Oleg Mutu

Oleg Mutu (born 22 July 1972) is a Romanian cinematographer and film producer. He was born in Chișinău, then part of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.

With director Cristian Mungiu, Mutu developed a formula of lengthy takes and medium shots with the director's first feature film, Occident (2002). Mutu later produced and directed photography for Mungiu's 2007 Palme d'Or-winning film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. Mutu opted for a minimalist approach, lighting the backgrounds while attempting not to distract from the characters too much. Mutu also set up lights from building roofs for the final scenes, employing a rod and paper lanterns for the camera. For the film, he shared the European Film Award for Best Film, the first time a Romanian work won the honour. At Romania's national Gopo Awards, he shared the award for Best Feature Film and won Best Cinematography.

Filmography
His films include: • The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)

• What Means Motley? (2006)

• 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)

• Tales from the Golden Age (2009)

• My Joy (2010)

• Innocent Saturday (2011)

• Beyond the Hills (2012)

• In the Fog (2012)

• In Bloom (2013)

• The Unsaved (2013)

• With Mum (2013)

• My Good Hans (2015)

• Orizont (2015)

• Together for Ever (2015)

• Summer's Over (2016)

• United States of Love (2016)

• A Gentle Creature (2017)

• Perfect Health (2017)

• Donbass (2018)

• Love 2. America (2018)

• Miracle (2021)