Javier Aguirresarobe
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Javier Aguirresarobe is a Spanish
Basque
cinematographer
. Aguirresarobe was born in Eibar
, Guipúzcoa (Basque Country
, Spain
). He has worked with Imanol Uribe
, Montxo Armendáriz
, Alejandro Amenábar
, and even with Milos Forman
and Woody Allen
on his Spanish films. He has won six Goya Awards
among other prizes. Aguirresarobe also worked as cinematographer for the film adaptation of New Moon
, released on November 20, 2009. He continued his work for the Twilight film series with their other sequels in the series.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
. Aguirresarobe was born in Eibar
Éibar
Eibar is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain. The city was chartered by Alfonso XI of Castile in 1346...
, Guipúzcoa (Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
). He has worked with Imanol Uribe
Imanol Uribe
Imanol Uribe is an award-winning Spanish screenwriter and film director.He was born in San Salvador, and is of Basque ancestry. Uribe was married to María Barranco...
, Montxo Armendáriz
Montxo Armendáriz
Montxo Armendariz, born Ramón Armendariz Barrios, in Olleta, Orbaibar, in Navarra , Spain 1949, is an awarded Spanish screenwriter and film director....
, Alejandro Amenábar
Alejandro Amenábar
Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos is a Spanish- Chilean film director. Amenábar was born in Santiago, Chile to a Spanish mother and Chilean father, but the family moved to Spain just one year after his birth...
, and even with Milos Forman
Miloš Forman
Jan Tomáš Forman , better known as Miloš Forman , is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, are among the most celebrated in the history of film, both gaining him the Academy Award for...
and Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
on his Spanish films. He has won six Goya Awards
Goya Awards
The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards....
among other prizes. Aguirresarobe also worked as cinematographer for the film adaptation of New Moon
New Moon (2009 film)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon, commonly referred to as New Moon, is a 2009 American romance fantasy-vampire film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2006 novel New Moon. It is the second film in The Twilight Saga film series and is the sequel to 2008's Twilight. Summit Entertainment greenlit the sequel in...
, released on November 20, 2009. He continued his work for the Twilight film series with their other sequels in the series.
Feature filmography
- El proceso de Burgos (1979)
- La fuga de Segovia (1981)
- Que nos quiten lo bailao (1983)
- La Muerte de MikelLa Muerte de MikelLa Muerte de Mikel is a 1984 Spanish film directed by Imanol Uribe, starring Imanol Arias. The film tells in flash back, the story of a gay member of ETA who died under mysterious circumstances.-Plot:The film opens at Mikel's funeral mass...
(1984) - El pico 2 (1984)
- Fuego eterno (1985)
- Golfo de Vizcaya (1985)
- 27 horas (1986)
- La oveja negra (1987)
- Laura, del cielo llega la noche (1987)
- Donde termina el corazón (1989)
- La luna negra (1989)
- El sueño de Tánger (1991)
- Beltenebros (1991)
- MarathonMarathonThe marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
(1992) - Quince Tree of the Sun (1992)
- La madre muerta (1993)
- ¡Dispara!¡Dispara!Dispara! is a 1993 Spanish film directed by Carlos Saura, starring Francesca Neri and Antonio Banderas. The story is a revenge tragedy.-Plot:...
(1993) - O Fio do Horizonte (1993)
- Una chica entre un millón (1994)
- Dias contados (1994)
- Aquel ritmillo (1995)
- Ainsi soient-elles (1995)
- Antártida (1995)
- Fiesta (1995)
- Earth (1996)
- Tu nombre envenena mis (1996)
- Bwana (1996)
- The Dog in the MangerThe Dog in the Manger (film)The Dog in the Manger is a 1996 Spanish film directed by Pilar Miró and based on an homonymous play by Lope de Vega.-Awards and nominations:*Goya Awards**Won: Best Actress – Leading Role...
(1996) - Secrets of the HeartSecrets of the HeartSecrets of the Heart is a 1997 Spanish film. The film was a Box Office hit in Spain grossing ESP 711,092,434.-Synopsis:...
(1997) - 99.9 (1997)
- The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
- El milagro de P. Tinto (1998)
- La fuente amarilla (1999)
- SalssSalsa (2000 film)Salsa or ¡Salsa! is a 1999 French-Spanish romance film. The film was directed by Joyce Buñuel, and stars Vincent Lecoeur, Christianne Gout, and Catherine Samie.-Cast:* Christianne Gout - Nathalie* Vincent Lecoeur - Rémi* Catherine Samie - Letty...
(2000) - Obra maestra (2000)
- The OthersThe Others (2001 film)The Others is a 2001 psychological horror film by the Spanish-Chilean director Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman. It is inspired partly by the novella The Turn of the Screw....
(2001) - Eric Clapton and Friends (2002)
- Talk to HerTalk to HerTalk to Her is a 2002 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Geraldine Chaplin, and Rosario Flores...
(2002) - DeseoDeseoDeseo is a solo album by Jon Anderson of progressive rock band Yes.-Track listing:#Amor Real 04:17#A-DE-O 03:19#Bridges 03:32#Seasons 03:34#Floresta 03:04#Cafe 03:19#This Child 02:14#Danca Do Ouro 04:29#Midnight Dancing 03:50...
(2002) - Soldiers of Salamina (2002)
- Mauvais esprit (2003)
- The Sea Inside (2004)
- The Bridge of San Luis ReyThe Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004 film)The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a 2004 drama film directed by Mary McGuckian and featuring an ensemble cast of American and international actors. It is based on Thornton Wilder's novel of the same name. The film was released in 2004 in Spain and 2005 in the U.S. and abroad...
(2004) - Hormigas en la boca (2005)
- Obaba (2005)
- Goya's GhostsGoya's GhostsGoya's Ghosts is a 2006 Spanish/American film directed by Miloš Forman, and produced by Xuxa Producciones and by Saul Zaentz, and written by Miloš Forman and Jean-Claude Carrière. The film stars Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem, and Stellan Skarsgård, and was filmed on location in Spain during late...
(2006) - La carta esférica (2007)
- Vicky Cristina BarcelonaVicky Cristina BarcelonaVicky Cristina Barcelona is a 2008 romance comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, and starring Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson and Rebecca Hall...
(2008) - Arráncame la vida (2008)
- The City of Your Final DestinationThe City of Your Final DestinationThe City of Your Final Destination is a novel by American writer Peter Cameron. Most of the story takes place in a small town in Uruguay. However, the Uruguay of the novel bears little relation to the geography or culture of the real country...
(2008) - The Road (2009)
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
- A Better LifeA Better LifeA Better Life is a 2011 American drama film directed by Chris Weitz. The screenplay, originally known as The Gardener, was written by Eric Eason based on a story by Roger L. Simon.-Plot:...
(2011)