Fred Kelemen
Cinematographer and actor · Born January 6, 1964 (62) · Berlin, Germany
Fred Kelemen was born in West Berlin/Germany. He studied painting, music, philosophy, religious science and drama studies and worked in various theatres as a director’s assistant before beginning his studies in directing and cinematography at the German Film & TV Academy Berlin (dffb) from 1989 to 1994. He graduated from the dffb with a diploma as a director and as a cinematographer. For his diploma film “Fate” he received the German National Film Award in 1995. Since then, he has made a number of films and videos as director and collaborated as cinematographer with several film directors like Joseph Pitchhadze (“Sweets”, Israel 2013), Béla Tarr (“Journey to the Plain”, Hungary 1995, “The Man from London”, Hungary/France/Germany 2007, “The Turin Horse”, Hungary, France, USA, Germany 2011 ), Rudolf Thome (“The Visible and the Invisible”, Germany 2006), Gariné Torossian (“Stone, Time, Touch”, Canada/Armenia 2005) a.o.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 6, 1964 (62)
- Berlin, Germany
- Cinematographer and actor
- 4 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Fred Kelemen's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Fred Kelemen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Fred Kelemen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
19 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Esau(2019)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Missing People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Suspiria(2018)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all filmsMuhamed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Sarajevo Songs of Woe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Sweets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Turin Horse(2011)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Novak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Man from London(2007)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Stone Time Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Visible and the Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Fallen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Moskatchka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Invocación (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Nightfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Frost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Journey on the Plain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Kalyi: Age of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1993 to 2019.
By role
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Fred Kelemen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the cinematography 84/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 65. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Fred Kelemen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Fred Kelemen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ágnes Hranitzky shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Ágnes HranitzkyShared titles: Tarr Béla, I Used to Be a Filmmaker (2013), The Turin Horse (2011), The Man from London (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Ágnes Hranitzky
- Béla TarrShared titles: Tarr Béla, I Used to Be a Filmmaker (2013), The Turin Horse (2011), The Man from London (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Béla Tarr
Writers
- László KrasznahorkaiShared titles: The Turin Horse (2011), The Man from London (2007)See all 2 shared titles with László Krasznahorkai
Actors
- Erika BókShared titles: Tarr Béla, I Used to Be a Filmmaker (2013), The Turin Horse (2011), The Man from London (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Erika Bók
- János DerzsiShared titles: Tarr Béla, I Used to Be a Filmmaker (2013), The Turin Horse (2011), The Man from London (2007)See all 3 shared titles with János Derzsi
- Mihály KormosShared titles: The Turin Horse (2011), The Man from London (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Mihály Kormos
Composers
- Mihály VigShared titles: Tarr Béla, I Used to Be a Filmmaker (2013), The Turin Horse (2011), The Man from London (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Mihály Vig
Producers
- Gábor TéniShared titles: Tarr Béla, I Used to Be a Filmmaker (2013), The Turin Horse (2011), The Man from London (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Gábor Téni
- Juliette LepoutreShared titles: Tarr Béla, I Used to Be a Filmmaker (2013), The Turin Horse (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Juliette Lepoutre
- Marie-Pierre MaciaShared titles: Tarr Béla, I Used to Be a Filmmaker (2013), The Turin Horse (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Marie-Pierre Macia