Peter Sova

Milan Peter Sova (September 25, 1944 – August 27, 2020)[1] was a Czech-born American cinematographer.

Sova was born in Prague, Czechoslavakia.[2] After training to be a machinist in Prague, Sova would emigrate to New York City, where he worked fixing cameras at ABC.[3]

Sova's first work as cinematographer was on the 1977 film Short Eyes. Through his career he would collaborate frequently with Barry Levinson and Paul McGuigan, and would work with Mike Newell on the gangster film Donnie Brasco. He became a member of the American 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 in South Kortright, New York on August 27, 2020 at the age of 75.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Director Notes
1977 Short Eyes Robert M. Young
1978 Rockers Theodoros Bafaloukos
1982 Diner Barry Levinson
1987 Tin Men
Good Morning, Vietnam
Courtship Howard Cummings
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
2003 The Reckoning Paul McGuigan
2004 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

Television
Year Title Director Notes
1975 The Jolly Corner Arthur Barron Television film
1977 Soldier's Home Robert Young
1978 NBC Special Treat Barra Grant Episode "The Tap Dance Kid"
Summer of My German Soldier Michael Tuchner Television film
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 The Equalizer Donald Petrie Episode "Dead Drop"
Adam's Apple James Frawley Television film
1992 Double Jeopardy Lawrence Schiller Television film
Co-cinematographer with Robert Carmichael
1994 Fatherland Christopher Menaul Television film
2000 Perfect Murder, Perfect Town Lawrence Schiller Miniseries
2006 Thief Paul McGuigan Miniseries
Pilot episode

References
  1. Williams, David E. (September 9, 2020). "In Memoriam: Peter Sova, ASC (1944–2020)". American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  2. "Milan P. Sova 1944 - 2020". MacArthur Funeral Home & Hall & Peet Funeral Home. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  3. "Peter Sova, Cinematographer on 'Diner,' 'Donnie Brasco' and 'Lucky Number Slevin,' Dies at 75". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  4. Bruce Haring. "Peter Sova Dies: Cinematographer On ‘Diner’ And ‘Donnie Brasco’ Was 75". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
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