Darius Khondji
Darius Khondji
Darius Khondji, A.S.C.is an Iranian-French cinematographer. He has worked with such well-known directors as Jean-Pierre Jeunet, David Fincher, Bernardo Bertolucci, Alan Parker, Roman Polanski, Sydney Pollack, Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Wong Kar-wai, Danny Boyle and Michael Haneke...
NationalityIranian
ProfessionCinematographer
Date of Birth21 October 1955
location low movies outside requires second stories windows
When you do movies on low budgets, you don't want to have a location that requires a very big light right outside the window when you're 10 stories up. You have to find a location where you have a terrace outside, or you can light from a second floor, or you can light through the windows for daylight.
believe
Believe me, I don't like being photographed. I don't like myself in pictures. Actually, I do sometimes.
attached invisible life lived
I have lived most of my life in Paris, but I have a connection with Rome that I have with no other place. I'm attached by invisible strings.
certain concept general learned pushes work
I've learned one general thing in filmmaking: to work with one strong idea. One strong concept that pushes you to work in a certain way artistically.