Emmanuel Machuel

Activities : Director of Photography, Assistant Operator, Camera Operator, Participant, Still Photographer

Recent filmography (French films only)Complete filmography (47 films)

Flesh Memories: The Aftermath of Franco's Regime (2009) Director : Dominique Maillet Actors : Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Féodor Atkine, Julia Molkhou, Serge Riaboukine, Carlos Alvarez... Associate production company : Albert Beurier Productions Genres : Fiction Synopsis : The story of Thomas is that of a man alone returning to a country almost unknown to him. It is his country, a place where ancient hatreds and vengences stew and brew, over and over again.After fifteen years of exile, Thomas...

Ah ! la libido (2008) Director : Michèle Rosier Actresses : Audrey Dana, Claude Degliame, Sarah Grappin, Anna Mihalcéa Associate production company : Go Films Genres : Fiction Synopsis : It’s a very peculiar week for Paula, Betty, Charlotte, and Sandy, four friends of various ages, who work for an important Parisian newspaper and get together in the work cafeteria almost every day. Paula, the oldest amongst them,...

A Birch Tree Meadow (2003) Director : Marceline Loridan-Ivens Actors : Anouk Aimée, August Diehl, Claire Maurier, Marilu Marini, Zbigniew Zamachowski... Associate production company : Mascaret Films, Ciné Valse Genres : Fiction Synopsis : Miriam, Holocaust survivor, returns to Birkenau to deal with the traces of her past. She crosses paths with a young photographer who dogs her footsteps. Oskar is German, the grandson of an SS colonel. Despite the horror of Myriam...

A Talking Picture (2003) Director : Manoel de Oliveira Actors : Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Leonor Silveira, Irène Papas, Stefania Sandrelli... Co-production : Gemini Films, France 2 Cinéma Genres : Fiction Synopsis : Rosa Maria, a young history teacher at Lisbon University, leaves with her daughter Maria Joana on a Mediterranean cruise. Rosa Maria is to meet her husband in Bombay, from where they’ll head off on vacation together. The ship...

Speak to Me of Love (2001) Director : Sophie Marceau Actors : Judith Godrèche, Niels Arestrup, Anne Le Ny, Laurence Février, Jean-Marie Frin... Associate production company : Ciné Valse Genres : Fiction Synopsis : Justine and Richard have three children. After living together for fifteen years, Justine splits up with Richard. He moves into another apartment and accepts a job overseas. The separation period is steeped in the inertia caused...

Porto of My Childhood (2001) Director : Manoel de Oliveira Actors : Jorge Trepa, Ricardo Trepa, Manoel de Oliveira, Leonor Baldaque, Leonor Silveira... Co-production : Gemini Films Genres : Fiction Synopsis : His family home has disappeared, the hanging tree has disappeared, and so have the candy stores, the Crystal Palace, and Guilhermina, his cousin and first love. This film brings to life memories from Manoel de Oliveira’s childhood...