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Laurent Tangy(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Sound Department
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French cinematographer Laurent Tangy has lensed numerous films including the French thriller L'Événement (The Happening) which won the Golden Lion award at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. It was directed by Audrey Diwan for France 3 Cinema.

Tangy is most recognized for his collaborations with director Cédric Jimenez for the feature films The Connection (2014), starring Jean Dujardin, a sweeping mafia picture shot in 35mm, and for 2017's The Man with the Iron Heart, starring Rosamund Pike Jason Clarke, Jack O'Connell and Mia Wasikowska. Tangy also shot the (2015-2016) Franco-British TV crime drama The Last Panthers, which was a BAFTA nominee for Best Drama in 2016. Directed by Johan Renck, the movie starred Samantha Morton. The seriocomedy Le Grand Bain (Sink or Swim) that he shot with director Gilles Lellouche, was selected for the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and earned him a 2019 Cesar Award Nomination for Best Cinematography.

Tangy is also well known for Unleashed (2005), The Transporter (2002), Wasabi (2001) and Kiss of the Dragon (2001).

His upcoming feature - L'Amour Et Les Forêts (Just The Two Of Us) - directed by Valérie Donzelli - is slated for release in 2023.

Other recent credits include Mascarade, the French comedy-drama which he shot for director Nicolas Bedos for Canal+, , and the 2021 French comedy/adventure feature OSS 117: Alerte Rouge en Afrique Noire, which he shot with director Nicolas Bedos for Mandarin Films.

Tangy also worked on the 2020 action/thriller BAC Nord (The Stronghold) for director Cédric Jimenez for StudioCanal. The film was nominated for seven Cesar awards. He served as the DP for 2019's #Iamhere, directed by Eric Lartigau for Rectangle Productions, and for the 2019 horror film Get In, directed by Olivier Abbou for Netflix.

Born and raised in Paris, Tangy began his career in documentaries. In 2006 he began shooting music videos. His video for Justice won an MTV award He has since shot commercials for world-class brands such as Cartier, Chanel, Armani, YSL, Louis Vuitton, Dior, L'Oreal and Coca-Cola.

Laurent is fluent in English, Spanish and French.
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    Known for

    Wasabi (2001)
    Wasabi
    6.6
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2001
    Jason Statham in The Transporter (2002)
    The Transporter
    6.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
    • 2002
    Bridget Fonda and Jet Li in Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
    Kiss of the Dragon
    6.6
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2001
    Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins, and Jet Li in Unleashed (2005)
    Unleashed
    7.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2005

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    Cinematographer



    • Dog 51
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • 2025



    • Noémie Merlant in Emmanuelle (2024)
      Emmanuelle
      4.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Malik Frikah, Mallory Wanecque, François Civil, and Adèle Exarchopoulos in Beating Hearts (2024)
      Beating Hearts
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Melvil Poupaud and Virginie Efira in Just the Two of Us (2023)
      Just the Two of Us
      6.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • La montée (2023)
      La montée
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Raphaël Personnaz and Lou de Laâge in Le tourbillon de la vie (2022)
      Le tourbillon de la vie
      6.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Isabelle Adjani, François Cluzet, Pierre Niney, and Marine Vacth in Mascarade (2022)
      Mascarade
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Anamaria Vartolomei in Happening (2021)
      Happening
      7.4
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Habib Dembélé, Jean Dujardin, Ivan Franek, Natacha Lindinger, Fatou N'Diaye, Wladimir Yordanoff, and Pierre Niney in OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021)
      OSS 117: From Africa with Love
      5.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Gilles Lellouche, François Civil, and Karim Leklou in The Stronghold (2020)
      The Stronghold
      6.9
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Bae Doona and Alain Chabat in #Iamhere (2019)
      #Iamhere
      6.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Get In (2019)
      Get In
      5.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Jonathan Lambert in Call me Matthew (2019)
      Call me Matthew
      6.4
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Sink or Swim (2018)
      Sink or Swim
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • A Magical Holiday (2017)
      A Magical Holiday
      6.2
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Jason Clarke in The Man with the Iron Heart (2017)
      The Man with the Iron Heart
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Reporters (2007)
      Reporters
      7.5
      TV Series
      • additional director of photography
      • 2009
    • The Last Gang (2007)
      The Last Gang
      6.0
      • cinematographer: second unit
      • 2007
    • Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
      Arthur and the Invisibles
      6.0
      • focus puller: sfx unit (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • François Cluzet in Tell No One (2006)
      Tell No One
      7.5
      • additional assistant camera
      • 2006
    • Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou in The Da Vinci Code (2006)
      The Da Vinci Code
      6.6
      • first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Vincent Cassel in Satan (2006)
      Satan
      5.6
      • focus puller
      • 2006
    • Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz in Bandidas (2006)
      Bandidas
      5.7
      • focus puller: second unit
      • 2006
    • The Black Box (2005)
      The Black Box
      5.7
      • first assistant camera: second unit
      • 2005
    • Empire of the Wolves (2005)
      Empire of the Wolves
      5.8
      • focus puller
      • 2005
    • In Your Dreams (2005)
      In Your Dreams
      4.3
      • focus puller
      • 2005
    • Avant qu'il ne soit trop tard (2005)
      Avant qu'il ne soit trop tard
      5.4
      • focus puller
      • 2005
    • Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins, and Jet Li in Unleashed (2005)
      Unleashed
      7.0
      • focus puller
      • 2005
    • Narco (2004)
      Narco
      6.2
      • focus puller
      • 2004
    • Renegade (2004)
      Renegade
      5.2
      • second assistant operator
      • 2004
    • Art'n Acte Production (2003)
      Art'n Acte Production
      8.2
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 2003

    Sound Department



    • R.I.P. (Rest in Peace)
      Short
      • boom operator
      • 1998

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      • Renzo

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