Brian Tufano

Nascimento : 1939-01-01, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

História

Brian Tufano is an English cinematographer.

Filmes

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Director of Photography
A biography of Ian Dury, who was stricken with polio at a young age and defied expectations by becoming one of the founders of the punk-rock scene in Britain in the 1970s.
Minha Cama de Zinco
Director of Photography
A recovering alcoholic becomes involved with his boss's wife, a former cocaine addict.
Adulthood
Director of Photography
After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge.
Nunca é Tarde Para Amar
Director of Photography
O filme acompanha uma mãe que se apaixona por um homem mais novo enquanto sua filha se apaixona pela primeira vez. A mãe natureza meche com o destino deles.
A Rainha
Thanks
A notícia da morte da princesa Diana se espalha rapidamente pelo mundo. Incapaz de compreender a reação emocional do público britânico, a rainha Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren) se fecha com a família real no palácio Balmoral. Tony Blair (Michael Sheen), o recém-apontado primeiro-ministro britânico, percebe que os líderes do país precisam tomar medidas que os reaproximem da população e é com essa missão que ele procura a rainha.
Juventude Rebelde
Director of Photography
Para Trife, um garoto de 15 anos, a vida é uma luta. Perdido entre seus diversos mundos os amigos de escola, a garota de seus sonhos e a pressão de seu perigoso tio, ele precisa escolher qual caminho seguirá: aquele que sabe ser certo ou uma vida de drogas, armas e violência. quando uma aluna da escola se suicida, as aulas são canceladas e Trif e seus amigos, Mooney e Jay, ganham um dia inteiro de folga. parece que o círculo de violência finalmente chegou a um trágico fim, mas num mundo no qual o sexo é comum, as drogas fáceis e a violência um estilo de vida, os problemas nunca estão tão longes assim.
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Director of Photography
Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.
Women Talking Dirty
Director of Photography
A lively, outspoken single mother develops an unlikely friendship with a shy cartoonist.
Last Orders
Director of Photography
Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. When he died, he died as he lived, with a smile on his face watching a horse race on which he had bet, with borrowed money. But before he died he had a final request, 'Last Orders', that his ashes be scattered in the sea at Margate. The movie follows his mates, Ray, Lenny and Vic and his foster son Vince as they journey to the sea with the ashes. Along the way, the threads of their lives, their loves and their disappointments are woven together in their memories of Jack and his wife Amy
Billy Elliot
Director of Photography
Billy Elliot um garoto de 11 anos que vive numa pequena cidade da Inglaterra, onde o principal meio de sustento são as minas da cidade. Obrigado pelo pai a treinar boxe, Billy fica fascinado com a magia do balé, ao qual tem contato através de aulas de dança clássica que são realizadas na mesma academia onde pratica boxe. Incentivado pela professora de balé, que vê em Billy um talento nato para a dança, ele resolve então pendurar as luvas de boxe e se dedicar de corpo e alma dança, mesmo tendo que enfrentar a contrariedade de seu irmão e seu pai sua nova atividade.
Sensualidade Virtual
Director of Photography
Justine é uma garota de 17 anos que está em busca do cara perfeito. Mas todos os seus esforços acabam em vão. E se ela não consegue encontrá-lo, está decidida a fazer um modelo só seu. Justine vai então a uma feira de novas tecnologias e começa a projetar o seu cara ideal num computador. Mas um acidente transforma o que seria apenas uma realidade virtual num rapaz de verdade. E Justine fica cara-a-cara com sua criação de carne e osso. Mas será que este "homem perfeito" é o cara certo para ela? E desta forma ela descobre, com uma pequena ajuda dos amigos, que o amor é cheio de surpresas.
East Is East
Director of Photography
In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.
Viagem Urbana
Director of Photography
Viagem Urbana é um engraçado e misterioso passeio pelos túneis, corredores e escadarias do metrô. São algumas histórias dirigidas por grandes atores como Jude Law, Ewan McGregor e Bob Hoskins baseadas nas experiências reais dos passageiros do metrô de Londres, um dos mais movimentados do planeta. Em um dos episódios, uma mãe vivida por Rachel Weiz, perde sua filha no metrô e entra em pânico, porém sua filha está bem em um lugar maravilhoso. Outro episódio dirigido por Ewan McGregor, um músico inventa um mundo de fantasia a partir de um bilhete perdido. Você também irá acompanhar a aventura de dois jovens golpistas que roubam o caixa do metrô e fogem por uma plataforma abandonada. Embarque nessa viagem e viva uma experiência inesquecível. Menos
