Manuel Alberto Claro (born 3 April 1970) is a Chilean-Danish cinematographer, filmmaker, and still photographer. He has won numerous accolades, including two

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, a

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, and a European Film Award.

Life and career

Manuel Alberto Claro was born in Santiago, Chile in 1970. In 1974, he moved to Denmark and since that time lives in Copenhagen. He graduated as a stills photographer from Milan's Istituto Europeo di Design in 1994 and then worked as an assistant photographer in Milan, New York City and Copenhagen before enrolling at the National Film School of Denmark in 1997, from where he graduated in 2001. Since 2001 he has shot a number of features among them '' Reconstruction'', which won the Camera d'Or in Cannes 2003 and the Bronze Frog at Camerimage 2004. ''

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'' which premiered in Un Certain Regard in Cannes 2005. ''

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'' which premiered at Venice Film Festival 2005 and for which he won both the Robert and the Bodil 2006 awards for best cinematography. He has been a frequent collaborator with director Lars von Trier in '' Melancholia'', '' Nymphomaniac'', and '' The House that Jack Built''. He also works on commercials for companies like

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, Nokia, and Volkswagen, and on music videos for the likes of FKA Twigs, Paloma Faith, and Rhye. He is an active member of the Danish Society of Cinematographers.

Filmography

Feature films

* ' (2003) * '' Reconstruction'' (2003) * ''Scratch'' (2003) * ' (2004) * ' (2004) * ''

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2005) * '' Weapons'' (2007) * ' (2007) * ' (2008) * ' (2008) * '' The Candidate'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2010) * '' Melancholia'' (2011) * '' Nymph()maniac'' (2013) * '' Top Five'' (2014) * '' The Untamed'' (2016) * '' The House That Jack Built'' (2018)

Short films

* ''Anxiety'' (2001) * ''Visions of Europe'' (2004, segment "Europe Does Not Exist")

Awards

* 2003: Golden Plaque for ''Reconstruction'', Chicago International Filmfestival * 2004: Bronze Frog for ''Reconstruction'', Camerimage * 2006: Robert for ''Allegro'' * 2006: Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer for ''Allegro'' and ''Dark Horse'' * 2010: Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer for ''Antichrist'' * 2011: European Film Award * 2012: Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer for ''Melancholia''

References

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