Florian Ballhaus
{{short description|German cinematographer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Florian Ballhaus
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|birth_date = {{bya|1965}}
|birth_place = Baden-Baden, West Germany
|occupation= Cinematographer
|spouse= Pamela Katz
|relatives = Sebastian Ballhaus (brother)
Lena Hutter (grandmother)
Oskar Ballhaus (grandfather)
|parents = Helga Maria Betten Ballhaus
Michael Ballhaus
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Florian Marc Ballhaus (born 1965) is a German cinematographer. He is best known for his work on The Devil Wears Prada, Marry Me and the movies directed by Robert Schwentke, such as Flightplan, The Time Traveler's Wife and The Divergent Series: Insurgent.
He is also son of the late cinematographer Michael Ballhaus.
Life and career
Ballhaus was born in Baden-Baden, Germany, the son of Helga Mavia Betten and noted German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus.{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/13/Michael-Ballhaus.html|title = Michael Ballhaus Biography (1935-)}} At the age of 16, he moved to the U.S. with his family, when his father began working on American films such as After Hours. He began working as a second cinematographer's assistant and then later as a camera assistant and operator. He returned to Germany in his adulthood to make his own name in his father's profession, debuting in episodes of the television show, Alles außer Mord, then in 1996 with Sandman. He returned to the U.S. seven years later to shoot episodes of Sex and the City.
In 2005, he earned praise for his work in the thriller Flightplan. Later he reunited with David Frankel, one of the Sex and the City directors, for The Devil Wears Prada.
Filmography
=Feature film=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Director |
|---|
| 1998
| {{ill|Trial by Fire (1998 film)|de|3=Härtetest (1998)|lt=Trial by Fire}} | {{ill|Janek Rieke|de}} |
| 2001
|rowspan=2|Alan Rudolph |
| 2002 |
| 2003
|rowspan=2|Robert Schwentke |
| 2005 |
| 2006 |
| rowspan=2|2008 |
| Marley & Me
| David Frankel |
| rowspan=2|2009
| Robert Schwentke |
| Did You Hear About the Morgans? |
| 2010
| Red | Robert Schwentke |
| 2011 |
| rowspan=2|2012
| David Frankel |
| Gambit |
| rowspan=2|2013
| David Frankel |
| The Book Thief |
| 2014
| Lullaby |
| 2015
| The Divergent Series: Insurgent |rowspan=2|Robert Schwentke |
| 2016 |
| rowspan=2|2017
| Snatched |
| The Captain
| Robert Schwentke |
| 2018
| Abby Kohn |
| 2020 |
| 2022
| Marry Me |
| 2023 |
| rowspan=2|2025
| Adam Brooks |
| Nonnas |
=Television=
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| Year
! Title ! Director ! Notes |
|---|
| 1995-1996
| Nikolai Müllerschön | Episodes "Tödlicher Irrtum" and "Blackout" |
| 2003-2004
| David Frankel | 10 episodes |
| 2009
| Episode "Pilot" |
| 2014
| Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Episode "Rule No. 23: Never Lie to the Kids" |
| 2020
| David Frankel | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2022
|rowspan=2|Kat Coiro | 6 episodes |
| 2024
| 2 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0050832|name=Florian Ballhaus}}
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Category:German cinematographers
Category:German expatriates in the United States
Category:People from Baden-Baden
Category:Film people from Baden-Württemberg
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