Sasha Verni is a famous French cameraman. He made the films Hiroshima, My Love and Last Year in Marienbad. He also worked on the painting "Daytime Beauty."
Biography
Sasha Verni was born on August 10, 1919 in Bois-le-Roi in France. He died in Paris on May 15, 2001. The operator was 81 years old. His family is Jewish immigrants who fled from Russia. Verni was educated at the Paris Film School. He made documentaries in Africa. He has accounted for more than 70 full-length and television films. He collaborated with Alain Rene and Peter John Greenaway. In 1938, Sasha married model and art critic Dina Aibinder. After 2 years, they dispersed during the German occupation. Verney was twice nominated for a Cesar. He is a three-time winner of the Catalan IFF Prize in Sitges.
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In 1956, Sasha worked on the short film Night and Fog. A year later, his work "The Secret of the Fifteenth Workshop" was published. Directed by Andre Heinrich, Alain Rene. In 1958, he shot the picture "Letter from Siberia." In the same year, Verney worked on the short film Opera Muff. It was shown at the International Documentary Film Festival in Jihlava. In 1959, Sasha was the operator of the painting "Hiroshima, my love." A year later, his film "Song of Styrene" was released. He himself played one of the roles in the film. In 1960, the cameraman worked on the films "Hot Hand", "Beautiful Age" and "Beautiful Paris". Then you could see his film "The Dead Season of Love." The operator’s work list includes films such as Last Year in Marienbad, Steps of Marital Life, Muriel, or Return Time, Thank You, Natersia, No Surprise.
In 1964, the picture "Do you like women?", Which was shot by Sasha, was released. In 1966, he worked on the film "Heron Dance". The drama tells how the husband pretended to be dead for the sake of blackmailing his young wife. Then he was invited to the picture "The war is over." In the same year he shot "Music". The drama was presented at the International Film Festival in New York. The following year, he was offered a job in the movie "Beloved." Then he shot the picture "Daytime Beauty." The operator’s other works are Dear Carolina, Tattooed, Hand, Bulgarian Night, Monk, and Sniper Rifle.
