Agostini was born 11 August 1910 in Paris (France) and died 20 October 2001. He was married to actress and playwright
Odette Joyeux until the end of her life. He was the founder of
École Louis-Lumière (situated on
rue de Vaugirard), Philippe Agostini debuted as
assistant to the
chief operators Georges Périnal and
Armand Thirard. In the 1930s, he began a fruitful career as director of photography, working with directors with such differing styles as
Robert Bresson,
Marcel Carné,
Max Ophüls,
Claude Autant-Lara,
Jean Grémillon,
Yves Allégret,
Jules Dassin and even
Julien Duvivier. His career as a director was much less remarkable. == Filmography ==