Richard Ciupka is a Canadian cinematographer and film director.[1] He is perhaps best known for his work on the 1983 horror film Curtains, as well as his collaborations with Louis Malle on the 1980 film Atlantic City, Alexandre Arcady on the 1985 film Hold-Up and Claude Chabrol on three feature films in France. Ciupka also filmed or directed over 520 television commercials in Canada and the United States. His work on the Canadian drama series Nouvelle adresse garnered him a Gémeaux award for "Best Cinematography (Dramatic)."
Career
editBorn in Liège, Belgium, Ciupka immigrated to the United States at age six.[2] His first work as a cinematographer was on the Canadian film The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck (1975) followed by Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia (1977) and the television film An American Christmas Carol (1979). He made his directorial debut with the horror film Curtains (1983); however, Ciupka left the production midway through over creative differences with producer Peter R. Simpson and is credited as Jonathan Stryker.[3] Since 2013, Richard has worked as a cinematographer on TV series and feature films. Richard also produced and Directed/Photograohed over 520 TV commercials in Canada and the USA.
Filmography
editDirector
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Curtains | As Jonathan Stryker |
| 1991–92 | Heritage Minutes | Series; 14 episodes |
| 1992 | Coyote | |
| 1998 | Emily of New Moon | Episode: "The Book of Yesterday" |
| 1998 | The Hunger | Episode: "The Face of Helene Bournouw" |
| 1999 | The Last Breath (Le Dernier souffle) | |
| 2000 | Task Force | TV movie |
| 2002 | The Mysterious Miss C. (La mystérieuse Mademoiselle C.) | |
| 2004 | The Incomparable Miss C. (L'incomparable mademoiselle C.) | |
| 2006 | Duo |
Cinematographer
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck | |
| 1977 | Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia | |
| 1979 | An American Christmas Carol | TV movie |
| 1980 | It Rained All Night the Day I Left | |
| 1980 | Atlantic City | |
| 1981 | Yesterday | |
| 1981 | Dirty Tricks | |
| 1982 | Melanie | |
| 1983 | The Terry Fox Story | TV movie |
| 1983 | Joy | |
| 1984 | The Blood of Others | |
| 1984 | Heartsounds | TV movie |
| 1984 | The Guardian | TV movie |
| 1985 | Secret Weapons | TV movie |
| 1985 | Hold-Up | |
| 2014–15 | Nouvelle adresse | series; 34 episodes |
| 2017 | Love Locks | TV movie |
| 2021 | Un Lien Familial | TV movie |
References
edit- ^ "Richard Ciupka - List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HD7-B2J : 3 October 2015), Richard Ciupka, 1956; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ^ "The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of Curtains" (2014). Curtains Blu-ray. Synapse Films.