Por uma Vida Menos Ordinária
Director of Photography
Descontentes, "intervenientes divinos" instigam um romance entre um sonhador que acaba de perder tudo e a moça que ele acaba de sequestrar, uma mulher rica e sardônica que detesta o seu pai cruel.
True Blue
Director of Photography
The story of the year the Oxford and Cambridge boat race changed from a gentleman's race to one where winning was everything.
Trainspotting
Director of Photography
Uma jornada selvagem ao obscuro submundo das drogas de Edimburgo, onde Mark Renton tenta largar a heroína. Ele e os seus amigos mergulham no vício para fugir das banalidades da existência mas logo começam a sentir as consequências do seu vício e a descobrir que não existem soluções fáceis para a solidão e a dor da vida. Sem moralismos e falsas mensagens, o filme acompanha a rotina alucinante dos jovens e traça um retrato da geração desesperançada dos anos 90.
Cova Rasa
Director of Photography
Alex (Ewan McGregor), David (Christopher Eccleston) e Juliet (Kerry Fox), que dividem um apartamento, concordam em permitir que Hugo (Keith Allen), um desconhecido, vá morar com eles, mas logo ele aparece morto, vítima de overdose. Entre seus pertences existe uma mala cheia de dinheiro, que faz com que a vida deles seja alterada de forma brutal.
The Endless Game
Cinematography
A British agent comes back from retirement after several of his former colleagues, including his former lover, are murdered. He must examine events from his own past to determine who killed them and why.
Ridin' the Dog
Lighting Camera
The world-famous Greyhound bus is almost as old as the Wild West. It is a symbol of North America, of progress, and of nostalgia. Reporter Stud Terkel travelled 2,000 miles across the United States by Greyhound. From Seattle to Chicago, he observes his fellow-passengers. He meets a number of travelers who appear to be very interesting people: a Native American boxer on his way to his birthplace in Montana, a bar owner who was a bank robber in a former 'career', a 99 year old woman who is still running a busy hotel, and, of course, a pedigree cowboy. The spectator of this film listens to their personal stories, watches the beautiful scenery, and is treated to famous feature film fragments in which the Greyhound bus plays a part. Seven states and two time zones later, he is back in his cinema seat.
Trapped In Silence
Director of Photography
A compelling drama about a silent, violent teenager. Kevin suffers from elective mutism and no one has ever heard him utter a word.
A Morte nos Sonhos
Director of Photography
Cientista convence um jovem paranormal a participar de uma experiência que envolve invadir o subconsciente de pessoas voluntárias para ajudá-las a enfrentar seus sonhos e, principalmente, pesadelos. É quando eles descobrem que um outro rapaz com os mesmos poderes está sendo manipulado por uma organização para invadir os pesadelos do presidente dos Estados Unidos e matá-lo de medo durante o sono.
The Lords of Discipline
Director of Photography
Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep an eye out for the inevitable racism. The racists come in the form of The Ten, a secret group of the elite students. They want Pearce to leave on his own free will, but are prepared to torture him to make it 'his free will'. Will is forced to help Pearce and he is prepared to risk his own career to do so.
Afternoon
Director of Photography
A couple of old friends drown their sorrows together while reveling in the naivety of a young newly-wed.
A Light Snack
Director of Photography
A window cleaner fancies a sausage roll, but all is not well in the sausage roll factory.
Probation
Director of Photography
A boy goes to see his probation officer.
Old Chums
Director of Photography
A man relentlessly bombards another man with small talk, while the other man tries to fend for himself while using crutches.
The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final
Director of Photography
A slow-witted couple decide to start a family.
Blade Runner: Perigo Iminente
Additional Photography
Uma visão do futuro marcada pelo pessimismo, sobre a cidade de Los Angeles, algures no século XXI. Apesar da proclamada filiação em Metropolis de Fritz Lang, Blade Runner é exemplar da transformação da configuração da cidade no cinema e influenciou nitidamente filmes como Batman, Batman Returns e Dick Tracy. Um filme emblemático do fim da cidade racional substituída.
Quadrophenia
Director of Photography
