Jean Bourgoin


Director Of Photography

About

Also Known As
Jean-Serge Bourgoin, Yves Bourgoin, Jean-Claude Bourgoin
Birth Place
Paris, FR
Born
March 04, 1913

Biography

Former apprentice to Christian Matras and Jean Bachelet who, from the late 1930s, contributed to such visually powerful works as "Partie de Compagne" (1936), "Dedee" (1946), "Black Orpheus" (1959) and "The Longest Day" (1962). Son Georges Bourgoin is also a cinematographer....

Biography

Former apprentice to Christian Matras and Jean Bachelet who, from the late 1930s, contributed to such visually powerful works as "Partie de Compagne" (1936), "Dedee" (1946), "Black Orpheus" (1959) and "The Longest Day" (1962). Son Georges Bourgoin is also a cinematographer.

Filmography

 

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Au bout du bout du banc (1987)
Camera Operator
Target (1985)
Camera Operator
Petit Con (1984)
Camera Operator
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
Camera Operator
Je vous ferai aimer la vie (1979)
Camera Operator
The Associate (1979)
Camera Operator
La Premiere Fois (1978)
Camera Operator
Et vive la liberte (1978)
Cinematographer
Blackout (1978)
Cinematographer
Une Si gentille petite fille (1977)
Camera Operator
Le Graphique de boscop (1977)
Camera Operator
Picasso, Peintre du siecle (1973)
Cinematographer
La Chambre Rouge (1972)
Director Of Photography
Impossible on Saturday (1966)
Director of Photography
A Mistress for the Summer (1964)
Director of Photography
The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
Director of Photography
Gigot (1962)
Director of Photography
The Longest Day (1962)
Director of Photography
Black Orpheus (1959)
Director Of Photography
Mon Oncle (1958)
Director Of Photography
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
Director of Photography
Mr. Arkadin (Comprehensive Version) (1955)
Director Of Photography
Mr. Arkadin (Corinth Version) (1955)
Director Of Photography
Before the Deluge (1954)
Director Of Photography
Nous sommes tous des Assassins (1952)
Director Of Photography
Justice est faite (1950)
Cinematographer
It Happened at the Inn (1943)
Photography
La Marseillaise (1938)
Director Of Photography
Un Partie de Campagne (1936)
Camera Operator

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Maneges (1950)
Photography
La Marseillaise (1938)
Photography
La Vie est a nous (1936)
Photography

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Mon Oncle (1958)
Dp/Cinematographer

Life Events

1937

First film as director of photography, "Le temps des cerises"

Videos

Movie Clip

Mr. Arkadin (a.k.a. Confidential Report) (1962) -- (Movie Clip) You Know The Type Van Stratten (Robert Arden) at the Masquerade at the Monte Carlo villa, finally meets the notorious owner (writer-director Orson Welles) and his angered daughter (Paolo Mori), in Mr. Arkadin, 1962, (a.k.a. Confidential Report).
Mr. Arkadin (a.k.a. Confidential Report) (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Last Christmas Morning The director, writer and co-star narrates the improbable opening, quick credits, then partial introduction of Van Stratten (Robert Arden) and Zouk (Akim Tamiroff), in Orson Welles' Mr. Arkadin, 1962, (a.k.a. Confidential Report).
Mr. Arkadin (a.k.a. Confidential Report) (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Quite A Looker Zouk (Akim Tamiroff) listening as Van Stratten (Robert Arden) continues to reconstruct his story, leading to the Riviera, where he meets the daughter (Paola Mori) of the title character, played by the writer-director Orson Welles, in Mr. Arkadin, 1962, (a.k.a. Confidential Report).
Longest Day, The (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Maybe I Was Wrong About Rhoda First appearance of Rod Steiger as a fictional American navy destroyer commander, joining in the overnight assault in the early hours of June 6 , 1944, then on the deck Jeffrey Hunter as fictional Fuller, Joseph Lowe as “Sparrow,” Peter Helm as Mac, more anecdotes as producer Darryl F. Zanuck builds toward the D-Day invasion, in The Longest Day, 1962.
Longest Day, The (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Request Reluctantly Approved Peter Lawford as Lovat, (Scottish-born British aristocrat Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, a real person) minimizing his oratory en route to the D-Day invasion, then Edmond O’Brien as Gen. Barton, and Henry Fonda (then 56, the same age as his character) finally appearing 90 minutes into the picture as Gen. Teddy Roosevelt Jr., dramatizing a famous actual event, in The Longest Day, 1962.
Longest Day, The (1962) -- (Movie Clip) We Keep Getting Fewer First appearance for Richard Burton of course as the solitary Brit flyer entering the HQ tavern, just managing a joke about the brew when he’s approached by fellow Donald Houston, and shares word of a lost colleague, beginning another story-line, in producer Darryl F. Zanuck’s D-Day epic The Longest Day, 1962.
Longest Day, The (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Why'd He Have To Mention Fort Bragg? In an airplane hangar in England converted to barracks, we’ve just met Red Buttons as American G.I. Steele and Richard Beymer as Schultz, having something of a personal reckoning, observed by buddy Martini (Sal Mineo), awaiting D-Day, in producer Darryl F. Zanuck’s The Longest Day. 1962.
Mon Oncle (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Un Film De Jacques Tati A not inconsiderable portion of invention and tone setting just in the title sequence, from Jacques Tati's second film starring himself as "Mr. Hulot," Mon Oncle, 1958, winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Mon Oncle (1958) -- (Movie Clip) He Simply Won't Obey The modern house now famous as writer, director and star Jacques Tati's "Villa Arpel" is central, as Gerard (Alain Becourt) is delivered by his uncle (Tati), while mother (Adrienne Servantie) entertains before father (Jean-Pierre Zola) gets home, in Mon Oncle, 1958.
Mon Oncle (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Now That His Uncle Is Free Writer, director, and title character Jacques Tati is home with the family, having been sacked from the job Arpel (Jean-Pierre Zola) got him, now nominated by his sister, Mrs. Arpel (Adrienne Servantie) to watch over her son, his nephew, Gerard (Alain Becourt), with famous bumbling, in Mon Oncle, 1958.
Black Orpheus (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Her Name Is Eurydice? Dancing Orpheus (Breno Mello) and Eurydice (Marpessa Dawn), leads into carnival preparations and the dramatic first appearance of "Death" (Ahdemar da Silva) in Marcel Camus' Black Orpheus, 1959.
Black Orpheus (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Are You Really Getting Hitched? Introducing Eurydice (Marpessa Dawn) to the grocer, Serafina (Lea Garcia) contrives to leave her alone with Orpheus (Breno Mello) by distracting his fiancee` Mira (Lourdes de Oliveira), in Black Orpheus, 1959.

Trailer

Family

Georges Bourgoin
Son
Director of photography.

Bibliography