Jean-Yves Escoffier (12 July 1950 – 1 April 2003) was a French cinematographer.
Escoffier worked as director of photography on a number of films of Leos Carax including Boy Meets Girl, Mauvais sang, and Les Amants du Pont-Neuf,[1] on a number of European and American feature films including The Human Stain, Possession, Nurse Betty, Cradle Will Rock, Rounders, and Good Will Hunting,[1] as well as Harmony Korine's Gummo.
[1] He also worked with Mehdi Norowzian, Jeanne Moreau for Air France,[not verified in body] David Lynch for Nissan Motors,[2] and on music videos, "Hurt" (2002) for Johnny Cash and Mark Romanek.
[not verified in body] On 1 April 2003, Escoffier died from a heart attack in his home in Los Angeles, California[3] during post-production of The Human Stain, a film since dedicated to his memory.
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