FrameThrower · Actors · Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup
5 films · 272 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1974–2018
Born 8 February 1949 · Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France · died 1 December 2024
Niels Arestrup was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. His father was Danish and his mother was French. He has won two César Awards for Best Supporting Actor for De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté and Un prophète, both films where he was directed by Jacques Audiard.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 5 films · 272 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1974–2018
- César Award for Best Supporting Actor2014
- César Award for Best Supporting Actor2010
- César Award for Best Supporting Actor2006
- Officer of the Legion of Honour2016
- Officer of the National Order of Merit2011
- Knight of the Legion of Honour2006
- Knight of the National Order of Merit2000
- Molière Award for Best Actor
How their films are shot
Measured across 272 frames from the 5 films we hold. This is the look of the work Niels takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 5 films we hold, 58% of their frames are day, 58% natural — the look of the work Niels takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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