Léonce-Henri Burel

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Birthday
1892-11-24

Léonce-Henri Burel - Director of Photography, Additional Photography known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «A Man Escaped» (1956), «Pickpocket» (1959), «Napoléon» (1927), «Diary of a Country Priest» (1951), «The Trial of Joan of Arc» (1963),

Léonce-Henri Burel (23 November 1892 – 21 March 1977) was a French cinematographer whose career extended from the silent era until the early 1970s. He was the director of photography on more than 120 films, working almost exclusively in black-and-white.

After studying at the University of Nantes, he initially worked as a photoengraver before becoming a camera operator. At the Film d'Art company in 1915 he was noticed by Abel Gance and began a collaboration with him which extended over 16 films, including J'accuse, La Roue, and Napoléon. In the period of silent films he also worked on several productions with Jacques Feyder. During the 1930s he worked regularly with Jean Dréville and Henri Decoin. With Le Journal d'un curé de campagne, for which he won the best cinematography award at the Venice Film Festival in 1951, Burel began another important collaboration with the director Robert Bresson which continued through three further films. Burel also directed three films himself between 1922 and 1932.

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The most significant works of Léonce-Henri Burel

Pickpocket
Pickpocket (1959)

Position: Director of Photography
A Man Escaped (1956)

Position: Director of Photography
Napoléon (1927)

Position: Director of Photography, Additional Photography
Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

Position: Director of Photography
The Trial of Joan of Arc (1963)

Position: Director of Photography


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