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Boris Abelevich Kaufman, A.S.C. (Russian: Бори́с А́белевич Ка́уфман; August 24, 1906 – June 24, 1980) was a Russian-born American cinematographer and the younger brother of Soviet filmmakers Dziga Vertov and Mikhail Kaufman.
Boris Kaufman, the Oscar-winning cinematographer who shot Jean Vigo's oeuvre and helped introduce a neo-realistic style into American films, was born on August 24, 1897, in Bialystok, Poland, then part of the Russian Empire.
Dec 1, 2011 · Born August 24, 1906 in Byalistock, Poland, then part of the Russian Empire, Boris Kaufman was the third son of librarians who would become world-renown filmmakers. His oldest brother, Denis, working under the pseudonym of Dziga Vertov, was the acclaimed documentary director whose most famous film was 1929’s The Man with the Movie Camera.
Boris Abelevich Kaufman (Russian: Бори́с Абра́мович Ка́уфман; August 24, 1897 – June 24, 1980) was a Russian cinematographer. Kaufman was born in today's Poland as the youngest son of a Russian librarian.
In his 45-year-long career, Boris Kaufman filmed newsreels, avant-garde films, documentaries, industrials, TV commercials, and feature films, winning an Academy Award for black-and-white cinematography in 1954 ( On the Waterfront ) and maintaining lengthy collaborations with three notable movie directors—Jean Vigo, Elia Kazan, and Sidney Lumet.
Worked in French film industry as a cinematographer for directors such as Jean Vigo, 1928-40; worked for Canadian Film Board, c. 1941-43; made war propaganda films and documentaries for O.W.I. Military service: Served in the French Army, 1940-41.
Boris Kaufman is known as an Director of Photography, Cinematography, Actor, Camera Operator, Writer, Editor, and Director. Some of his work includes 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront, L'Atalante, Splendor in the Grass, Zero for Conduct, The Pawnbroker, About Nice, and Baby Doll.
