Biography
Jean Lépine is a Canadian cinematographer. Born in 1948, he began his career in the camera department on films including Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) and worked as a camera operator on several Robert Altman productions before becoming director of photography.
Lépine is known for his collaborations with Altman, serving as director of photography on Vincent & Theo (1990), The Player (1992), Bob Roberts (1992) and Prêt-à-Porter (1994). His other credits as director of photography include A Home of Our Own (1993) and Woo (1998). He received the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer for The Player.
