Yorick Le Saux

Yorick Le Saux
Born (1968-08-10) 10 August 1968
Years active1976–present

Yorick Le Saux (born 10 August 1968) is a French cinematographer,[1] graduated from La Fémis in 1994.[2][3]

In 2011, Variety listed him as one of the "10 Cinematographers to Watch".[4]

Filmography

Short film

Cinematographer

Year Title Director Notes
1992 Thomas reconstitué François Ozon
1994 Action vérité
1995 La petite mort
1996 A Summer Dress
L'homme idéal
1998 Scènes de lit With Mathieu Vadepied
Un peu de temps réel Olivier Torres
2004 Les parallèles Nicolas Saada
2006 Mon meilleur ami Stéphane Granata
Un lever de rideau François Ozon
Début Pascal Rambert
2025 Sister Brother Jim Jarmusch Segment of Father Mother Sister Brother

Producer

  • Un peu de temps réel (1998)
  • Comme un seul homme (2002)
  • À ta place (2003)
  • Les parallèles (2004)
  • Le souffle (2005)
  • Mille soleils (2005)

Feature film

Cinematographer

Year Title Director Notes
1976 Gloria mundi Nikos Papatakis
1995 La croisade d'Anne Buridan Judith Cahen
1997 See the Sea François Ozon
1998 Sitcom
2001 Café de la plage Benoît Graffin
Candidature Emmanuel Bourdieu
2003 Eager Bodies Xavier Giannoli With Xavier Giannoli
Swimming Pool François Ozon
Vert paradis Emmanuel Bourdieu
2004 5x2 François Ozon
2005 Une aventure Xavier Giannoli
2006 Poison Friends Emmanuel Bourdieu
When I Was a Singer Xavier Giannoli
2007 Boarding Gate Olivier Assayas
2008 Julia Erick Zonca
2009 La femme invisible Agathe Teyssier Also credited as writer
I Am Love Luca Guadagnino
2010 Potiche François Ozon
2012 Arbitrage Nicholas Jarecki
2013 Only Lovers Left Alive Jim Jarmusch
2014 Clouds of Sils Maria Olivier Assayas
2015 A Bigger Splash Luca Guadagnino
2016 Personal Shopper Olivier Assayas
2018 Non-Fiction
High Life Claire Denis
2019 Wasp Network Oliver Assayas With Denis Lenoir
Little Women Greta Gerwig
2021 Evolution Kornél Mundruczó
Deception Arnaud Desplechin
2022 Ozon: Remastered & Uncut François Ozon With Pierre Stoeber
2024 Blitz Steve McQueen
2025 The Wizard of the Kremlin Olivier Assayas
2026 At the Sea Kornél Mundruczó

Producer

Television

Year Title Director Notes
1999 Chico, notre homme à Lisbonne Edouard Baer TV short;
With Mathias Raaflaub
2008 Eldorado Olivier Assayas Documentary film
2010 Carlos Part 1
2020 We Are Who We Are Luca Guadagnino 3 episodes
2022 Irma Vep Olivier Assayas Miniseries;
With Denis Lenoir

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Yorick Le Saux". Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Yorick Le Saux". La Fémis. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Up Next: Masters of their craft". Variety. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Yorick Le Saux: Attuned to rhythms of filmmaking". Variety. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. ↑ ""A Prophet" Leads International Cinephile Society's 8th Annual Honors". IndieWire. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Georg Szalai (2 December 2025). "Rotterdam Fest to Honor 'The Wizard of the Kremlin' Cinematographer Yorick Le Saux, Sets Juries". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 December 2025.