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Guy Dufaux

b. July 18, 1943, Lille, France Guy Dufaux studied fine arts at Les Beaux Arts in France, emigrated to Canada in 1965 and became a Canadian citizen in 1971. A long-time fixture on the Montreal production scene, he has firmly established himself as one of the country’s leading cinematographers. Over the years he has worked with many of Quebec’s best directors, including Jean-Pierre Levebvre, Yves Simoneau, Micheline Lanctôt, Jean-Claude Lauzon and Denys Arcand. The younger brother of Georges Dufaux, Guy got his start working for various production companies in every role from assistant director to camera operator. He worked his way up to directing documentaries for Radio-Canada and in 1975 became the president of the Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec. In 1977, he decided to devote himself exclusively to cinematography, guided perhaps by his family lineage: his father was a photographer, his mother was his father’s assistant and his brother Georges is an acclaimed cinematographer and director. In the mid-eighties, in such noteworthy films as Lanctôt’s Sonatine (1983), Arthur Lamothe’s Équinoxe (1986), Yves Simoneau’s Pouvoir intime (1986) and Lauzon’s Un zoo la nuit (1987), his work signalled a shift in style from traditional documentary-influenced filming to a more stylized, formalistic cinematography. In 1988, responding to the terrific buzz generated by Un zoo la nuit at the Festival de Cannes, Toronto Star film critic Ron Base credited Dufaux with being "practically single-handedly responsible for redefining the look of Canadian cinema." In total, Dufaux has contributed as a director, editor or cinematographer to more than fifty short films and over thirty features. He has been nominated for eight Genie Awards for Best Cinematography – winning twice for Un zoo la nuit and Jésus de Montréal (1989) – and continues to create some of the most striking images in Canadian cinema, as evidenced by such recent credits as Léolo (1992) and Les Invasions barbares (2003).
Film and video work includes 9 minutes, 1967 (co-cinematographer with Thomas Vamos, Réo Grégoire, Alain Dostie) Jeux de Québec 1967, 1967 (co-cinematographer with Réo Grégoire, Thomas Vámos, Alain Dostie) Le MinistPre de la Consommation et des Corporations du Canada, 1972 (director) Le MinistPre de l’Expansion Économique du Canada, 1972 (director) Le MinistPre de la Justice du Canada, 1972 (cinematographer) Les Smattes, 1972 (cinematographer) Les derniPres fiançailles, 1973 (cinematographer) On n’engraisse pas les cochons B l’eau claire, 1973 (cinematographer) L’Argent, L’Amour quotidien series, 1975 (cinematographer) Le Beau Savoir, L’Amour quotidien series, 1975 (cinematographer) L’ Eau chaude, l’eau frette, 1975 (cinematographer) [Temps de faire], 1975 (cinematographer) Le vieux Pays oj Rimbaud est mort, 1977 (cinematographer) Comme les six doigts de la main, 1978 (cinematographer) Les Enfants de la cour – I, Les Exclus series, 1978 (cinematographer) Les Enfants de la cour – II, Les Exclus series, 1978 (cinematographer) Les Enfants de l’émotion, Les Exclus series, 1978 (cinematographer) La PLche, Un pays, un goft, une maniPre series, 1978 (director) Pris au piPge, a.k.a. Les Perdants, 1978 (co-director with Robert Favreau; cinematographer; editor) Avoir 16 ans, 1979 (cinematographer) Corridors, 1979 (co-director with Robert Favreau; cinematographer) Une naissance apprivoisée, 1979 (co-cinematographer with François Gill, Jean-Claude Labrecque) Les Bons débarras, 1980 (director of photography: second unit) Thetford au milieu de notre vie, 1980 (co-cinematographer with Michel Brault) L’Équipe des grands défis, 1981 (director; writer; cinematographer) Les PiPges de la mer, 1981 (cinematographer) Bleue Brume, 1982 (cinematographer) Charting the Frozen Sea, 1982 (director; cinematographer) Du grand large aux Grands Lacs, 1982 (co-cinematographer with Jean-Paul Cornu, Jacques Leduc, Colin Mounier, Raymond Coll, Bernard Delemotte, Albert Falco) Les Fleurs sauvages, 1982 (cinematographer) Le Futur intérieur, 1982 (cinematographer) La Vigie, Les Chocs de la vie series, 1982 (cinematographer) Le Beau Rôle, Zigzags series, 1983 (cinematographer) Chemin faisant, Zigzags series, 1983 (cinematographer) De l’autre côté de la glace, 1983 (co-director with Serge Morin) Le LPve-tôt, Zigzags series, 1983 (cinematographer) La Manigance, Zigzags series, 1983 (cinematographer) La Route des étoiles, Zigzags series, 1983 (cinematographer) Sonatine, 1983 (cinematographer) Un amour de quartier, 1984 (cinematographer) Close Quarters, Close Quarters series, 1984 (cinematographer) E=Rock4, 1984 (cinematographer) Le Jour «S», 1984 (cinematographer) Les Petites Cruautés, Petits Contes cruels series, 1984 (co-cinematographer with Robert Guertin) La TerrapPne, Petits Contes cruels series, 1984 (co-cinematographer with Robert Guertin) Cinéma, cinéma, 1985 (cinematographer) Un vapeur, 1985 (cinematographer) Bach et Bottine, Contes pour tous series, 1986 (cinematographer) Le déclin de l’empire américain, 1986 (cinematographer) Équinoxe, 1986 (cinematographer) La GuLpe, 1986 (cinematographer) Le Lys cassé, 1986 (cinematographer) One Police Plaza, 1986 (cinematographer; TV) Pouvoir intime, 1986 (cinematographer) Un zoo la nuit, 1987 (cinematographer) C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf, 1988 (cinematographer; TV) a.k.a.Python Wolf Milk and Honey, 1987 (cinematographer) Pin..., 1988 (cinematographer) Blanche est la nuit, Téléfilms series, 1989 (cinematographer; TV) Jésus de Montréal, 1989 (cinematographer) Portion d’éternité, 1989 (cinematographer) Un autre homme, Téléfilms series, 1990 (cinematographer; TV) Moody Beach, 1990 (cinematographer) Sam & Me, 1990 (cinematographer) Léolo, 1991 (cinematographer) Montréal vu par..., 1991 (co-cinematographer) Nelligan, 1991 (cinematographer) Les Malheureux Magnifiques, 1992 (cinematographer) Vendetta II: The New Mafia, a.k.a. Bride of Violence 2, 1993 (cinematographer; TV) Camilla, 1994 (cinematographer) Joyeux Calvaire, 1996 (cinematographer) Le Polygraphe, 1996 (cinematographer) Platinum, 1997 (cinematographer; TV) Nguol thja, a.k.a. The Eleventh Child, 1998 (cinematographer) Polish Wedding, 1998 (cinematographer) Eye of the Beholder, 1999 (cinematographer) Matroni et moi, 1999 (cinematographer) One Special Night, 1999 (cinematographer; TV) It was an Accident, 2000 (cinematographer) Stardom, 2000 (cinematographer) L’Ange de Goudron, 2001 (cinematographer) The Great Gatsby, 2001 (cinematographer; TV) Haven, 2001 (cinematographer; TV) Love the Hard Way, 2001 (cinematographer) Napoléon, miniseries, 2002 (cinematographer; TV) Les Invasions barbares, 2003 (cinematographer) Word of Honor, 2003 (cinematographer; TV) Note: Updated to April 5, 2004.