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Robby Müller

Known For
Camera

Known Credits
12

Gender
Male

Birthday
April 4, 1940 (86 years old)

Place of Birth
Willemstad, Curaçao, Territory of Curaçao

Robby Müller

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.

Known For

Camera

2018Living the Light: Robby Müller...Director of Photography
2014Ashes...Director of Photography
2004Visions of Europe...Director of Photography
2004Prologue...Director of Photography
2004Coffee and Cigarettes...Director of Photography
2003Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me...Director of Photography
200224 Hour Party People...Director of Photography
2001My Brother Tom...Director of Photography
2000Dancer in the Dark...Director of Photography
1999Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai...Director of Photography
1999Buena Vista Social Club...Director of Photography
1998Shattered Image...Director of Photography
1997The Tango Lesson...Director of Photography
1996Breaking the Waves...Director of Photography
1995Dead Man...Director of Photography
1995Beyond the Clouds...Director of Photography
1995Last Call...Director of Photography
1993When Pigs Fly...Director of Photography
1993Mad Dog and Glory...Director of Photography
1991Until the End of the World...Director of Photography
1990Korczak...Director of Photography
1989Notebook on Cities and Clothes...Director of Photography
1989Mystery Train...Director of Photography
1989Coffee and Cigarettes II...Director of Photography
1988The Little Devil...Director of Photography
1987Barfly...Director of Photography
1987The Believers...Director of Photography
1986Down by Law...Director of Photography
1986The Longshot...Director of Photography
1985To Live and Die in L.A....Director of Photography
1985Finnegan Begin Again...Director of Photography
1984Body Rock...Director of Photography
1984Paris, Texas...Director of Photography
1984Repo Man...Director of Photography
1984Cheaters...Director of Photography
1983Un dimanche de flics...Director of Photography
1983Les Îles...Director of Photography
1983Class Enemy...Director of Photography
1982A Hot Summer Night...Director of Photography
1981They All Laughed...Director of Photography
1980Honeysuckle Rose...Director of Photography
1980Hello Fellow Man...Director of Photography
1979Saint Jack...Director of Photography
1979In for Treatment...Director of Photography
1978Mysteries...Director of Photography
1978The Left-Handed Woman...Director of Photography
1978The Glass Cell...Director of Photography
1977The American Friend...Director of Photography
1976The Wild Duck...Director of Photography
1976Kings of the Road...Director of Photography
1976Kings of the Road...Camera Operator
1975The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick...Director of Photography
1975Wrong Move...Director of Photography
1975Wrong Move...Camera Operator
1974Alice in the Cities...Director of Photography
1974Die Eltern...Director of Photography
1973The Journey to Vienna...Director of Photography
1973The Scarlet Letter...Director of Photography
1972CAN: The Free Concert...Director of Photography
1972Summer in the City...Director of Photography
1971Carlos...Director of Photography
1970Eine Rose für Jane...Director of Photography
1970Pakbo...Director of Photography
1970Jonathan...Director of Photography
1969Der Fall Lena Christ...Director of Photography
1969Alabama (2000 Light Years)...Director of Photography
1968Love and So Forth...Assistant Camera
1963Megalopolis I...Director of Photography

Art

1968To Grab the Ring...Assistant Director of Photography

Crew

1966Eiland...Cinematography

Acting

2020Wim Wenders, Desperadoas Self (archive footage)
2018Living the Light: Robby Mülleras Self
2008One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Yearsas Self
2006From Dogma to Dogville: Don't Try This at Homeas himself
1995Edward Hopper - The Silent Witnessas Self
1992The Ditvoorst Domainsas Self
1990Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'as Self
1990Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wendersas Self
1984Cheatersas Ingénieur
1979Bavarian Film Awardsas Self
1979Saint Jackas Robby (uncredited)
1951German Film Awardas Self