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Eduardo Serra
Lisboa, Portugal
Eduardo Martins Serra (2 October 1943 - 19 August 2025) was a Portuguese cinematographer who spent most of his career working in European film productions, mostly in French, Portu…
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Eduardo Martins Serra (2 October 1943 - 19 August 2025) was a Portuguese cinematographer who spent most of his career working in European film productions, mostly in French, Portuguese and British films, with frequent collaborations with directors Patrice Leconte and Claude Chabrol. Serra is best known for his work on the M. Night Shyamalan film, Unbreakable and the final two Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 both directed by David Yates From 1960 to 1963, Serra studied engineering at Lisbon's Instituto Superior Técnico, but he had to leave the country after his involvement in students' protests against Salazar's dictatorship. He settled in France, where he was accepted to Vaugirard film school in Paris; he graduated in 1966. In 1970 he got his second degree from the Paris-Sorbonne University, in Art History and Archeology. Serra has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. His first nomination was for his work on The Wings of the Dove (1997), for which he also won a BAFTA. He received his second Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for Girl with a Pearl Earring. In 2004, Serra received the Ordem do Infante D. Henrique, a civilian award presented for services to Portuguese culture, from President Jorge Sampaio. Source: Article "Eduardo Serra" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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2013
A Promise
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2012
Belle du Seigneur
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2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
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2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
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2009
Bellamy
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2008
Defiance
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2007
Fados
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2007
A Girl Cut in Two
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2006
Blood Diamond
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2006
Comedy of Power
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2005
Never Say... Never!
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2004
The Bridesmaid
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2004
Beyond the Sea
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2004
Intimate Strangers
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2003
Girl with a Pearl Earring
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2003
The Flower of Evil
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2002
O Delfim
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2002
Love Street
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2000
Unbreakable
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2000
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
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2000
Passion of Mind
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1999
The Color of Lies
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1998
What Dreams May Come
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1997
The Swindle
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1997
The Wings of the Dove
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1997
The Disappearance of Finbar
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1996
Jude
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1996
The Jew
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1995
Funny Bones
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1995
L'Amour conjugal
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1994
Dead Tired
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1994
The Perfume of Yvonne
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1993
Map of the Human Heart
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1993
Tango
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1993
Amor e Dedinhos de Pé
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1991
Lapse of Memory
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1990
The Hairdresser's Husband
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1990
The King's Trial
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1990
Cinéma Portugais – Un Mode d'Emploi
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1988
Your Neighbour's Wife
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