Richard Ciupka

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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[]

Born 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[]

Director[]

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 Television film
2002 The Mysterious Miss C. (La mystérieuse Mademoiselle C.)
2004 (L'incomparable mademoiselle C.)
2006 Duo

Cinematographer[]

Year Title Notes
1975 The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck
1977 Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia
1979 An American Christmas Carol Television film
1980 It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980 Atlantic City
1981 Yesterday
1981 Dirty Tricks
1982 Melanie
1983 The Terry Fox Story Television film
1983 Joy
1984 The Blood of Others
1984 Heartsounds Television film
1984 The Guardian Television film
1985 Secret Weapons Television film
1985 Hold-Up
2014–15 Nouvelle adresse Series; 34 episodes
2017 Love Locks Television film

2021 || Un Lien Familial || Television Series

References[]

  1. ^ "Richard Ciupka - List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "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.).
  3. ^ "The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of Curtains" (2014). Curtains Blu-ray. Synapse Films.

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