Affonso Beato

Affonso Beato
Born
Affonso Henrique Beato

(1941-07-13) July 13, 1941 (age 85)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Years active1965–2021
OrganizationAmerican Society of Cinematographers

Affonso Henrique Beato (born July 13, 1941) is a Brazilian cinematographer.

Career

He started his cinematic career during the 1960s, gaining international recognition with his work on Glauber Rocha's Antonio das Mortes (1969).

He has served as the President of the Brazilian Society of Cinematographers, receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.

In 2017, he became a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1967 Cara a Cara Júlio Bressane
1968 The Brave Warrior Gustavo Dahl
Copacabana Me Engana [pt] Antonio Carlos da Fontoura
1969 Antonio das Mortes Glauber Rocha
Máscara da Traição Roberto Pires With Pompilho Tostes
1970 Pindorama Arnaldo Jabor
1971 Le Maître du temps [fr] Jean-Daniel Pollet With Jean Collomb
O Capitão Bandeira contra o Dr. Moura Brasil [pt] Antônio Calmon
1973 The Promised Land Miguel Littin
1974 Hot Times Jim McBride
1978 The Boss' Son Bobby Roth
1981 Circle of Power
Documenteur Agnès Varda With Ace Armanaki, Nurith Aviv, Bob Carr,
Mosh Levin and Tom Taplin
1983 Los dos Mundos de Angelita Jane Morrison
1984 Para Viver um Grande Amor [pt] Miguel Faria Jr.
1985 Happily Ever After Bruno Barreto
Tropclip [pt] Luiz Fernando Goulart
1986 The Big Easy Jim McBride
1989 Great Balls of Fire!
1990 Enid Is Sleeping Maurice Phillips
1993 The Wrong Man Jim McBride
1994 Uncovered
Mil e Uma [pt] Suzana de Moraes
1995 The Flower of My Secret Pedro Almodóvar With Alfredo Mayo
1996 Five Days, Five Nights José Fonseca e Costa
1997 The Informant Jim McBride
Live Flesh Pedro Almodóvar
1998 Traição José Henrique Fonseca
Arthur Fontes
Cláudio Torres		 With Breno Silveira
1999 All About My Mother Pedro Almodóvar
Orfeu Carlos Diegues
2000 Price of Glory Carlos Ávila
2001 Ghost World Terry Zwigoff
2003 Dot the I Matthew Parkhill
God Is Brazilian Carlos Diegues
View from the Top Bruno Barreto
The Fighting Temptations Jonathan Lynn
2005 Dark Water Walter Salles
2006 The Queen Stephen Frears
2007 Love in the Time of Cholera Mike Newell
2008 Nights in Rodanthe George C. Wolfe
2013 Time and the Wind Jayme Monjardim

Television

Year Title Director Notes
1992 Minuto da Bossa Walter Salles TV special
2009 Maysa: Quando Fala o Coração Jayme Monjardim Miniseries
2011 Roberto Carlos Especial Episode "Emoções em Jerusalém"

TV movies

Year Title Director
1971 Supergirl – Das Mädchen von den Sternen Rudolf Thome
1991 Blood Ties Jim McBride
1997 Pronto
Dead by Midnight
2004 Plainsong Richard Pearce
2011 Cinema Verite Shari Springer Berman
Robert Pulcini

Other credits

Actor

Year Title Role Notes
1971 Supergirl – Das Mädchen von den Sternen Man from another planet TV movie
1993 The Wrong Man Smuggler

Director

  • Colours (TBA)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result
1967 Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema Best Cinematography Cara a Cara Won
1997 Mil e Uma Won
1999 Camerimage Golden Frog All About My Mother Nominated
2006 The Queen Nominated
2007 Love in the Time of Cholera Nominated
1999 Goya Awards Best Cinematography All About My Mother Nominated
1999 Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro Best Cinematography Orfeu Won
2003 God Is Brazilian Nominated
2013 Time and the Wind Nominated

References

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