Michel Brault

Personal Info

Known For

Camera

Birthday

1928-06-25

Deathday

2013-09-21

Place of Birth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Michel Brault

Biography

Michel Brault (25 June 1928 – 21 September 2013) was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s. Brault was a pioneer of the hand-held camera aesthetic.