Boris Brozhovsky

Boris Brozhovsky
Brozhovsky during the filming of Nikolai Vavilov (1990)
Born(1935-07-26)26 July 1935
Died14 January 2022(2022-01-14) (aged 86)
Russia
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1961–2005

Boris Leonidovich Brozhovsky (Russian: Борис Леонидович Брожовский; 26 July 1935 – 14 January 2022) was a Soviet and Russian cinematographer who made over 40 films.[2]

Life and career

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Brozhovsky was born to the family of film director Leonid Brozhovsky and his wife Lydia.[1] In 1959 he graduated from VGIK. From 1960, he worked at the Mosfilm film studio.

He became a laureate of the USSR State Prize in 1989, for the film The Cold Summer of 1953,[3] and an Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation on 18 November 2000.[4]

Brozhovsky was married to actress Nina Popova, best known for her role as Zhenya in the Soviet TV series Day by Day.[5] He died on 14 January 2022, at the age of 86.[6][7][8]

Awards

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  • 1989 — Laureate of the USSR State Prize for artwork "The Cold Summer of 1953".
  • 2000 — Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

References

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  1. ^ a b Борис Брожовский: «Работать в кино – трудное счастье!»
  2. ^ Boris Brozhovsky at the Mosfilm
  3. ^ Борис Брожовский. Биография
  4. ^ Указ Президента РФ от 18 ноября 2000 года № 1885 О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации
  5. ^ Любовь всей моей жизни – театр
  6. ^ Умер оператор фильма «Холодное лето пятьдесят третьего» Борис Брожовский
  7. ^ "Умер оператор "Холодного лета пятьдесят третьего..."". Российская газета (in Russian). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. ^ Умер оператор «Холодного лета пятьдесят третьего...»

Bibliography

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  • Sergei Yutkevich. Cinema: Encyclopedic Dictionary (1986)
  • Anna M. Lawton. Imaging Russia 2000: Film and Facts (2004)
  • Lyudmila Sokolova. Mosfilm. Yesterday, today and always (2021)
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