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name: "Pierre Lhomme"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pierre-lhomme"
fi1m_id: "pierre-lhomme"
imdb_id: "nm0005774"
tmdb_id: 17556
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "5 April 1930"
died: "4 July 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T04:24:32.608789+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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# Pierre Lhomme

## Identity

Pierre Lhomme

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/pierre-lhomme
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** pierre-lhomme
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005774
- **TMDB ID:** 17556
- **Wikidata ID:** Q932305
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Lhomme, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q932305, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005774/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17556

Cinematographer. Born 5 April 1930 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Died 4 July 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 5 April 1930, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- **Died:** 4 July 2019
- **Active:** 1973–1990
- **Also known as:** Pierre L'Homme
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 86 (1), 1980s 82 (2), 1990s 88 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 80 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 3, Comedy 1, Documentary 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $8m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Lhomme, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q932305, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005774/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17556

## Streaming the US now

- **The Criterion Channel:** [*Cyrano de Bergerac*](https://film.one/film/cyrano-de-bergerac.md) (88)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Maurice*](https://film.one/film/maurice.md) (83)

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## Biography

Pierre Lhomme was a French cinematographer. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt in 1930, he trained at the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière and began working in film in the early 1950s.

He collaborated with directors of the French New Wave and later with Jean-Pierre Melville on *Army of Shadows* (1969) and Jean Eustache on *The Mother and the Whore* (1973). He co-directed the documentary *Le Joli Mai* (1963) with Chris Marker. Lhomme shot several films for Jean-Paul Rappeneau, including *Cyrano de Bergerac* (1990), for which he received a César Award for Best Cinematography, and worked repeatedly with James Ivory and Ismail Merchant on titles such as *Maurice* (1987) and *Le Divorce* (2003).

He won a second César for *Camille Claudel* (1988) and received a BAFTA Award for *Cyrano de Bergerac*. Lhomme died in Arles in 2019.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, bfi.org.uk, hollywoodreporter.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Cyrano de Bergerac* (1990), Fi1m 88, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/cyrano-de-bergerac.md)
- *Maurice* (1987), Fi1m 83, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/maurice.md)
- *Sans Soleil* (1983), Fi1m 82, Additional Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/sans-soleil.md)
- *The Mother and the Whore* (1973), Fi1m 86, Cinematography, Camera Operator, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mother-and-the-whore.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

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

- *Le Divorce* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Cotton Mary* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Stolen Life* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Pierre and Marie* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Anna Oz* (1996), Director of Photography
- *My Man* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Jefferson in Paris* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Dieu que les femmes sont amoureuses* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Toxic Affair* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Summer Strolls* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Voyager* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Cyrano de Bergerac* (1990), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/cyrano-de-bergerac.md)
- *Camille Claudel* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Charlie Dingo* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Maurice* (1987), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/maurice.md)
- *My Little Girl* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Bitter Champagne* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Mistral's Daughter* (1984), series, Director of Photography
- *Deadly Circuit* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Sans Soleil* (1983), Additional Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/sans-soleil.md)
- *All Fired Up* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Quartet* (1981), Director of Photography
- *The Prodigal Daughter* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Return to the Beloved* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Le Navire Night* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Aurélia Steiner (Melbourne)* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Aurélia Steiner (Vancouver)* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Judith Therpauve* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Césarée* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The Savage State* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Les Mains négatives* (1978), Director of Photography
- *A Dirty Story* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Closet Children* (1977), Director of Photography
- *This Sweet Sickness* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Shadow of the Castles* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Lovers Like Us* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Big Delirium* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Flesh of the Orchid* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Sweet Movie* (1974), Director of Photography
- *I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything* (1973), Director of Photography
- *The Mother and the Whore* (1973), Director of Photography, Camera Operator — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mother-and-the-whore.md)
- *Four Nights of a Dreamer* (1972), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *The Old Maid* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Someone Behind the Door* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Collective Marriage* (1971), Director of Photography
- *La terrifiante diablerie de Petrifix* (1970), Director
- *Army of Shadows* (1969), Director of Photography
- *The Fighting Cock* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Mr. Freedom* (1969), Director of Photography
- *The Pan-African Festival in Algiers* (1969), Assistant Director, Director of Photography
- *Heartbeat* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Coplan Saves His Skin* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Be Seeing You* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Pillaged* (1967), Director of Photography
- *The Oldest Profession* (1967), Director of Photography
- *Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000* (1967), Director of Photography
- *King of Hearts* (1966), Director of Photography
- *A Matter of Resistance* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Comédie* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Le Passage* (1965), Director of Photography
- *From a Distant Gaze* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Changing Landscapes* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Method 1* (1963), Director of Photography
- *The Lovely Month of May* (1963), Director of Photography, Director
- *Exercise in Direct Cinema* (1962), Director of Photography
- *Playtime in Paris* (1962), Director of Photography
- *Le Combat dans l'île* (1962), Director of Photography
- *Sign of the Lion* (1962), Camera Operator
- *The Seven Deadly Sins* (1962), Camera Operator
- *Saint-Tropez Blues* (1961), Director of Photography
- *The Joker* (1961), Camera Operator
- *Un américain* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Three Dates* (1953), Camera Operator

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 1992: Best Cinematography (won), for *Cyrano de Bergerac*

### Other awards — 2 won, 2 nominated

- Officer of the Legion of Honour 1992: Officer of the Legion of Honour (won)
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 1990: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (nominated), for *Cyrano de Bergerac*
- Knight of the Legion of Honour 1989: Knight of the Legion of Honour (won)
- César Award for Best Cinematography 1976: César Award for Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Lovers Like Us*

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

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