Na Londres de 1964 Jimmy Cooper é um membro de uma gangue Mod - jovens bem vestidos que dirigem vespas Lambretta. Os mods estão sempre brigando com os Rockers, que vestem jaquetas de couro e dirigem motocicletas. Desiludido com seus pais e seu emprego, Jimmy só encontra uma válvula de escape para sua angústia adolescente quando está com seus amigos mods Dave, Chalky e Spider. Um feriado de três dias é a desculpa para a rivalidade entre as duas gangues chegar às vias de fato, enquanto ambas descem para a cidade litorânea de Brighton para o confronto definitivo.Quadrophenia é uma reflexão sobre a Grã-Bretanha pré-Tatcher, documentando o narcisismo movido a anfetaminas da cultura jovem dos anos 60. Em 2004 a revista Total Film elegeu Quadrophenia o 35º melhor filme britânico de todos os tempos.
The Sailor's Return
Director of Photography
Based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett. A sailor returns to his hometown to open a pub bringing with him his new black wife. Very quickly they find themselves ostracised by the community.
She Fell Among Thieves
Director of Photography
While on a Pyrenees vacation in 1922, upright English gentleman Richard Chandos (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange, Heroes) encounters the villainous Vanity Fair (Eileen Atkins, Cold Mountain). Mistress of the turreted Chateau Jezreel and leader of a motley band of criminals, she will inherit millions if she can force her stepdaughter to marry. Pitting his wits against this formidable adversary, Chandos determines to rescue the beautiful young woman. But Vanity Fair keeps one step ahead of him, a trick forever up her sleeve and murder in her heart.
A Little Outing
Director
Mam likes to make the weekly visit to Grandad into a proper little outing.
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
Director of Photography
A month after the royal visit, the workers at Milton Colliery are brought crashing back down to earth by an underground explosion.
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
Director of Photography
The workers of Milton Colliery prepare for a royal visit from Prince Charles.
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
Director of Photography
Rogue Male
Director of Photography
No início de 1939 Sir Robert Hunter (Peter O'Toole) mirou em Adolf Hitler (Michael Sheard) com um rifle de alta potência, mas o tiro errou o alvo. Capturado e torturado pela Gestapo e deixado para morrer, Sir Robert faz o caminho de volta para a Inglaterra, onde descobre que a Gestapo o seguiu. Sabendo que seu governo o entregaria às autoridades alemãs, Sir Robert vai à clandestinidade em sua batalha contra seus perseguidores. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
Three Men in a Boat
Cinematography
One hot June day, three friends decide there is nothing they would like to do more than to get away from London. A boating holiday with lots of fresh air and exercise would be just the very thing, or so their doctors tell them. So, after debating the merits of hotel or camp beds and what to pack, they set off on their voyage - a trip up the Thames from Henley to Oxford - but very quickly find themselves ill-equipped for the trials of riverbank life.
The Evacuees
Director of Photography
The experiences of two young Jewish boys evacuated from Manchester to Blackpool during the Blitz.
Sunset Across the Bay
Cinematography
A married couple, after a life time of work and bringing up a family, retire and awaken to the fast changing world around them, the habitual nature of their relationship, and what they have left.
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Director of Photography
The "ceilidh play", as writer John McGrath styled it, is presented in the BBC's 1974 "Play for Today" production to a live audience intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags. Restored in high definition from the original film masters held in the BBC Archives.
Blooming Youth
Director of Photography
An improvised character piece, overseen by Les Blair and Tony Garnett set in the everyday life of a group of polytechnic students.
Stocker's Copper
Camera Operator
In August 1913 a strike at a Cornish clay pit leads to Welsh police being sent to keep order. Having no other source of income, a striking miner is forced to take in one of the policemen as a lodger. They soon become friends, but escalating tension at the mine means that conflict will become inevitable.
Robin Redbreast
Director of Photography
After the break-up of a long-term relationship, urban sophisticate Norah seeks refuge in a remote house in the country. The locals are friendly, if eccentric, and she toys with the idea of a flirtation with dishy young gamekeeper Rob. But events at Harvest Festival leave her feeling manipulated, and six months later, with the consequences all too evident, she finds herself trapped in what is more like a nightmare. What role is she destined to play in the cycle of the seasons -- and of the generations?
The Big Switch
Director of Photography
Playboy John Carter picks up a woman in a discotheque and takes her home. When she is murdered and he is framed for the crime, he finds himself drawn into a seedy underworld plot.