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name: "Laurent Machuel"
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fi1m_id: "laurent-machuel"
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tmdb_id: 1393921
wikidata_id: "Q105596374"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "2 March 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
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updated: "2026-09-26T02:47:03.430772+00:00"
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# Laurent Machuel

## Identity

Laurent Machuel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/laurent-machuel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** laurent-machuel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0532576
- **TMDB ID:** 1393921
- **Wikidata ID:** Q105596374
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105596374, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0532576/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1393921

Cinematographer. Born 2 March 1960 in Paris, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 2 March 1960, Paris, France
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105596374, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0532576/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1393921

## Biography

Laurent Machuel is a French cinematographer. Born in Paris in 1960, he began his career as a camera assistant in the early 1980s before working as director of photography from the 1990s onwards.

He is credited as cinematographer on *Three Lives and Only One Death* (1996), directed by Raúl Ruiz. Other films include *Chouchou* (2003), *The Antidote* (2005), *Sex Is Comedy* (2002), *Ultimate Heist* (2009), *Paris-Manhattan* (2012) and *The Exes* (2017).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Three Lives and Only One Death* (1996), Fi1m 77, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/three-lives-and-only-one-death.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

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

- *All the Blue in the Sky* (2025), series, Director of Photography
- *Comme une louve* (2023), Director of Photography
- *The Exes* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Gentle* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Lanester* (2014), series, Director of Photography
- *The Finishers* (2013), Director of Photography
- *The Hugo's Brain* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Paris-Manhattan* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Valparaiso* (2012), Director of Photography
- *My Brother Simple* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Ultimate Heist* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Hikers in Saint-Tropez* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Out of the Blue* (2007), Cinematography
- *L'Entente cordiale* (2006), Cinematography
- *The Antidote* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Thank You, Doctor Rey* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Cost of Living* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Chouchou* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Cravate Club* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Sex Is Comedy* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Change My Life* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Made in the USA* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Soeur Brothers* (2000), Director of Photography
- *La bostella* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Dad on the Run* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Sitcom, A Movie* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Longe da Vista* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Alors voilà,* (1997), Director of Photography
- *For a Good Cause* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Three Lives and Only One Death* (1996), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/three-lives-and-only-one-death.md)
- *Diary of a Seducer* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Le flic* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Sidestroke* (1993), Director of Photography
- *The Castle of Olive Trees* (1993), series, Camera Operator
- *Frayeur au 6ème ciel* (1987), Camera Operator
- *The Zar* (1983), Camera Operator
- *Instinct de femme* (1981), Assistant Camera

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