Isabelle Casez

Movies

Belleville, belle et rebelle
Cinematography
They meet in »Le Vieux Belleville«: Minelle, the singer, or Robert Bober, the writer, once Truffaut's assistant director. Basque anarchist Lucio is also a regular at the little restaurant, where time seems to have stood still. This place and the memories of the regulars and their songs which tell of love and struggle are the manifestation of the soul of Belleville, but also of old Paris.
Die rätselhafte Krankheit – Leben mit ME/CFS
Camera Operator
Der Islam der Frauen
Camera Operator
Having a Cigarette with Álvaro Siza
Director of Photography
Talking about architecture with Álvaro Siza Vieira, Pritzker Prize and one of this century’s finest architects, socialist and passionate smoker. The film spotlights his early work and allows the viewer to gain insight into Siza’s way of working and thinking.
Forbidden Films
Camera Operator
Between 1933 and 1945 roughly 1200 films were made in Germany, of which 300 were banned by the Allied forces. Today, around 40 films, called "Vorbehaltsfilme", are locked away from the public with an uncertain future. Should they be re-released, destroyed, or continue to be neglected? Verbotene Filme takes a closer look at some of these forbidden films.
Yella
Second Assistant Camera
A young East German woman leaves her husband and business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.
The Ogre
Focus Puller
Frenchman Abel Tiffauges is a naive man who lives a simple life working as a mechanic. Falsely accused of being a child abuser, he is recruited as a soldier when World War II begins, but is captured soon and taken to the heart of Nazi Germany.
The City of Lost Children
Assistant Camera
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.