César Charlone (born February 20, 1950) is a Uruguayan film director, screenwriter, actor and cinematographer. He was born in Montevideo but lives in Brazil. In 2003, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the highly acclaimed film City of God. On 2007, he directed his first feature film, The Pope's Toilet, which was selected by Uruguay as its official submission for the 80th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1] A year earlier, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[2]
César Charlone | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actor, cinematographer |
Filmography
Director
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Pope's Toilet | Yes | Yes | No | Co-directed with Enrique Fernández |
| 2011 | La Redota - Una Historia de Artigas | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Rio, I Love You | Uncredited | No | No | Segment "The Muse" |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2017 | City of Men | Yes | Yes | Directed 3 episodes, wrote 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Destino | Yes | No | Episode "Ileana Quer Casar... Ainda." |
| 2016 | 3% | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
Cinematographer
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Aqueles Dois | Sergio Amon | |
| 1986 | The Man in the Black Cape | Sérgio Rezende | |
| 1987 | Feliz Ano Velho | Roberto Gervitz | |
| 1989 | Doida Demais | Sérgio Rezende | With Antonio Luiz Mendes and Antonio Luis Soares |
| 1996 | How Angels Are Born | Murilo Salles | |
| 2002 | City of God | Fernando Meirelles Kátia Lund | |
| 2005 | The Constant Gardener | Fernando Meirelles | |
| 2007 | The Pope's Toilet | Himself Enrique Fernández | |
| 2008 | Blindness | Fernando Meirelles | |
| 2011 | La Redota - Una Historia de Artigas | Himself | With Fabio Burtin |
| 2017 | American Made | Doug Liman | |
| 2019 | The Two Popes | Fernando Meirelles |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Blackout | Daniel Rezende | |
| 2014 | The Muse | Fernando Meirelles | Segment of Rio, I Love You |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Em Nome da Segurança Nacional | Renato Tapajós | With Adrian Cooper, José Roberto Eliezer and Zetas Malzoni |
| 1995 | Two Billion Hearts | Murilo Salles | With José Roberto Eliezer, Pedro Farkas, Lúcio Kodato and Carlos Pacheco |
| 2000 | Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Mensageiro Entre Dois Mundos | Lula Buarque de Hollanda | |
| 2007 | Stranded | Gonzalo Arijón | |
| 2010 | Futebol Brasileiro | Miki Kuretani | |
| 2012 | No Place on Earth | Janet Tobias | With Eduard Grau, Sean Kirby and Peter Simonite |
| 2017 | Unseen Enemy | With Zac Nicholson | |
| Red Trees | Marina Willer | With Fabio Burtin and Jonathan Clabburn | |
| 2021 | Alvorada | Anna Muylaert Lô Politi | With Lô Politi |
| 2022 | Benedetti, 60 años con Luz | Andrés Varela |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Brava Gente | Mário Márcio Bandarra Fernando Meirelles Kátia Lund | Episode "Palace II" |
| 2004 | Sucker Free City | Spike Lee | TV movie |
| 2009 | Independent Lens | Gonzalo Arijon | Episode "Stranded: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors" |
| 2012 | Destino | Alex Gabassi Fábio Mendonça | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Sugar | Fernando Meirelles | 5 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | City of God | Nominated |
| 2005 | Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | The Constant Gardener | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | Nominated |