Alexander Mikhailovich Mishon
Alexander Michailowitsch Mischon ( Russian Александр Михайлович Мишон ; * 1858 in Charkow , † July 5, 1921 near Samara ) was a Russian photographer and director. He is one of the film pioneers for the cinema of Russia and Azerbaijan .
Life
Mishon was born in Kharkov into a family of French descent, grew up there and began his career as a photographer in his hometown. There he owned a photo studio until he moved to Baku . He lived there for the next 25 years.
In 1898 he finally began to make his first films with a cinematographer from the Lumière brothers , mostly capturing impressions of events and landscapes. Some of his films have been shown internationally. His cinematic work can be attributed to both Russian and Azerbaijani cinema, since Azerbaijan was then part of Russia.
Mishon died near Samara in 1921.
Filmography
- 1898: Balaxanıda neft fontanı
- 1898: Balaxanı-Sabunçu polis idarəsi süvari qorodovoyların at oynatmaları
- 1898: Bibiheybatda neft fontani yangini
- 1898: Alahazrat buxara amirinin 'Veliki knyaz Aleksey' paroxodunda yolasalma marasimi
- 1898: Ilisdin
- 1898: Qafqaz raqsi
- 1898: Bazar küçasi sübh çag
- 1898: Qafqaz və Merkuri cəmiyyətinin paroxodunun limandan yola düşməsi
- 1898: Qatarin damiryol stansiyasina daxil olmasi
- 1898: Şəhər bağında xalq gəzintisi
Web links
- Aleksandr Mişon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mishon, Alexander Mikhailovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mişon, Aleksandr; Mison, Aleksandr; Мишон, Александр Михайлович (Russian spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian photographer and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kharkov |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 5, 1921 |
| Place of death | at Samara |