Jean-Louis Sonzogni

Filmes

Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
Director of Photography
Although he is unanimously credited with having democratised opera, making it accessible to the greatest number, focus is rarely put on the strategy he devised and implemented in order to carry out his actions, nor what his actions reveal of the man and artist, and of the resulting metamorphosis from opera singer to pop artist. Through this angle, this film sets out to pay tribute to the man who summed up his credo, obsession and life’s work, in the following way: “They led the public to believe that classical music belonged to a restricted elite. I was the way to prove to the world that was wrong.
O Nascimento de Carlitos
Director of Photography
Conheça a história de maior sucesso de Charles Chaplin, a criança de rua que se tornou uma personalidade em poucos anos. O personagem Carlitos resume o que há de mais brilhante, expressivo e criativo no cinema.
Juliette Gréco, l'insoumise
Cinematography
The Extraordinary Voyage
Director of Photography
An account of the extraordinary life of film pioneer Georges Méliès (1861-1938) and the amazing story of the copy in color of his masterpiece “A Trip to the Moon” (1902), unexpectedly found in Spain and restored thanks to the heroic efforts of a group of true cinema lovers.
Manhunt
Camera Operator
Schacko Klak
Director of Photography
The title of the film, set in Luxembourg in 1942, during the Nazi occupation, amalgamates the words Schacko (helmet) and chapeau claque (opera hat). The village, in which it is set, has not yet been feeling the effects of the war at this point.
Melô
Camera Operator
Anos 1920. Marcel, um famoso violinista de concerto, visita o velho amigo Pierre e sua animada esposa Romaine. Após o jantar, Marcel reconta uma história pessoal de amor e traição que toca Romaine profundamente. Assim começa um caso apaixonado que acabará por destruir a vida de todos eles.