Léonce-Henri Burel

Léonce -Henri Burel ( born November 23, 1892 in Indre, † March 21, 1977 in Mougins ) was a French cinematographer and occasional director.

Life

Burel had operated art studies at the University of Nantes and at the École des Beaux -Arts in Paris before he started his first professional steps as copper engraving photographer and the photo - typography of corporate labs of Éclair. In 1913 he staged the first short films and two years later launched his career as a cinematographer in the film.

In the same year 1915 began Léonce -Henri Burel his collaboration with Abel Gance that culminated 1925/26, in the monumental biography of Napoleon and a total of 13 films should include. Also Gance colleague Jacques Feyder secured with three of his works during the 20 years the cooperation of the tech savvy and artistically innovative Burel. During the early talkie years Burels leveled off work, but he found in Robert Bresson in 1950 a director for its unpretentious people portraits Burel created amazingly clear and stark images.

Filmography

Unless otherwise specified as a cameraman