Manuel Dacosse Explained

Manuel Dacosse
Birth Place:Uccle, Belgium
Years Active:2001–present
Website:manudacosse.com

Manuel "Manu" Dacosse is a Belgian cinematographer. He is known for his work with directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani on the films Amer (2009), The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears (2013), and Let the Corpses Tan (2017), the last two of which earned him the Magritte Award for Best Cinematography.[1]

He collaborated with director François Ozon on L'Amant double (2017) and By the Grace of God (2019); the latter received five nominations at the 25th Lumières Awards, including Best Cinematography for Dacosse.[2] His film credits also include Torpedo (2012), Mobile Home (2012), Tasher Desh (2012), Alleluia (2014), The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (2015), Evolution (2015), Axolotl Overkill (2017), Adoration (2019), and The Silencing (2020).[3]

Selected filmography

YearTitleNotes
2009AmerNominated—Camerimage Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Cinematography
2012Torpedo
2012Mobile Home
2012The ABCs of DeathSegment: "O is for Orgasm"
2012Tasher Desh
2013The Strange Colour of Your Body's TearsMagritte Award for Best Cinematography
Nashville Film Festival Award for Best Cinematography
2014AlleluiaMagritte Award for Best Cinematography
2015The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
2015EvolutionSan Sebastián Film Festival Award for Best Cinematography
Stockholm Film Festival Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated—ICS Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated—UK Horror Award for Best Editing/Visual Style
2016Odd Job
2017Let the Corpses TanMagritte Award for Best Cinematography
2017Axolotl OverkillSundance Film Festival Award for Best Cinematography
2017L'Amant double
2018The Emperor of Paris
2019By the Grace of GodNominated—Lumières Award for Best Cinematography
2019AdorationSitges Film Festival Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Cinematography
2020The Silencing
2021Inexorable (film)
2022Peter von Kant
2023Vincent Must Die (Vincent doit mourir)

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Notes and References

  1. News: Richford . Rhonda . Belgium's Magritte Awards: 'Our Struggles' Takes Top Prize . 3 February 2019 . The Hollywood Reporter . 2 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Goodfellow . Melanie . Les Misérables leads nominations in France’s Lumière awards . Screen International . 18 November 2020 . 3 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Manuel Dacosse: Filmographie . Cinergie . 18 November 2020 . French.