# Renato Berta

Renato Berta is a Swiss cinematographer and film director, best known for his collaborations with directors Alain Tanner and Jean-Marie Straub. Trained at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, Berta has worked as cinematographer in more than 100 films since 1969. He won a César Award for Best Cinematography for Au revoir les enfants in 1988 and a David di Donatello for Best Cinematography for We Believed in 2011.
In 2013, he was awarded the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1969 | Charles, Dead or Alive | |
| 1969 | Long Live Death | |
| 1970 | Eyes Do Not Want to Close at All Times, or, Perhaps One Day Rome Will Allow Herself to Choose in Her Turn | |
| 1970 | Marie pleine de grâce | |
| 1971 | The Salamander | |
| 1971 | On the Point of Death | |
| 1972 | History Lessons | |
| 1972 | Tonight or Never [it] | |
| 1973 | Einleitung zu Arnold Schoenbergs Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene | Documentary short |
| 1973 | Le Retour d'Afrique | |
| 1973 | Sexologos | |
| 1973 | The Awful Manners | |
| 1973 | Der Tod des Flohzirkusdirektors | |
| 1974 | La Paloma [fr] | |
| 1974 | The Middle of the World | |
| 1974 | Schattenreiter | Telefilm |
| 1975 | Moses and Aaron | Additional Photography |
| 1975 | The Wonderful Crook | |
| 1976 | Shadow of Angels | |
| 1976 | Der Gehülfe | |
| 1976 | Fortini/Cani | Documentary |
| 1976 | Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 | |
| 1976 | The Big Night | |
| 1976 | Sartre by Himself | Documentary |
| 1977 | San Gottardo | |
| 1977 | The Indians Are Still Far Away | |
| 1977 | A. Constant | |
| 1977 | Repérages | |
| 1978 | His Master's Voice | |
| 1978 | Violanta | |
| 1978 | Alzire or the New Continent | |
| 1979 | Messidor | |
| 1980 | Every Man for Himself | |
| 1980 | Return to Marseilles | |
| 1981 | Max Frisch, Journal I-III | |
| 1981 | Seuls | |
| 1981 | Das Haus im Park | Telefilm |
| 1981 | Notre Dame de la Croisette | Documentary |
| 1982 | Hécate | |
| 1983 | The Wounded Man | |
| 1983 | Imitation of Life | TV documentary |
| 1984 | Vive les femmes! | |
| 1984 | Full Moon in Paris | |
| 1984 | Tosca's Kiss | Documentary |
| 1984 | Le Voyage d'Antoine | Short film |
| 1985 | Rendez-vous | Nominated—César Award for Best Cinematography |
| 1985 | L'Atelier | TV documentary |
| 1985 | Hurlevent | |
| 1985 | L'Homme aux yeux d'argent | |
| 1986 | Taxi Boy | |
| 1986 | Corps et biens | |
| 1987 | Der Tod des Empedokles oder: Wenn dann der Erde Grün von neuem Euch erglänzt | |
| 1987 | Jenatsch | |
| 1987 | Au revoir les enfants | César Award for Best Cinematography |
| 1987 | Les Innocents | |
| 1988 | Ada in the Jungle | |
| 1989 | Chimère | |
| 1989 | Twister | |
| 1990 | May Fools | |
| 1990 | Uranus | |
| 1991 | Le Film du Cinéma Suisse |
| 1991 | Viaggio in Italia | Telefilm |
| 1991 | Nothing But Lies | |
| 1992 | Off Season | |
| 1993 | L'Instinct de l'ange | |
| 1993 | Next Time the Fire | |
| 1993 | Smoking/No Smoking | Nominated—César Award for Best Cinematography |
| 1994 | The Death of Molière | Video |
| 1995 | Adultery: A User's Guide | |
| 1995 | Zihron Devarim | |
| 1995 | Das geschriebene Gesicht | Documentary |
| 1996 | Le Géographe Manuel | |
| 1996 | Party | |
| 1996 | Chimère | Telefilm |
| 1997 | Voyage to the Beginning of the World | |
| 1997 | Le Silence de Rak | |
| 1997 | Same Old Song | |
| 1998 | Anxiety | |
| 1998 | Yom Yom | |
| 1999 | Kadosh | |
| 1999 | Vanaprastham | Malayalam film(India) |
| 1999 | Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland | |
| 2000 | Vive nous! | |
| 2000 | Kippur | |
| 2000 | Merci pour le chocolat | |
| 2000 | Word and Utopia | |
| 2000 | Addio Lugano bella | |
| 2001 | Workers, Peasants | |
| 2001 | Eden | |
| 2002 | Marie-Jo and Her Two Lovers | |
| 2002 | The Uncertainty Principle | |
| 2002 | Lulu | |
| 2003 | Umiliati | Short film |
| 2003 | Il ritorno del figlio prodigo | Short film |
| 2003 | Three-Step Dance | |
| 2003 | Alila | |
| 2003 | Not on the Lips | |
| 2004 | Une visite au Louvre | Documentary |
| 2004 | My Father Is an Engineer | |
| 2004 | The Last Mitterrand | |
| 2005 | Roger Diamantis ou La vraie vie | Documentary |
| 2005 | Code 68 | |
| 2005 | Magic Mirror | |
| 2006 | These Encounters of Theirs | |
| 2007 | Max & Co | |
| 2008 | Artemis' Knee | Short film |
| 2009 | Anonymes | |
| 2009 | Joachim Gatti, variation de lumière | Documentary short |
| 2010 | O somma luce | Short film |
| 2010 | We Believed | David di Donatello for Best Cinematography Nominated—Globo d'oro for Best Cinematography |
| 2010 | Belleville-Tokyo | |
| 2011 | An Heir | Short film |
| 2011 | L'Inconsolable | Short film |
| 2012 | Lullaby to My Father | Documentary |
| 2012 | Gebo and the Shadow | |
| 2012 | A Child of Yours | |
| 2012 | Asfouri | |
| 2013 | Dialogue d'ombres | Short film |
| 2014 | Leopardi | Nominated—David di Donatello for Best Cinematography |
| 2014 | O Velho do Restelo | Short film |
| 2014 | Chafariz das Virtudes | Short film |
| 2015 | In the Shadow of Women | |
| 2015 | For This Is My Body | |
| 2019 | The Salt of Tears | |
| 2023 | The Plough | |