Paul Sarossy, , , (born April 24, 1963) is a Canadian
cinematographer
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and
film director
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. He is known for his collaborations with director
Atom Egoyan
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, serving as his director of photography on fourteen feature films ('' Speaking Parts'', '' The Adjuster'', ''
Exotica
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Felicia's Journey
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The book won the Whitbread Prize and ''The Sunday Express'' Book of the Ye ...
Adoration
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Ancient Rome
In class ...
'', ''
Chloe
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Remember
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* ''Remember'' (2015 film), a Canadian film by Atom Egoyan
* ''Remember?'' (201 ...
'', '' Guest of Honour'', and '' Seven Veils'').Paul Sarossy CSC/BSC ''Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers''.
He has won five
Genie Awards
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Gemini Award
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, and five
Canadian Society of Cinematographers
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awards, as well as being nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award
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and an
Independent Spirit Award
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. He made his directorial debut with the British crime drama ''
Mr In-Between
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'', which premiered at the
Toronto International Film Festival
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in 2001, and received a British general release in 2003.
Sarossy is married to the Northern Irish actress
Geraldine O'Rawe
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Canadian
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,
British
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, and
American Society of Cinematographers
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. He has cited the work of cinematographers
Vittorio Storaro
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,
Sven Nykvist
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Often considered to be one of the greatest cinematographers ...
, and
Néstor Almendros
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He was one of the most highly appraised contemporary cinematographers, having a working collaboration with filmmakers François Truffaut, Éric Ro ...
and director
Bernardo Bertolucci
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as an overarching influence on his ''oeuvre''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
2022
Canadian Society of Cinematographers
Best Cinematography in 1/2 hour television
"Guilty Party"
(won)