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Ghislain Cloquet

Born
Apr 18, 1924 · Aged 57
Died
Nov 2, 1981
Place of birth
Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Gender
Male
Movie credits
3
TV credits
2
Directing credits
1

Biography

Ghislain Cloquet (18 April 1924 – 2 November 1981) was a Belgian-born French cinematographer. Cloquet was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1924. He went to Paris to study and became a French citizen in 1940. Cloquet is known for his work with Robert Bresson, though he also collaborated with Claude Sautet, Jacques Demy, André Delvaux, Chris Marker, and Marguerite Duras. He shot Jacques Becker's last film, Le Trou, and then worked several times with Becker's son Jean, who was also Cloquet's brother-in-law. He also worked with several non-French directors, including Woody Allen (Love and Death),…