---
name: "Christian Berger"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/christian-berger"
fi1m_id: "christian-berger"
imdb_id: "nm0074141"
tmdb_id: 6027
wikidata_id: "Q78667"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "13 January 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T03:20:21.064713+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."
---

# Christian Berger

## Identity

Christian Berger

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/christian-berger
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** christian-berger
- **IMDb ID:** nm0074141
- **TMDB ID:** 6027
- **Wikidata ID:** Q78667
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Berger, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78667, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0074141/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6027

Cinematographer. Born 13 January 1945 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 13 January 1945, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
- **Active:** 2001–2009
- **Also known as:** Christian Berger, AAC
- **Frequently works with:** [Michael Haneke](https://film.one/person/michael-haneke.md), [Veit Heiduschka](https://film.one/person/veit-heiduschka.md), [Annie Girardot](https://film.one/person/annie-girardot.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 80 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Mystery 2, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $35m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Berger, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78667, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0074141/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6027

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Piano Teacher*](https://film.one/film/the-piano-teacher.md) (82)

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## Biography

Christian Berger (born 13 January 1945) is an Austrian cinematographer. He began working in film and television in the late 1960s and founded his own production company in 1973. He has also directed, written and produced documentaries and feature films, including *Raffl* (1984).

Berger is known for his long collaboration with director Michael Haneke, serving as director of photography on *Benny's Video* (1992), *71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance* (1994), *The Piano Teacher* (2001), *Caché* (2005), *The White Ribbon* (2009) and *Happy End* (2017). He developed the Cine Reflect Lighting System and has worked with other directors including Angelina Jolie on *By the Sea* (2015) and János Szász on *The Notebook* (2013). He teaches cinematography at the Vienna Film Academy.

Berger was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for *The White Ribbon* and has received other awards including the ASC Award. He is married to actress Marika Green and is the uncle of Eva Green.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britishcinematographer.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The White Ribbon* (2009), Fi1m 86, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-white-ribbon.md)
- *Caché* (2005), Fi1m 88, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/cache.md)
- *The Piano Teacher* (2001), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-teacher.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

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

- *Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz* (2022), Director, Writer
- *Happy End* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Mon Guerlain: Notes of a Woman* (2017), Cinematography
- *Night of a 1000 Hours* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Mission Mozart - Lang Lang & Nikolaus Harnoncourt* (2016), Director
- *By the Sea* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Notebook* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Ludwig II* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Schumann at Pier2* (2012), Director
- *The Wall* (2012), Director of Photography
- *The White Ribbon* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-white-ribbon.md)
- *Disengagement* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Caché* (2005), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/cache.md)
- *Don't Do That!* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Seenomaden - Leben mit dem Wind* (2004), Director
- *Dead Man's Memories* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Piano Teacher* (2001), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-teacher.md)
- *Ethnische Idyllen* (1997), Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
- *Es war doch Liebe* (1997), Director of Photography
- *71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Landleben* (1995), Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- *Tollgate* (1994), Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Writer
- *The Eye of the Typhoon* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Benny's Video* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Mirakel* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Hanna Monster, Darling* (1989), Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography
- *Die wilden Kinder* (1988), Director
- *Preuve d'amour* (1988), Actor
- *Off Season* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Raffl* (1985), Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer
- *Farewell* (1984), Director of Photography
- *The Way Out* (1983), Director of Photography
- *The Way Out* (1983), series, Director of Photography
- *Der Untergang des Alpenlandes Part One* (1974), Cinematography, Director

## Gallery

- ![Christian Berger, Marika Green, Michael Haneke, Susanne Haneke, 2013.](https://film.one/media/person/98758/gallery-f0986b8fcc8e.jpg) Christian Berger, Marika Green, Michael Haneke, Susanne Haneke, 2013. — Sabine Maierhofer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Christian_Berger%2C_Marika_Green%2C_Michael_Haneke%2C_Susanne_Haneke%2C_2013.jpg/1280px-Christian_Berger%2C_Marika_Green%2C_Michael_Haneke%2C_Susanne_Haneke%2C_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Christian Berger at the Romy TV awards (Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna) (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/98758/gallery-8cf6b5c38ea0.jpg) Christian Berger at the Romy TV awards (Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna) (2010) — Manfred Werner (Tsui), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Christian_Berger%2C_ROMY_2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Christian Berger, Marika Green, Michael Haneke, Susanne Haneke, 2013.](https://film.one/media/person/98758/gallery-74aa76076ea3.jpg) Christian Berger, Marika Green, Michael Haneke, Susanne Haneke, 2013. — Sabine Maierhofer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Marika_Green_in_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Christian Berger](https://film.one/media/person/98758/gallery-90f105f34b0a.jpg) Christian Berger — Manfred Werner - Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/%C3%96sterreichischer_Filmpreis_2011_%2801%29_Christian_Berger.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2010: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The White Ribbon*

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2009: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (nominated), for *The White Ribbon*
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2005: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (nominated), for *Caché*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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