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Robby Müller

Born April 4, 1940 · Willemstad, Curaçao, Territory of Curaçao

Died July 3, 2018 · aged 78

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:…

Known For

Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas · 1984

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Mysteries

Mysteries · 1978

MovieMysteryDrama

In the winter of 1891 a stranger arrives in a small coastal town on the Isle of Man. His presence soon disturbs the lives of the local inhabitants, especially the beautiful daughter of the parson.

Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark · 2000

Dancer in the Dark

MovieDramaCrime

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A. · 1985

To Live and Die in L.A.

MovieCrimeThriller

When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes · 2004

Coffee and Cigarettes

MovieComedyDrama

An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

Dead Man

Dead Man · 1995

MovieDramaFantasy

On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.

Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves · 1996

Breaking the Waves

MovieDramaRomance

In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai · 1999

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

MovieCrimeDrama

A Black hitman who models after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

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Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas · 1984

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Director of Photography

Mysteries

Mysteries · 1978

MovieMysteryDrama

In the winter of 1891 a stranger arrives in a small coastal town on the Isle of Man. His presence soon disturbs the lives of the local inhabitants, especially the beautiful daughter of the parson.

Director of Photography

Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark · 2000

Dancer in the Dark

MovieDramaCrime

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

Director of Photography

To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A. · 1985

To Live and Die in L.A.

MovieCrimeThriller

When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.

Director of Photography

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes · 2004

Coffee and Cigarettes

MovieComedyDrama

An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

Director of Photography

Dead Man

Dead Man · 1995

MovieDramaFantasy

On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.

Director of Photography

Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves · 1996

Breaking the Waves

MovieDramaRomance

In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.

Director of Photography

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai · 1999

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

MovieCrimeDrama

A Black hitman who models after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

Director of Photography

Mystery Train

Mystery Train · 1989

In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.

Director of Photography

Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World · 1991

Until the End of the World

MovieDramaScience Fiction

In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris. On the way, she runs into another fugitive from the law — an American doctor on the run from the CIA. They want to confiscate his father's invention – a device which allows anyone to record their dreams and visions.

Director of Photography

Repo Man

Repo Man · 1984

MovieComedyScience Fiction

A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.

Director of Photography

24 Hour Party People

24 Hour Party People · 2002

24 Hour Party People

MovieComedyDrama

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.

Director of Photography

Mad Dog and Glory

Mad Dog and Glory · 1993

Mad Dog and Glory

MovieComedyCrime

Wayne Dobie is a shy cop whose low-key demeanor has earned him the affectionate nickname "Mad Dog." After Mad Dog saves the life of Frank Milo, a crime boss and aspiring stand-up comedian, he's offered the company of an attractive young waitress named Glory for a week. At first both are uneasy about the arrangement, but they eventually fall in love. However, the situation becomes complicated when Milo demands Glory back.

Director of Photography

Barfly

MovieComedyDrama

Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.

Director of Photography

Beyond the Clouds

Beyond the Clouds · 1995

Beyond the Clouds

MovieDramaRomance

Four tales, each centered on a woman, journey inward to explore the enigmatic reality of their lives, connecting through a single narrative thread.

Director of Photography

The American Friend

The American Friend · 1977

The American Friend

MovieDramaThriller

Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.

Director of Photography

Alice in the Cities

Alice in the Cities · 1974

Alice in the Cities

German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer’s block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a German woman and her nine year old daughter Alice doing the same. The three become friends (almost out of necessity) and while the mother asks Winter to mind Alice temporarily, it quickly becomes apparent that Alice will be his responsibility for longer than he expected.

Director of Photography

The Believers

The Believers · 1987

MovieHorrorMystery

Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths.

Director of Photography

Wrong Move

Wrong Move · 1975

Six days in the life of Wilhelm: a detached man without qualities. He wants to write, so his mother gives him a ticket to Bonn, telling him to live. On the train he meets an older man, an athlete in the 1936 Olympics, and his mute teen companion, Mignon. She's an acrobat in market squares for spare change.

Director of Photography

Down by Law

Down by Law · 1986

MovieCrimeDrama

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

Director of Photography

Jonathan

Jonathan · 1970

MovieHorrorDrama

A group of vampires terrorizes a small village on the German North Sea Coast. The young Jonathan joins a group of fellow students and locals, who plan an uprising against the vampires.

Director of Photography

The Little Devil

The Little Devil · 1988

The Little Devil

MovieComedyFantasy

Father Maurice, a priest living in a residential college for priests in Rome, is called out one day to "exorcise" the devil from someone. The devil turns out to be in the form of a fun-loving man called Giuditta. What Father Maurice doesn't know is that this type of devil will turn his life around.

Director of Photography

Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road · 1976

Kings of the Road

Itinerant projection-equipment repairman Bruno Winter and depressed hitchhiker Robert Lander - a doctor who has just been through a break-up with his wife and a half-hearted suicide attempt - travel along the Western side of the East-German border in a repair truck, visiting worn-out movie theaters, learning to communicate across their differences.

Director of Photography

Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club · 1999

Buena Vista Social Club

MovieDocumentaryMusic

In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana. The result is a spectacular compilation of concert footage from the group's gigs in Amsterdam and New York City's famed Carnegie Hall, with director Wim Wenders capturing not only the music -- but also the musicians' life stories.

Director of Photography