Robby Müller

Robby Müller 4 April 1940 4 July 2018 was a Dutch cinematographer Known both for his use of natural light and minimalist imagery as well as expressionistic use of colors Müller first gained recognition for his contributions to West German Cinema through his acclaimed collaborations with Wim Wenders Müllers first work as a cinematographer was also Wim Wenders first as director Alabama 2000 Light Years They went on making many more films together such as Summer in the City The Goalies Anxiety at the Penalty Kick The Scarlet Letter Alice in the Cities Wrong Move Kings of the Road The American Friend Wings of Desire Until the End of the World and Paris Texas Throughout the course of his career he also worked closely with directors Jim Jarmusch Down by Law Mystery Train Dead Man Ghost Dog The Way of the Samurai Lars Von Trier Breaking the Waves Dancer in the Dark Peter Bogdanovich Saint Jack They All Laughed Barbet Schroeder Barfly Tricheurs and Hans W Geissendörfer Jonathan The Glass Cell Carlos The Wild Duck Der Fall Lena Christ Die Eltern Müllers other work has been on both mainstream productions and independent films including the hazy yellowtinted cinematography of William Friedkins To Live and Die in LA Alex Coxs Repo Man Michael Winterbottoms 24 Hour Party People Andrzej Wajdas Korczak Jerry Schatzbergs Honeysuckle Rose Peter Handkes The Left Handed Woman Sally Potters The Tango Lesson Dom Rotheroes My Brother Tom and Steve McQueens Caribs Leap Paul Thomas Anderson referred to Müller as The master of night exteriors Like a chef with a secret sauce I cant quite figure it out Barry Sonnenfeld recalls the first thing he and the Coen Brothers bonded over was Müllers The American Friend cinematography which convinced the brothers that Sonnenfeld had good enough taste to shoot their first film Blood Simple Müller died on 3 July 2018 aged 78 having suffered from vascular dementia for several years