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Robby Müller
Actor, Additional Credits
Born April 4, 1940Died July 3, 2018 (78 years)
Robby Müller (4 April 1940 - 4 July 2018) was a Dutch cinematographer. Known both for his use of natural light and minimalist imagery, as well as expressionistic use of colors, Müller first gained recognition for his contributions to West German Cinema through his acclaimed collaborations with Wim Wenders.
Müller's first work as a cinematographer was also Wim Wenders' first as director, Alabama: 2000 Light Years. They went on making many more films together such as Summer in the City, The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, The Scarlet Letter, Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move, Kings of the Road, The American Friend, Wings of Desire, Until the End of the World and Paris, Texas.
Throughout the course of his career, he also worked closely with directors Jim Jarmusch (Down by Law, Mystery Train, Dead Man, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai), Lars Von Trier (Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark), Peter Bogdanovich (Saint Jack, They All Laughed), Barbet Schroeder (Barfly, Tricheurs) and Hans W. Geissendörfer (Jonathan, The Glass Cell, Carlos, The Wild Duck, Der Fall Lena Christ, Die Eltern).
Müller's other work has been on both mainstream productions and independent films, including the hazy, yellow-tinted cinematography of William Friedkin's To Live and Die in LA, Alex Cox's Repo Man, Michael Winterbottom's 24 Hour Party People, Andrzej Wajda's Korczak, Jerry Schatzberg's Honeysuckle Rose, Peter Handke's The Left Handed Woman, Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson, Dom Rotheroe's My Brother Tom and Steve McQueen's Carib’s Leap.
Paul Thomas Anderson referred to Müller as "The master of night exteriors. Like a chef with a secret sauce. I can't quite figure it out." Barry Sonnenfeld recalls the first thing he and the Coen Brothers bonded over was Müller's The American Friend cinematography, which convinced the brothers that Sonnenfeld had good enough taste to shoot their first film (Blood Simple).
Müller died on 3 July 2018, aged 78, having suffered from vascular dementia for several years.
Müller's first work as a cinematographer was also Wim Wenders' first as director, Alabama: 2000 Light Years. They went on making many more films together such as Summer in the City, The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, The Scarlet Letter, Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move, Kings of the Road, The American Friend, Wings of Desire, Until the End of the World and Paris, Texas.
Throughout the course of his career, he also worked closely with directors Jim Jarmusch (Down by Law, Mystery Train, Dead Man, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai), Lars Von Trier (Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark), Peter Bogdanovich (Saint Jack, They All Laughed), Barbet Schroeder (Barfly, Tricheurs) and Hans W. Geissendörfer (Jonathan, The Glass Cell, Carlos, The Wild Duck, Der Fall Lena Christ, Die Eltern).
Müller's other work has been on both mainstream productions and independent films, including the hazy, yellow-tinted cinematography of William Friedkin's To Live and Die in LA, Alex Cox's Repo Man, Michael Winterbottom's 24 Hour Party People, Andrzej Wajda's Korczak, Jerry Schatzberg's Honeysuckle Rose, Peter Handke's The Left Handed Woman, Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson, Dom Rotheroe's My Brother Tom and Steve McQueen's Carib’s Leap.
Paul Thomas Anderson referred to Müller as "The master of night exteriors. Like a chef with a secret sauce. I can't quite figure it out." Barry Sonnenfeld recalls the first thing he and the Coen Brothers bonded over was Müller's The American Friend cinematography, which convinced the brothers that Sonnenfeld had good enough taste to shoot their first film (Blood Simple).
Müller died on 3 July 2018, aged 78, having suffered from vascular dementia for several years.
Robby Müller Filmography
| 1984 | Tricheurs · as Ingénieur |
| 1979 | Saint Jack · as Robby (uncredited) |
| 2020 | Wim Wenders: Desperado · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | The Oscars · as Self - Cinematographer (in Memoriam) |
| 2018 | Robby Müller: Living the Light · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 1999 | Foot on the Moon · as Self |
| 2018 | Robby Müller: Living the Light · as Director Of Photography |
| 2004 | Visions of Europe · as Director Of Photography |
| 2003 | Coffee and Cigarettes · as Director Of Photography |
| 2003 | Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me · as Cinematographer |
| 2002 | 24 Hour Party People · as Director Of Photography |
| 2001 | My Brother Tom · as Director Of Photography |
| 2000 | Dancer in the Dark · as Director Of Photography |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai · as Director Of Photography |
| 1999 | Buena Vista Social Club · as Director Of Photography |
| 1998 | Shattered Image · as Director Of Photography |
| 1997 | The Tango Lesson · as Director Of Photography |
| 1996 | Breaking the Waves · as Director Of Photography |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | Beyond the Clouds · as Director Of Photography |
| 1995 | Hoogste tijd · as Director Of Photography |
| 1993 | When Pigs Fly · as Director Of Photography |
| 1993 | Mad Dog and Glory · as Director Of Photography |
| 1991 | Until the End of the World · as Director Of Photography |
| 1990 | Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter · as Cinematographer |
| 1990 | Korczak · as Director Of Photography |
| 1989 | Notebook on Cities and Clothes · as Director Of Photography |
| 1989 | Mystery Train · as Director Of Photography |
| 1989 | Coffee and Cigarettes II · as Director Of Photography |
| 1988 | The Little Devil · as Director Of Photography |
| 1987 | Barfly · as Director Of Photography |
| 1987 | The Believers · as Director Of Photography |
| 1986 | Down by Law · as Director Of Photography |
| 1986 | The Longshot · as Director Of Photography |
| 1985 | To Live and Die in L.A. · as Director Of Photography |
| 1984 | Finnegan Begin Again · as Director Of Photography |
| 1984 | Body Rock · as Director Of Photography |
| 1984 | Paris, Texas · as Director Of Photography |
| 1984 | Repo Man · as Director Of Photography |
| 1984 | Tricheurs · as Director Of Photography |
| 1983 | Un dimanche de flic · as Director Of Photography |
| 1983 | Klassen Feind · as Director Of Photography |
| 1982 | The Magic Mountain · as Cinematographer |
| 1981 | They All Laughed · as Director Of Photography |
| 1980 | Honeysuckle Rose · as Director Of Photography |
| 1979 | Saint Jack · as Director Of Photography |
| 1979 | In for Treatment · as Director Of Photography |
| 1978 | Mysteries · as Director Of Photography |
| 1978 | The Glass Cell · as Director Of Photography |
| 1977 | The Left-Handed Woman · as Director Of Photography |
| 1977 | The American Friend · as Director Of Photography |
| 1976 | The Wild Duck · as Director Of Photography |
| 1976 | Kings of the Road · as Director Of Photography |
| 1975 | Es herrscht Ruhe im Land · as Cinematographer |
| 1975 | Wrong Move · as Director Of Photography |
| 1974 | Alice in the Cities · as Director Of Photography |
| 1973 | Die Reise nach Wien · as Director Of Photography |
| 1973 | The Scarlet Letter · as Director Of Photography |
| 1972 | The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick · as Director Of Photography |
| 1971 | Carlos · as Director Of Photography |
| 1971 | Summer in the City · as Director Of Photography |
| 1970 | Jonathan · as Director Of Photography |
| 1966 | Eiland · as Cinematographer |
| 1963 | Megalopolis I · as Director Of Photography |