Peter Sova | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 25, 1944 |
| Died | August 27, 2020 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1975–2019 |
Milan Peter Sova (September 25, 1944 – August 27, 2020)[1] was a Czech-born American cinematographer.
Sova was born inPrague,Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (present-dayCzech Republic).[2] After training to be a machinist in Prague (thenCzechoslovakia), Sova would emigrate toNew York City, where he worked fixing cameras atABC.[3]
Sova's first work as cinematographer was on the 1977 filmShort Eyes. Through his career he would collaborate frequently withBarry Levinson andPaul McGuigan, and would work withMike Newell on the gangster filmDonnie Brasco. He became a member of theAmerican Society of Cinematographers in 1999.[1]
He was married to his wife Elizabeth from 1988 until her death in 2018. They had one son together.[2] Sova died inSouth Kortright, New York on August 27, 2020, at the age of 75.[4]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Short Eyes | Robert M. Young | |
| 1978 | Rockers | Theodoros Bafaloukos | |
| 1982 | Diner | Barry Levinson | |
| 1987 | Tin Men | ||
| Good Morning, Vietnam | |||
| 1989 | Sing | Richard Baskin | |
| 1991 | Late for Dinner | W. D. Richter | |
| 1992 | Bed & Breakfast | Robert Ellis Miller | Co-cinematographer with Peter Shea |
| Straight Talk | Barnet Kellman | ||
| 1994 | Jimmy Hollywood | Barry Levinson | |
| 1995 | Feast of July | Christopher Menaul | |
| 1996 | Sgt. Bilko | Jonathan Lynn | |
| 1997 | Donnie Brasco | Mike Newell | |
| 1998 | The Proposition | Lesli Linka Glatter | |
| 2000 | Gangster No. 1 | Paul McGuigan | |
| 2002 | Doctor Sleep | Nick Willing | |
| 2004 | The Reckoning | Paul McGuigan | |
| Wicker Park | |||
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | ||
| 2008 | The Strangers | Bryan Bertino | |
| 2009 | Push | Paul McGuigan | |
| 2019 | Driven to Abstraction | Daria Price | Documentary film Co-cinematographer with Daria Price, Martin Himmel, Peter Cayer and Palu Abadia |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Jolly Corner | Arthur Barron | |
| 1977 | Soldier's Home | Robert Young | |
| 1978 | Summer of My German Soldier | Michael Tuchner | |
| 1979 | The Halloween That Almost Wasn't | Bruce Bilson | |
| 1980 | Barn Burning | Peter Werner | |
| Nurse | David Lowell Rich | ||
| 1984 | A Doctor's Story | Peter Levin | |
| 1986 | Adam's Apple | James Frawley | |
| 1992 | Double Jeopardy | Lawrence Schiller | Co-cinematographer with Robert Carmichael |
| 1994 | Fatherland | Christopher Menaul |
TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NBC Special Treat | Barra Grant | Episode "The Tap Dance Kid" |
| 1986 | The Equalizer | Donald Petrie | Episode "Dead Drop" |
| 2000 | Perfect Murder, Perfect Town | Lawrence Schiller | Miniseries |
| 2006 | Thief | Paul McGuigan | Miniseries Pilot episode |
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| National | |
