Robby Müller
Camera
Born: April 4, 1940 · Willemstad, Curaçao, Territory of Curaçao
Died: July 3, 2018 (aged 78)
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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.
Photos (3)
Movies (2)
Self / Appearances (8)
Living the Light: Robby Müller
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Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'
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Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self (archive footage)
The Ditvoorst Domains
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One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
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Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
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Edward Hopper - The Silent Witness
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From Dogma to Dogville: Don't Try This at Home
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Dead Man
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Dancer in the Dark
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Paris, Texas
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Breaking the Waves
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To Live and Die in L.A.
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Mad Dog and Glory
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Repo Man
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Mystery Train
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The Little Devil
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Coffee and Cigarettes
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
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The American Friend
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Alice in the Cities
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Until the End of the World
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24 Hour Party People
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Down by Law
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Barfly
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The Believers
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Buena Vista Social Club
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The Scarlet Letter
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Wrong Move
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Wrong Move
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Beyond the Clouds
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Saint Jack
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Kings of the Road
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Kings of the Road
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They All Laughed
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Visions of Europe
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My Brother Tom
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The Tango Lesson
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Body Rock
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Living the Light: Robby Müller
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Coffee and Cigarettes II
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Un dimanche de flics
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The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
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Honeysuckle Rose
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Shattered Image
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Jonathan
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The Longshot
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Summer in the City
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Mysteries
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The Journey to Vienna
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When Pigs Fly
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A Hot Summer Night
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The Wild Duck
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Notebook on Cities and Clothes
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Finnegan Begin Again
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Korczak
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To Grab the Ring
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Megalopolis I
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Les Îles
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Last Call
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The Left-Handed Woman
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The Glass Cell
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Alabama (2000 Light Years)
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Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
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Carlos
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Love and So Forth
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Cheaters
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Ashes
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CAN: The Free Concert
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Prologue
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Hello Fellow Man
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Class Enemy
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In for Treatment
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