
Person
Renato Berta
Camera · Born 1945-03-02 · Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland
Biography
Renato Berta is a Swiss cinematographer and film director, best known for his collaborations with directors Alain Tanner and Jean-Marie Straub. Trained at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, Berta has worked as cinematographer in more than 100 films since 1969. He won a César Award for Best Cinematography for Au revoir les enfants in 1988 and a David di Donatello for Best Cinematography for Noi credevamo in 2011. In 2013, he was awarded the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Source: Article "Renato Berta" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for

Kulturplatz
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Twister
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Year of the Jellyfish
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Au Revoir les Enfants
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Max & Co
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Vive nous!
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The Tasters
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Chimère
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Un héritier
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Uranus
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Filmography
- 2025The TastersDirector of Photography
- 2023The PloughDirector of Photography
- 2022Renato Berta, face caméraSelf
- 2021Il BucoDirector of Photography
- 2021The King of LaughterDirector of Photography
- 2020The Salt of TearsDirector of Photography
- 2020France Against the RobotsDirector of Photography
- 2018People of the LakeDirector of Photography
- 2017Strange BirdsDirector of Photography
- 2017Lover for a DayDirector of Photography
- 2016Stalin's CouchDirector of Photography
- 2015In the Shadow of WomenDirector of Photography
- 2014The Old Man of BelemDirector of Photography
- 2014LeopardiDirector of Photography
- 2013Revoir Hiroshima...Self
- 2013Dialogue of ShadowsDirector of Photography
- 2012You, Me and UsDirector of Photography
- 2012AsfouriDirector of Photography
- 2012Lullaby to my FatherCinematography
- 2012Gebo and the ShadowDirector of Photography
- 2012In Memoriam Daniel Schmid Werner SchroeterSelf
- 2012Un héritierDirector of Photography
- 2011L’InconsolableDirector of Photography
- 2011Belleville TokyoDirector of Photography
- 2011O somma luceDirector of Photography
- 2010We BelievedDirector of Photography
- 2010Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui PenseSelf
- 2010Les avatars de la mort d’Empédocle
- 2009Joachim Gatti, variation de lumièreDirector of Photography
- 2009Buried SecretsDirector of Photography
- 2009The Witches, Women Among ThemselvesDirector of Photography
- 2008Artemide’s KneeDirector of Photography
- 2007Max & CoDirector of Photography
- 2007Defense of the Time
- 2006These Encounters of TheirsDirector of Photography
- 2006Magic MirrorDirector of Photography
- 2005Roger Diamantis or Real LifeCinematography
- 2005The Last MitterrandDirector of Photography
- 2004KulturplatzSelf
- 2004A Visit to the LouvreDirector of Photography
- 2003Not on the LipsDirector of Photography
- 2003Three-Step DanceDirector of Photography
- 2003AlilaDirector of Photography
- 2003The Return of the Prodigal SonCinematography
- 2003HumiliatedCinematography
- 2003IncantatiDirector of Photography
- 2002Marie-Jo and Her 2 LovesDirector of Photography
- 2002The Uncertainty PrincipleDirector of Photography
- 2002DolandoDirector of Photography
- 2001Workers, PeasantsDirector of Photography
- 2001EdenDirector of Photography
- 2000Word and UtopiaDirector of Photography
- 2000NightcapDirector of Photography
- 2000KippurDirector of Photography
- 2000Vive nous!Director of Photography
- 1999BeresinaDirector of Photography
- 1999KadoshDirector of Photography
- 1999VanaprasthamDirector of Photography
- 1998Day After DayDirector of Photography
- 1998InquietudeDirector of Photography
- 1997Same Old SongDirector of Photography
- 1997Marcello Mastroianni: I RememberSelf
- 1997The Silence of RakCinematography
- 1997Voyage to the Beginning of the WorldDirector of Photography
- 1996PartyDirector of Photography
- 1995The Written FaceDirector of Photography
- 1995Adultery (A User's Guide)Director of Photography
- 1995ThingsDirector of Photography
- 1995Kazuo OhnoDirector of Photography
- 1994La mort de MolièreDirector of Photography
- 1993Smoking / No SmokingDirector of Photography
- 1992Off SeasonDirector of Photography
- 1991Nothing But LiesDirector of Photography
- 1991Le film du cinéma suisseDirector
- 1990UranusDirector of Photography
- 1990May FoolsDirector of Photography
- 1989TwisterDirector of Photography
- 1989ChimèreDirector of Photography
- 1987The InnocentsDirector of Photography
- 1987The Death of EmpedoclesDirector of Photography
- 1987Au Revoir les EnfantsDirector of Photography
- 1987JenatschDirector of Photography
- 1986Taxi BoyDirector of Photography
- 1986Rosa la rose, fille publiqueDirector of Photography
- 1985L'Homme aux yeux d'argentDirector of Photography
- 1985Wuthering HeightsDirector of Photography
- 1985Rendez-vousDirector of Photography
- 1984Year of the JellyfishDirector of Photography
- 1984Full Moon in ParisDirector of Photography
- 1984Tosca's KissDirector of Photography
- 1983Les HavresDirector of Photography
- 1983The Wounded ManDirector of Photography
- 1983Notre Dame de la CroisetteDirector of Photography
- 1983Unguided TourDirector of Photography
- 1983Imitation of LifeDirector of Photography
- 1982HecateDirector of Photography
- 1982Inventaire lausannoisDirector of Photography
- 1981Max Frisch, Journal I-IIIDirector of Photography
- 1980Father GoupilDirector of Photography
- 1980Every Man for HimselfDirector of Photography
- 1979MessidorDirector of Photography
- 1978His Master's VoiceDirector of Photography
- 1978ViolantaDirector of Photography
- 1977Fortini/CaniDirector of Photography
- 1977Faces of LoveDirector of Photography
- 1977A. ConstantDirector of Photography
- 1977San GottardoDirector of Photography
- 1977The Indians Are Still Far AwayDirector of Photography
- 1976Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000Director of Photography
- 1976Sartre by HimselfDirector of Photography
- 1976The Big NightDirector of Photography
- 1976Shadow of AngelsDirector of Photography
- 1976Der GehülfeDirector of Photography
- 1975Moses and AaronDirector of Photography
- 1975Death of the Flea Circus DirectorDirector of Photography
- 1975The Wonderful CrookDirector of Photography
- 1975H.P. Lovecraft: The Shadow Out of TimeDirector of Photography
- 1974The Middle of the WorldDirector of Photography
- 1974La PalomaDirector of Photography
- 1974The Awful MannersDirector of Photography
- 1973Introduction to Arnold Schoenberg’s Accompaniment to a Cinematic SceneDirector of Photography
- 1973Return from AfricaDirector of Photography
- 1973Tonight or NeverDirector of Photography
- 1972History LessonsDirector of Photography
- 1971The SalamanderDirector of Photography
- 1971OthonDirector of Photography
- 1970Charles, Dead or AliveDirector of Photography
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