Michel Brault | |
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 25 June 1928
Died | 21 September 2013 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 85)
Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1958–2013 |
Michel Brault, OQ (25 June 1928 – 21 September 2013)[1] was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s. Brault was a pioneer of the hand-held camera aesthetic.[2]