Javier Aguirresarobe Zubía (born 10 October 1948) is a Basque Spanish cinematographer. After garnering several Goya Awards in his home country, he became widely known internationally for his work on The Others (2001), directed by Alejandro Amenábar. Among many others, he has worked on Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Twilight film series (2009–2010), and Thor: Ragnarok (2017).
Javier Aguirresarobe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 1948 |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Early life and education
Javier Aguirresarobe Zubía was born in Eibar, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain, on 10 October 1948.[1] He has an older brother who was an industrial photographer, whom he used to help in the lab as a teenager, and this sparked his passion for photography.[2]
After earning a Diploma in Optics,[3] He moved to Madrid to study journalism, and worked at various newspapers before deciding to change tack. He studied cinematography at the Official School of Cinematography,[1] which has close links to the Spanish film industry. Only the top nine students in the entrance exam were admitted to the cinematography course. The students used 35mm film.[2]
Career
In 1983, Aguirresarobe's first work as cinematographer was for "a very small movie", La Muerte de Mikel (The Death of Mikel), which turned out to be a success at the box office.[2]
He has mostly worked alone, but once worked with Spanish cinematographer Luis Cuadrado[2] (The Spirit of the Beehive).
He first attracted international attention with the 1997 film Secrets of the Heart, and even more in 2001 with The Others, directed by Alejandro Amenábar and starring Nicole Kidman.[4]
Aguirresarobe was cinematographer for the 2015 feature film Goosebumps.[5]
Aguirresarobe has worked with Spanish directors such as Imanol Uribe, Montxo Armendáriz, Alejandro Amenábar, Pedro Almodóvar, Julio Médem, Montxo Armendáriz, and Fernando Trueba, and internationally, Miloš Forman, John Hillcoat, and Woody Allen.[1]
Aguirresarobe worked as cinematographer for the film adaptation of New Moon, released in 2009, and on the Twilight film series.
Filmography
Feature film
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | El espíritu | Juan Tamariz | With José Luis Sanz Benito |
| 1973 | Escena | José Ángel Rebolledo | |
| 1974 | Lola, Paz y yo | Miguel Ángel Díez | |
| La danza de lo gracioso: Barregarearen dantza | Montxo Armendáriz | ||
| 1975 | En un París imaginario | Fernando Colomo | |
| 1976 | Pomporrutas imperiales | Fernando Colomo | |
| Ir por lana | Miguel Ángel Díez | ||
| Una pareja como las demás | |||
| 1978 | Irrintzi | Mirentxu Loxarte | |
| 1979 | Ikuska-3 | Antton Merikaetxeberria | |
| 1980 | Ikusmena | Montxo Armendáriz | |
| Paisaje | |||
| 1983 | Guipuzkoa Donostia: Costa guipuzcoana | Imanol Uribe | |
| 1994 | Aquel ritmillo | Javier Fesser | |
| 1996 | Agurra | Iñaki Elizalde | |
| 1997 | Haika mutil | Imanol Uribe | |
| 1999 | Lorca | Iñaki Elizalde | |
| 2000 | El chico en la puerta | Alberto Palma | |
| 2018 | Tócate | Eduardo Chapero-Jackson |
Documentary films
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | El proceso de Burgos | Imanol Uribe | |
| 1985 | The Basque Whalers of Labrador | Thomas Cadieux | |
| 1989 | Donde termina el corazón | Carlos Scola | |
| 1992 | Dream of Light | Víctor Erice | With Ángel Luis Fernández and José Luis López-Linares |
| 1993 | Marathon | Carlos Saura | |
| 2003 | Eric Clapton and Friends | Jana Bokova |
Documentary shorts
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ez | Imanol Uribe | |
| 1979 | Ikuska 2 | Pedro Olea | |
| 1980 | Ikuska 4 | Xabier Elorriaga | |
| Ikuska 8 | Koldo Larrañaga | ||
| 1981 | Ikuska 11 | Montxo Armendáriz | |
| 1983 | La huella árabe en España | Jaime de Armiñán | With Teo Escamilla |
| Ikuska 13. Euskal kanta berria. La nueva canción vasca | Imanol Uribe | ||
| 1985 | Bihotzez | Pedro Olea | |
| 1988 | Ngira: Gorilas en la montaña | Carlos Scola |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Sabbath | Imanol Uribe | Episode "La luna negra" |
| 1990 | La forja de un rebelde | Mario Camus | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Autor por autor | Pilar Miró |
Awards and nominations
In 2004, he won the Spanish National Photography Award.[3]
In 2009, Aguirresarobe was one of two recipients to be awarded the Universal Basque Prize by the Lehendakari (the Basque president) "in recognition of their endeavours to disseminate the image of the Basque Country outside its frontiers in the seat of the Lehendakaritza".[6]
In 2012[4] Aguirresarobe was honoured with membership of the American Society of Cinematographers on the recommendation of Steven Poster, Julio Macat, and Rodrigo Prieto.[2]
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | El bosque animado | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 1991 | Don Juan in Hell | Nominated | |
| Prince of Shadows | Won | ||
| 1994 | Días contados | Nominated | |
| 1996 | The Dog in the Manger | Won | |
| 1998 | The Girl of Your Dreams | Nominated | |
| 2001 | The Others | Won | |
| 2002 | Soldiers of Salamina | Won | |
| 2004 | The Sea Inside | Won | |
| 2005 | Obaba | Nominated |
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 99.9 | Best Cinematography | Won[7] |
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Road | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
San Diego Film Critics Society
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Road | Best Cinematography | Won |
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Road | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b c d "Javier Aguirresarobe Zubía". Spanish Culture. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Javier Aguirresarobe, ASC, AEC". ASC Close-Up. American Society of Cinematographers. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ a b Aguirresarobe, Javier (20 February 2016). "Javier Aguirresarobe" (audio (25 min.) + text). CanalEuropa (Interview). Interviewed by Angulo, Jesús. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Javier Aguirresarobe ASC (Director of Photography)". Sony Classics. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Matt Workman (21 October 2015). "The Cinematography of Goosebumps Javier Aguirresarobe". Cinematography Database. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Aguirresarobe and Urmeneta receive the 2009 Universal Basque Prize". Irekia Eusko Jaurlaritza. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (19 October 1997). "El festival de cine de Sitges se clausura con unos premios polémicos". El Pais (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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