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Robby Müller
Born	(1940-04-04)4 April 1940 Willemstad, Curaçao
Died	3 July 2018(2018-07-03) (aged 78) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	Netherlands Film Academy
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1965–2018
Organization	Netherlands Society of Cinematographers German Society of Cinematographers

Robby Müller (born April 4, 1940 – died July 3, 2018) was a famous Dutch cinematographer. A cinematographer is the person in charge of the camera and lighting on a film set. They decide how a movie looks.

Robby Müller was known for using natural light and simple, clear images in his films. He first became well-known for his work in West German cinema. He often worked with director Wim Wenders.

Throughout his career, Müller also worked with other famous directors like Jim Jarmusch, Peter Bogdanovich, Barbet Schroeder, and Lars von Trier. With Lars von Trier, he helped develop new ways to use digital cameras in movies. His work was highly praised and won many awards. He passed away on July 3, 2018, at the age of 78, after being unwell for several years.

Life and Career

Robby Müller was born in Curaçao in 1940, which was part of the Netherlands Antilles at the time. He moved to Amsterdam in 1953. From 1962 to 1964, he studied at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy.

He started his career working on short films. His first major film was Summer in the City (1970), directed by Wim Wenders. They worked together on many more movies, including Alice in the Cities (1974), Kings of the Road (1976), The American Friend (1977), and Paris, Texas (1984).

Besides his films with Wenders, Müller also worked on big American movies and independent films. Some of his other notable works include Finnegan Begin Again (1984) by Joan Micklin Silver. He created a special hazy, yellow look for To Live and Die in L.A. (1985).

He also worked on The Tango Lesson (1997) by Sally Potter and My Brother Tom (2001). For Lars von Trier, he filmed the very striking movies Breaking the Waves (1996) and Dancer in the Dark (2000). He also gave a unique, gritty look to Jim Jarmusch's films like Down by Law (1986), Mystery Train (1989), Dead Man (1995), and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999).

Robby Müller passed away on July 3, 2018, when he was 78 years old.

On September 4, 2018, a documentary about his life and work, called Living the Light - Robby Müller, was shown for the first time at the Venice Film Festival. This movie was made by Claire Pijman. On October 4, 2019, the documentary won a Golden Calf award for Best Long Documentary at the Netherlands Film Festival.

Filmography

See also

In Spanish: Robby Müller para niños