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Portrait of Henri Alekan

Henri Alekan (February 10, 1909 – June 15, 2001) was a French cinematographer.

Alekan was born in Paris, France. From the 1930s he was involved in many masterpieces of French cinema. He was one of the few 'behind the scenes' film workers who succeeded in stepping out from the stars' shadow and making film history.

His philosophy was one of 'light and shadows', which he practised impressively in movies like La Belle et la Bête (1946), La Bataille du rail (1946) and Der Himmel über Berlin (1987).

In his long career, Alekan adapted his style to the script and the director he was working with.

Alekan died from leukemia on June 15, 2001 in Auxerre, Bourgogne, France.

• Golem, the Ghost of Exile (1992)
• Berlin-Jerusalem (1989)
• I Write in Space (1989)
• Wings of Desire (1987)
• Esther (1986)
• Wundkanal (1985)
• Our Nazi (1984)
• A Strange Love Affair (1984)
• Une pierre dans la bouche (1983)
• The Beautiful Prisoner (1982)
• On Top of the Whale (1982)
• En rachachant (1982)
• The State of Things (1982)
• The Trout (1982)
• Golem, the Ghost of Exile (1992)
• Berlin-Jerusalem (1989)
• I Write in Space (1989)
• The Territory (1981)
• Red Sun (1971)
• Figures in a Landscape (1970)
• The Christmas Tree (1969) (aka When Wolves Cry)
• Mayerling (1968)
• Triple Cross (1967)
• Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966) (aka Danger Grows Wild, The Opium Connection, The Poppy Is Also a Flower)
• Lady L (1965)
• Topkapi (1964)
• Five Miles to Midnight (1963)
• Tales of Paris (1962)
• The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
• Black Tights (1960)
• Princesse de Clèves (1960)
• Marriage of Figaro (1959)
• Douze heures d'horloge (1959)
• Le Secret du Chevalier d'Éon (1959)
• Would-Be Gentleman (1958)
• Cerf-volant du bout du monde (1958)
• The Magic of the Kite (1971)
• Casino de Paris (1957)
• The Case of Dr. Laurent (1957)
• Typhoon Over Nagasaki (1957)
• Le Salaire du péché (1956)
• La Meilleure part (1956)
• The Toy Wife (1955)
• The Heroes Are Tired (1955) (aka Heroes and Sinners)
• House on the Waterfront (1955)
• Les Impures (1955)
• La Reine Margot (1954)
• Zoé (1954)
• Quand tu liras cette lettre (1953)
• Les Amours finissent à l'aube (1953)
• Julietta (1953)
• Roman Holiday (1953)
• Forbidden Fruit (1959)
• Trois femmes (1952) (segment "Boitelle")
• Trois femmes, trois âmes (1952)
• The Voyage to America (1951)
• Stranger on the Prowl (1951)
• Paris est toujours Paris (1952)
• Just Me (1950)
• Juliette ou la clé des songes (1950)
• The Lovers of Verona (1949)
• La Marie du port (1949)
• Anna Karenina (1948)
• Riptide (1948) (aka Such a Pretty Little Beach)
• The Damned (1947)
• La Belle et la bête (1946) (aka Beauty and the Beast)
• The Battle of the Rails(1946)
• Les Petites du quai aux fleurs (1944)
• La Vénus aveugle (1941)
• La Danseuse rouge (1937)
• The People of France (1936)

• Henri Alekan at the Internet Movie Database