Misha Suslov

Mikhail Suslov
Михаил Суслов
Suslov in 2012
Born
Mikhail Petrovich Suslov

(1939-03-23)23 March 1939
Russian SFSR, USSR
Died5 March 2024(2024-03-05) (aged 84)
Alma materVGIK
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1963–2024

Mikhail Petrovich Suslov (Russian: Михаил Петрович Суслов; 23 March 1939 – 5 March 2024), also known as Misha Suslov (Russian: Миша Суслов), was a Russian cinematographer.[1][2]

Life and career

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Suslov was born in the USSR. In 1962 he graduated from the camera department of VGIK (workshop of Leonid Kosmatov).[3] For three years he worked on Moscow television, where the creative association "Ekran" was being created. He filmed pop performances by Joseph Kobzon, Maya Kristalinskaya, and Muslim Magomayev. He mastered the production of short feature films and television programs.[4]

Then he moved to the Mosfilm studio. He participated in the creation of several films, among which the historical-revolutionary film The Sixth of July, directed by Yuli Karasik, which stands out for its strict ascetic style.[5]

Moving to the United States in 1976, in Hollywood, he worked mainly in the genres of action and crime drama, including Black Moon Rising and Champion.

Suslov worked with director John Hancock for Steal the Sky, Prancer, A Piece of Eden, Suspended Animation, The Looking Glass, and The Girls of Summer. Suslov's camerawork in the drama film Prancer added sincerity to the story of a girl finding a reindeer she believes is Santa's.[6]

From the late 1990s, he worked regularly in Russia, including fruitfully collaborating with director Sergei Ursuliak, filming Long Farewell, Poirot's Failure, Liquidation, Isaev, Life and Fate, and And Quiet Flows the Don.[7]

Suslov died on 5 March 2024, at the age of 84.[8]

Filmography

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Year Title Type Role
1963 Short Stories TV movie Cinematographer
1967 Arena Film Cinematographer
1968 The Sixth of July Film Cinematographer
1972 The Seagull Film Cinematographer
1972 Musician's Sister Film Cinematographer
1973 A Man at His Place Film Cinematographer
1973 No Place to Hide Film Cinematographer: Second unit
1977 The Washington Affair Film Cinematographer
1980 Smokey and the Judge Film Cinematographer
1980 Below the Belt Film Additional photographer
1982 Truckin' Buddy McCoy Film Cinematographer
1983 Strangers Kiss Film Cinematographer
1984 On the Line Film Additional cinematographer
1984 Very Close Quarters Film Cinematographer
1984 Shattered Vows TV movie Cinematographer
1985 American Playhouse TV series Cinematographer
1986 Black Moon Rising Film Director of photography
1986 3:15 the Moment of Truth Film Cinematographer
1986 Nobody's Fool Film Cinematographer
1987 The Verne Miller Story Film Cinematographer
1987 The Great O'Grady Short Cinematographer
1988 Hothouse TV series Cinematographer
1988 Steal the Sky TV movie Cinematographer
1989 Prancer Film Director of photography
1989 Peacemaker Short Cinematographer
1990 The Sleeping Car Film Director of photography: Second unit
1990 Against the Law TV series Cinematographer
1991 The Runestone Film Director of photography
1991 Talkin' Dirty After Dark Film Cinematographer
1994 Pentathlon Film Cinematographer
1995 Sacred Cargo Film Cinematographer
1996 Public Enemies Film Cinematographer
1998 Composition for Victory Day Film Cinematographer
2000 A Piece of Eden Film Cinematographer
2001 Suspended Animation Film Cinematographer
2002 Poirot's Failure TV series Cinematographer
2004 Long Farewell Film Cinematographer
2004 Tairov's Death Film Cinematographer
2007 Liquidation TV mini series Director of photography
2007 Isaev TV mini series Cinematographer
2009 Life and Fate Film Director of photography
2015 The Looking Glass Film Cinematographer
2015 And Quiet Flows the Don TV mini series Cinematographer
2018 Blackout TV mini series Cinematographer
2019 Odessa Streamer TV movie Director of photography
2020 The Girls of Summer Film Cinematographer

Awards

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  • 2005 – Moskvin Prize at the film festival "Literature and Cinema" in Gatchina for the film Long Farewell
  • 2008 – TEFI Award in the nomination the cinematographer of a television feature film/series for Liquidation
  • 2013 – Professional award of the Association of Film and Television Producers in the field of television cinema in the nomination For the best camera work (TV series Life and Fate)[9]
  • 2015 – Professional award of the Association of Film and Television Producers in the field of television cinema in the nomination For the best camera work (TV series Quiet Don)[10]

References

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  1. ^ Wharton, David (22 May 1986). "Soviet Emigre Builds Film Career Based on Artistic Freedom". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ^ Scheck, Frank (28 October 2015). "'The Looking Glass': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  3. ^ To the history of VGIK. Book IV (— M.: VGIK, 2013 ed.). Documentation. Press. Memories. 1956–1965. p. 170.
  4. ^ DNK, Корпорация. "Михаил Суслов из Голливуда в Москву". dnk.ru. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. ^ admin (30 October 2015). "10 отечественных операторов в зарубежном кино: от Кауфмана до Васьянова -" (in Russian). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ^ "'Prancer' puts winter solstice back in Christmas". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Оператор Михаил Суслов: Даша Урсуляк после премьеры проснется знаменитой". Культура. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  8. ^ Умер кинооператор Михаил Суслов (in Russian)
  9. ^ "Ассоциация продюсеров кино и телевидения". 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. ^ Рябиков, Михаил (30 March 2016). "Лучшие сериалы 2015 года — «Ленинград 46», «Измены» и «Василиса»". kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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