Charlotte Bruus Christensen is a cinematographer whose most recent work can be seen in the upcoming Amazon feature All the Old Knives, directed by Janus Metz and starring Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton. She also shot and directed BBC One’s Black Narcissus starring Gemma Arterton and Alessandro Nivola. She lensed George Nolfi’s film, The Banker, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie. Previously, she shot the acclaimed A Quiet Place, directed by John Krasinski for Paramount Pictures. Additional recent credits include Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut Molly’s Game, starring Jessica Chastain, Denzel Washington’s Academy Award-winning film Fences starring Denzel and Viola Davis, as well as Tate Taylor’s thriller The Girl on a Train, starring Emily Blunt. Prior to these features, she shot Thomas Vinterberg’s Far From the Madding Crowd, starring Carey Mulligan, which earned her a spot on Variety’s 10 Cinematographers to Watch. Christensen has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Vinterberg, which began when her short films caught his attention. This led to Christensen’s first feature film, Submarino, which garnered her a Golden Frog nomination at Camerimage, as well as a Danish Film Academy Robert Award for Best Cinematography. Christensen maintained her partnership with the director by shooting his next film, The Hunt, winning her The Vulcan Award at Cannes and the Danish Film Critics’ Award for Best Cinematography. Other credits include Anton Corbijn’s James Dean biopic Life, starring Dane DeHaan and Robert Pattinson which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, The Other Life, directed by Jonas Elmer, Hunky Dory, directed by Marc Evans, and Oliver Ussing’s drama My Good Enemy. Christensen first studied filmmaking in 1999 at The European Film College in Denmark. She was later admitted into the National Film and Television School's cinematography course in 2002.
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