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Fédote Bourgasoff (9 March 1890 – 12 May 1945) was a Russian-born French
cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...
.


Life and career

He was born Fiodor Burgasow in Lokhvitsa,
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then in the
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and now in
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. After establishing himself in Russian Empire cinema, Bourgasoff fled to France following the
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. He worked frequently on films there until his death, often on projects involving many other Russian exiles. Burgasov began his career as a still photographer and cameraman with Iosif Ermolev's company and subsequently lensed Yakov Protazanov's ''
Father Sergius "Father Sergius" () is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy between 1890 and 1898 and first published (posthumously) in 1911.Julian Connolly in Charles A. Moser (ed.), ''The Cambridge History of Russian Literature'' (Cambridge University Press, 19 ...
'' (1918), among other films. After his immigration to France as a member of Ermolev's entourage, Burgasov became the most prolific cinematographer in the newly founded Paris company Les Films Ermolieff, renamed later, after Ermolev's departure, Productions Albatros. Thus, he filmed Aleksandr Volkov's serial '' The House of Mystery'' (1923), Viacheslav Turzhanski's The ''Song of Triumphant Love'' (1923), and numerous others. Burgasov successfully worked with French directors whose films also were produced by Ermolev, including Jean Epstein (''The Lion of the Moguls'', 1924) and Marcel L’Herbier (''The Late Mattia Pascal'', 1925). He was the cameraman on several sound versions of silent movie hits such as ''
The Loves of Casanova ''The Loves of Casanova'' or ''Casanova'' is a 1927 French Historical drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Suzanne Bianchetti and Diana Karenne. The film portrays the life and adventures of Giacomo Casanova ( ...
''Klossner p.64 (1933) and ''The Child of Carnival'' (1934); among his noteworthy works are Jean Renoir's ''
The Lower Depths ''The Lower Depths'' (, literally: ''At the bottom'') is a play by Russian dramatist Maxim Gorky written in 1902 and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18, 1902, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski. It became his first ma ...
'' (1936) from Maksim Gorky's play, and Max Ophüls's Werther (1938), an adaptation of Goethe's novel. His last film was Sacha Guitry's ''La Malibran'' (1944), a biopic about a French opera singer.


Selected filmography

* ''
Father Sergius "Father Sergius" () is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy between 1890 and 1898 and first published (posthumously) in 1911.Julian Connolly in Charles A. Moser (ed.), ''The Cambridge History of Russian Literature'' (Cambridge University Press, 19 ...
'' (1917) * '' The House of Mystery'' (1923) * ''
The Loves of Casanova ''The Loves of Casanova'' or ''Casanova'' is a 1927 French Historical drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Suzanne Bianchetti and Diana Karenne. The film portrays the life and adventures of Giacomo Casanova ( ...
'' (1927) * ''
Muche ''Muche'' is a 1927 French silent comedy drama film directed by Robert Péguy and starring Nicolas Koline, Elmire Vautier and Madeleine Guitty.Rège p.802 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Lochakoff. Location shooting t ...
'' (1927) * ''
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'' (1928) * ''
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'' (1931) * ''
The Malay Dagger ''The Malay Dagger'' (French: ''Le poignard malais'') is a 1931 French crime film directed by Roger Goupillières and starring Jean Marchat, Gaby Basset and Jean Toulout. It was based on a short story by Tristan Bernard.Goble p.37 It was shot at ...
'' (1931) * '' Imperial Violets'' (1932) * '' Beauty Spot'' (1932) * ''
Rouletabille the Aviator ''Rouletabille the Aviator'' (French: ''Rouletabille aviateur'') is a 1932 French thriller film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Roland Toutain, Léon Belières and Germaine Aussey.Crisp p.396 The film was inspired by the Joseph Rouletabille ...
'' (1932) * '' Knock'' (1933) * '' The Orderly'' (1933) * '' Casanova'' (1934) * ''
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'' (1934) * ''
The Mysteries of Paris ''The Mysteries of Paris'' () is a novel by Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in ''Journal des débats'' from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first serial novels (''feuilleton'') published in France. I ...
'' (1935) * '' Juanita'' (1935) * ''
Adémaï in the Middle Ages ''Adémaï in the Middle Ages'' (French: ''Adémaï au Moyen-Âge'') is a 1935 French historical comedy film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Noël-Noël, Michel Simon and Suzy Vernon. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The ...
'' (1935) * '' The Volga Boatman'' (1936) * ''
The Lower Depths ''The Lower Depths'' (, literally: ''At the bottom'') is a play by Russian dramatist Maxim Gorky written in 1902 and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18, 1902, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski. It became his first ma ...
'' (1936) * '' Nights of Princes'' (1938) * '' The Novel of Werther'' (1938) * ''
That's Sport ''That's Sport'' (French: ''Ça... c'est du sport'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by René Pujol and starring Pierre Larquey, Henri Garat and Suzanne Dehelly. The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne. Cast * ...
'' (1938) * '' The Black Diamond'' (1941) * ''
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'' (1941) * '' Notre-Dame de la Mouise'' (1941) * '' Last Adventure'' (1942) * ''
The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock ''The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock'' (French: ''Le journal tombe à cinq heures'') is a 1942 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Pierre Fresnay, Marie Déa and Pierre Renoir.Siclier p.94 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice ...
'' (1942) * ''
My Last Mistress ''My Last Mistress'' (French: ''Donne-moi tes yeux'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by and starring Sacha Guitry and also featuring Geneviève Guitry, Aimé Clariond and Mona Goya.Witt p.129 It was produced during the German occupation of F ...
'' (1943)


References


Bibliography

* Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on film and television''. McFarland & Co, 2002.


External links

* 1890 births 1945 deaths French cinematographers Cinematographers from the Russian Empire Mass media people from Poltava People who emigrated to escape Bolshevism Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France {{Cinematographer-stub