (2008)

05 March 2008

After the death of a septuagenarian woman, her three children deliberate over what to do with her estate.

Wild Grass Trailer (2009)

20 May 2009

Marguerite loses her wallet, and it's found by Georges, a seemingly happy head of family. As he looks through the wallet and examines the photos of Marguerite, he finds he's fascinated with her and her life, and soon his curiosity about her becomes an obsession.

Something in the Air Trailer (2012)

14 November 2012

During the 1970s a student named Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils although he would rather just be a creative artist.

Stars at Noon Trailer (2022)

14 October 2022

In present-day Nicaragua, a headstrong American journalist and a mysterious English businessman strike up a romance as they become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country.

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Trailer (2006)

29 September 2006

Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father.

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train Trailer (1998)

15 May 1998

A group of mourners travels by train to bury a recently deceased artist in Limoges. As they journey, secrets and desires unfold, with relationships shifting, past loves resurfacing, and personal connections revealed.

Taking Woodstock Trailer (2009)

26 August 2009

The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was.

A Christmas Tale Trailer (2008)

21 May 2008

When their regal matriarch falls ill, the troubled Vuillard family come together for a hesitant Christmastime reunion.

Like a Son Trailer (2024)

06 March 2024

Jacques Romand is a history teacher who has lost faith in his vocation. One evening, witnessing a shopkeeper attacked by three young robbers, he catches one of the aggressors, Victor, a 14-year-old Roma boy.

One Hundred and One Nights Trailer (1995)

25 January 1995

Monsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a young woman to tell him stories about all the movies ever made.

Nobody Loves Me Trailer (1994)

09 March 1994

Several lives intersect when a middle-aged woman is left by her husband, and she decides to trek him down with the help of her equally troubled sister.

The Truth Trailer (2019)

10 October 2019

Fabienne is a star; a star of French cinema. She reigns amongst men who love and admire her. When she publishes her memoirs, her daughter Lumir returns from New York to Paris with her husband and young child.

The Housekeeper Trailer (2002)

13 November 2002

After his wife leaves him for another man, Jacques hires a housekeeper, Laura, to keep his Paris apartment in order.

Suspended Time Trailer (2024)

19 June 2024

April 2020––Lockdown. Etienne, a film director, and his brother Paul, a music journalist, are confined together in their childhood home with their new partners Morgane and Carole.

A Tramway in Jerusalem Trailer (2019)

24 April 2019

On a tramway that connects several of Jerusalem's neighborhoods from East to West, a mosaic of people from different religious and ethnic backgrounds are brought together.

The Apparition Trailer (2018)

14 February 2018

Jacques Mayano, a French journalist who has lived a traumatic experience, is recruited by the Vatican to be part of a task force that must investigate the veracity of a supernatural apparition allegedly happened in a small French village.

HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien Trailer (1999)

15 December 1999

Entry on Taiwanese new-wave filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien for French television's "Cinéma, de notre temps" series, directed by Olivier Assayas.

Brief Crossing Trailer (2001)

06 March 2001

A young French man and an older English woman spend one night together on a ship.

Incident Urbain Trailer (2014)

21 April 2014

Two enigmatic figures with code names, Costello and the Colonel, bound seemingly by some mysterious revolutionary past, engage in an intense conversation concerning the architecture surrounding them, with possible catastrophic consequences.

Le scorpion Trailer (1987)

11 March 1987

An archeologist sets up a trap with a scorpion, then calls up a fellow worker and pretends he is in great danger.

Sans Titre Trailer (1997)

06 June 1997

In 1997, for it's fiftieth anniversary, the Cannes Film Festival asked Leos Carax for a short film, a kind of postcard addressed to the festival, in which the director would give news of himself and of his film project "Pola X.

Sentimental Destinies Trailer (2000)

12 July 2000

In late nineteenth century Charante, Protestant minister Jean Barnery causes local disquiet when he arranges a separation from his obsessive wife.

Kings & Queen Trailer (2004)

22 December 2004

Shortly before her wedding, art gallery director Nora travels from Paris to Grenoble to visit her preteen son, Elias, who is spending time with her aging professor father, Louis, recently diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Shikun Trailer (2024)

06 March 2024

A diverse cross-section of Israeli society converges in a single multi-use building, the Shikun. As people of different languages, origins and generations come together in highly theatrical encounters, they grapple with the current state of affairs.

Private Fears in Public Places Trailer (2006)

22 November 2006

In Paris, six people all look for love, despite typically having their romantic aspirations dashed at every turn.