Ralph Toporoff


Director

About

Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA
Born
March 25, 1941

Biography

Former Paris-based photojournalist who worked as camera operator or cameraman on such features as "The Swimmer" (1968), Arthur Penn's "Alice's Restaurant" (1969) and John Cassavetes' "Husbands" (1970). After directing several TV dramas, Toporoff made his first feature, "American Blue Note" (1991), an autobiographical comedy about the right to fail, focusing on the relationships between m...

Biography

Former Paris-based photojournalist who worked as camera operator or cameraman on such features as "The Swimmer" (1968), Arthur Penn's "Alice's Restaurant" (1969) and John Cassavetes' "Husbands" (1970). After directing several TV dramas, Toporoff made his first feature, "American Blue Note" (1991), an autobiographical comedy about the right to fail, focusing on the relationships between members of a jazz quintet in the early 1960s.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

American Blue Note (1989)
Director

Writer (Feature Film)

American Blue Note (1989)
From Story

Producer (Feature Film)

American Blue Note (1989)
Producer

Life Events

1989

Directed first feature, "American Blue Note"

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