Robby Müller

Robby Müller

Known For: Camera

Date Of Birth:1940-04-04

Place Of Birth:Willemstad, Curaçao, Territory of Curaçao

Robby Müller (4 April 1940 - 4 July 2018) was a Dutch cinematographer. Known both for his use of natural light and minimalist imagery, as well as expressionistic use of colors, Müller first gained recognition for his contributions to West German Cinema through his acclaimed collaborations with Wim Wenders. Müller's first work as a cinematographer was also Wim Wenders' first as director, Alabama: 2000 Light Years. They went on making many more films together such as Summer in the City, The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, The Scarlet Letter, Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move, Kings of the Road, The American Friend, Wings of Desire, Until the End of the World and Paris, Texas. Throughout the course of his career, he also worked closely with directors Jim Jarmusch (Down by Law, Mystery Train, Dead Man, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai), Lars Von Trier (Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark), Peter Bogdanovich (Saint Jack, They All Laughed), Barbet Schroeder (Barfly, Tricheurs) and Hans W. Geissendörfer (Jonathan, The Glass Cell, Carlos, The Wild Duck, Der Fall Lena Christ, Die Eltern). Müller's other work has been on both mainstream productions and independent films, including the hazy, yellow-tinted cinematography of William Friedkin's To Live and Die in LA, Alex Cox's Repo Man, Michael Winterbottom's 24 Hour Party People, Andrzej Wajda's Korczak, Jerry Schatzberg's Honeysuckle Rose, Peter Handke's The Left Handed Woman, Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson, Dom Rotheroe's My Brother Tom and Steve McQueen's Carib’s Leap. Paul Thomas Anderson referred to Müller as "The master of night exteriors. Like a chef with a secret sauce. I can't quite figure it out." Barry Sonnenfeld recalls the first thing he and the Coen Brothers bonded over was Müller's The American Friend cinematography, which convinced the brothers that Sonnenfeld had good enough taste to shoot their first film (Blood Simple). Müller died on 3 July 2018, aged 78, having suffered from vascular dementia for several years.

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Dancer in the Dark
Breaking the Waves
Down by Law
Paris, Texas
Bis ans Ende der Welt
Coffee and Cigarettes
24 Hour Party People
Dead Man
Mad Dog and Glory
Im Lauf der Zeit
Alice in den Städten
Barfly
Der amerikanische Freund
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Les Îles
Mystery Train
Klassen Feind
Buena Vista Social Club
The Believers
To Live and Die in L.A.
Repo Man
My Brother Tom
Jonathan
Al di là delle nuvole
The Tango Lesson
Coffee and Cigarettes II
Een zwoele zomeravond
Il piccolo diavolo
Mysteries
Die linkshändige Frau
Der scharlachrote Buchstabe
Shattered Image
Tricheurs
Summer in the City
Alabama (2000 Light Years)
Korczak
When Pigs Fly
The Longshot
Die Reise nach Wien
Falsche Bewegung
Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter
Prologue
Finnegan Begin Again
Opname
Hallo Medemens
Body Rock
Honeysuckle Rose
Un dimanche de flics
Saint Jack
Liebe und so weiter
Hoogste tijd
CAN: The Free Concert
Carlos
Die gläserne Zelle
They All Laughed
Visions of Europe
Ashes
Die Wildente
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Aufzeichnungen zu Kleidern und Städten
Falsche Bewegung
Im Lauf der Zeit
To Grab the Ring