Darius Khondji

What strikes me about Khondji is the company he keeps. A cinematographer trusted by Fincher, Haneke, Woody Allen, Bong Joon-ho and Wong Kar-Wai isn't just skilled, he's adaptable enough to bend his eye to wildly different temperaments. I find his Iranian-French background quietly fascinating, as if that dual perspective feeds the moody, painterly light he's famous for. Three Oscar nominations and the Legion of Honour confirm the craft, yet he stays refreshingly invisible. For me, he embodies the kind of behind-the-camera artistry that deserves far more recognition than it usually gets in an industry obsessed with names above the title.

Name (English)

Darius Khondji

Name (Japanese)

ダリウス・コンジ

Reading

だりうす・こんじ

Born

October 21, 1955 (age 70)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Goat

Origin

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Occupation

cinematographer / lighting designer

University

University of California, Los Angeles

Awards & achievements

• Knight of the Legion of Honour

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius%20Khondji
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q951018

Tags

• Tehran Province
• cinematographer
• lighting designer

Last updated

2026-06-20

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