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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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

  • 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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