Gilbert Dassonville

Biography

Gilbert Dassonville was a film and documentary director, as well as a cinematographer and cameraman, who distinguished himself in French cinema during the second half of the 20th century. Gilbert Dassonville was a documentary filmmaker whose experience as a cinematographer was used to create a keen eye for reality, whether documenting mountaineering feats, scientific or educational films, all shot with precision and realism. His experience as a cameraman gave him a concrete sense of framing and movement, which imbued his directing with great visual rigor. This concern for storytelling through…