Jean-Yves Escoffier, a French cinematographer who shot the original Three Men and a Cradle for Coline Serreau, has died of a heart seizure in Los Angeles. He was 52. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Friday at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. He died April 1. A graduate of the Ecole Louis Lumiere in Paris, Escoffier was known in Europe for his collaboration with director Leos Carax, with whom he made three films: Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (The Lovers on the Bridge), for which he won a European Academy Felix Award; Mauvais sang (Bad Blood); and Boy Meets Girl. He received a Cesar Award for his work on Trois Hommes et un couffin, as the Cradle film was titled in French. Escoffier came to the United States during the early 1990s and shot 14 features, including The Crow: City of Angels, Gummo, Good Will Hunting, Nurse Betty, Possession and Cradle Will Rock. His last completed feature, The Human Stain for director Robert Benton, will be released in the fall by Miramax and Lakeshore. Before his death, Escoffier was working on director Wong Kar-wai's futuristic drama 2046. Escoffier also made many award-winning short dramatic films and documentaries. He shot the claymation project Le Chateau de sable (The Sand Castle), which won the 1978 Oscar for best animated short. He was director of photography for commercials and music videos, collaborating with Luc Besson, Jean Pierre Jeunet, David Lynch, Jean Baptiste Mondino, Phil Morrison and Mark Romanek.
- 4/16/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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