Robby Müller
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- April 4, 1940
- Died
- July 3, 2018 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Willemstad, Curaçao, Territory of Curaçao
Biography
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.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Movie · Director of Photography
Ashes
Movie · Director of Photography
Coffee and Cigarettes
Movie · Director of Photography
Prologue
Movie · Director of Photography
Visions of Europe
Movie · Director of Photography
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
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24 Hour Party People
Movie · Director of Photography
My Brother Tom
Movie · Director of Photography
Dancer in the Dark
Movie · Director of Photography
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
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Buena Vista Social Club
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Shattered Image
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The Tango Lesson
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Breaking the Waves
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Dead Man
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Beyond the Clouds
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Last Call
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Mad Dog and Glory
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When Pigs Fly
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Until the End of the World
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Korczak
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Mystery Train
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Coffee and Cigarettes II
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Notebook on Cities and Clothes
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The Little Devil
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Barfly
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The Believers
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Down by Law
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The Longshot
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To Live and Die in L.A.
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Finnegan Begin Again
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Paris, Texas
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Repo Man
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Cheaters
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Body Rock
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Les Îles
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Class Enemy
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Un dimanche de flics
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A Hot Summer Night
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They All Laughed
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Hello Fellow Man
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Honeysuckle Rose
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In for Treatment
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Saint Jack
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Mysteries
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The Left-Handed Woman
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The Glass Cell
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The American Friend
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Kings of the Road
Movie · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
The Wild Duck
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Wrong Move
Movie · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
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Alice in the Cities
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Die Eltern
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The Scarlet Letter
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The Journey to Vienna
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Summer in the City
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CAN: The Free Concert
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Carlos
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Jonathan
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Eine Rose für Jane
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Pakbo
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Alabama (2000 Light Years)
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Der Fall Lena Christ
Movie · Director of Photography
Love and So Forth
Movie · Assistant Camera
Megalopolis I
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