The cinematographer of "Flying Over the Madhouse" died and won a two-time Oscar

Haskell Wechsler

According to foreign media reports, the famous Hollywood photographer Haskell Wexler died at home on December 27, local time, at the age of 93. According to his son, Jeff Wechsler, "the father left in his sleep."

Born in Chicago in 1922, Haskell Wexler's film career is a brilliant one, winning two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for "Spring Supper" and "Running to Glory", and receiving Oscar nominations for "Flying Over the Madhouse", "Fury Line" and "The Great Storm of Love". In 1992, he won the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award.

In addition, Haskell Wexler is also a documentary filmmaker who bravely fights against reality, insisting on using the camera to express his thoughts and concern for society, and is known as the "photographer of the people". He once said, "Don't put your interest only in movies, because the movie industry is a dream factory." There's nothing wrong with working at a dreamworks, but dreamworks have to be connected to the real world. If you lose touch with the real world, the ideas you build and communicate are essentially lies. ”

In October, Wexler also participated in Paramount's Documentary Awards event, which was his last public appearance.