- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGhislain Pierre Cloquet
- Ghislain Cloquet was born on April 18, 1924 in Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Tess (1979), Love and Death (1975) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967). He was married to Sonia Salvy-Matossian and Sophie Becker. He died on November 2, 1981 in Montainville, Yvelines, France.
- SpousesSonia Salvy-Matossian(1975 - November 2, 1981) (his death)Sophie Becker (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- Belgian-born cinematographer, trained in France and best known for his work for director Robert Bresson.
- Father of Arthur Cloquet with Sophie Becker.
- Cloquet married into the Becker filmmaking family (which included directors Jacques and Jean, cinematographer Étienne, and actress Françoise Fabian), when he wed Jacques Becker's daughter Sophie, then a script girl.
- He shot Jacques Becker's last film, Le Trou, and then worked several times with Becker's son Jean, who was also Cloquet's brother-in-law.
- Cloquet is known for his work with Robert Bresson, though he also collaborated with Claude Sautet, Jacques Demy, André Delvaux, Chris Marker, and Marguerite Duras.
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