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name: "Babette Mangolte"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/babette-mangolte"
fi1m_id: "babette-mangolte"
imdb_id: "nm0542284"
tmdb_id: 1017426
wikidata_id: "Q11253418"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1941"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T17:57:12.462842+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Babette Mangolte

## Identity

Babette Mangolte

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/babette-mangolte
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** babette-mangolte
- **IMDb ID:** nm0542284
- **TMDB ID:** 1017426
- **Wikidata ID:** Q11253418
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babette_Mangolte, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11253418, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542284/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1017426

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1941 in Montmorot.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1941, Montmorot
- **Also known as:** Elisabeth Mangolte
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babette_Mangolte, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11253418, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542284/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1017426

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles*](https://film.one/film/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxelles.md) (72)

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## Biography

Babette Mangolte is a French cinematographer, filmmaker and photographer. She trained at the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière in Paris and moved to New York in 1970, where she has lived and worked since.

She is best known for her collaborations with Chantal Akerman, serving as director of photography on *La Chambre* (1972), *Hôtel Monterey* (1972), *Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles* (1975) and *News from Home* (1976). She has also worked with Yvonne Rainer on *Lives of Performers* (1972) and *Film About a Woman Who…* (1974), and with other artists including Michael Snow and Sally Potter.

*Sources: babettemangolte.org, fr.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, criterionchannel.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles* (1976), Fi1m 72, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxelles.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A Story* (2020), Producer, Cinematography, Director
- *Je, Nous, I or Eye, Us* (2014), Director
- *Edward Krasinski's Studio* (2013), Director
- *Staging "Lateral Pass"* (2013), Director
- *Roof Piece on the High Line* (2012), Director
- *Seven Easy Pieces* (2007), Director, Editor, Director of Photography
- *A Film Portrait of Richard Serra* (2007), Director
- *The Interview* (2004), Cinematography
- *The Models of 'Pickpocket'* (2003), Director, Cinematography, Writer
- *Four Pieces by Morris* (1993), Director
- *My Crasy Life* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Simone Weil Avenue* (1992), as Voice
- *Visible Cities* (1991), Director, Producer
- *One Day Pina Asked...* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Routine Pleasures* (1986), Editor, Director of Photography
- *Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Home Movies 1971-81* (1985), Actor
- *Hotel New York* (1984), Director of Photography
- *The Gold Diggers* (1983), Director of Photography
- *The Sky on Location* (1983), as Narrator (voice) · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- *Strong Medicine* (1981), Director of Photography
- *New York Story* (1980), Cinematography
- *The Cold Eye (My Darling, Be Careful)* (1980), Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
- *There? Where?* (1979), Director
- *Sigmund Freud's Dora* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Cinématon IV* (1978), as N°31
- *Cinématon* (1978), as N°31
- *Cinématon n°30 : Deke Dusinberre* (1978), Camera Operator
- *Water Motor* (1978), Director
- *The Camera: Je or La Caméra: I* (1977), Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
- *Globes* (1977), Cinematography, Editor
- *Hotel Monterey* (1976), Director of Photography
- *News from Home* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Kristina Talking Pictures* (1976), Director of Photography
- *(Now) or Maintenant Entre Parenthèses* (1976), Director, Cinematography
- *Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles* (1976), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxelles.md)
- *What Maisie Knew* (1975), Director
- *A Street Harassment Film* (1975), Camera Operator
- *Film About a Woman Who…* (1974), Director of Photography, Editor
- *‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen* (1974), as Director of Photography
- *Surprise Attack* (1973), Camera Operator
- *Hanging Out Yonkers* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Calico Mingling* (1973), Director
- *Lives of Performers* (1972), Director of Photography, Editor
- *La chambre* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Untitled* (1970), Actor
- *Winter* (1969), Camera Operator
- *Summer* (1968), Assistant Camera

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