Philippe Agostini Overview

Biography

This noted stylist first gained international attention with his striking, stark black-and-white cinematography for Robert Bresson's "Les Anges du peche" (1943) and "Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne" (1945). Agostini also shot Jules Dassin's gritty "Rififi" in 1955. He began directing in the 1950s, focusing on films with religious content.