Alexandre Michon
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Alexandre Michon was a Russia
n photographer and cinematographer. Born to a French
family in Kharkiv, he started his career as a photographer and owned a photo studio in his hometown. He later settled in Baku
(nowadays capital of Azerbaijan
) and lived there for 25 years. Here, in 1898, he shot his first films using a Lumiere cinematograph. Michon is widely regarded as the pioneer of Azerbaijani cinema
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n photographer and cinematographer. Born to a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
family in Kharkiv, he started his career as a photographer and owned a photo studio in his hometown. He later settled in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
(nowadays capital of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
) and lived there for 25 years. Here, in 1898, he shot his first films using a Lumiere cinematograph. Michon is widely regarded as the pioneer of Azerbaijani cinema
Cinema of Azerbaijan
- Early history :The film industry in Azerbaijan dates back to 1898. In fact, Azerbaijan was among the first countries involved in cinematography. When the Lumière brothers of France premiered their first motion picture footage in Paris on December 28, 1895, little did they know how rapidly it...
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Filmography
- Balaxanida neft fontani (1898) (English: The Oil Gush in Balakhany)
- Balaxanı-Sabunçu polis idarəsi süvari qorodovoyların at oynatmaları (1898)
- Bibiheybatda neft fontani yanginiThe Oil Gush Fire in BibiheybatThe Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat is one of the earliest films ever produced. Directed by the pioneer of cinema in Azerbaijan, Alexandre Michon, this 30-second film was shot on August 6, 1898 in Bibiheybət village near Baku and presented at the International Paris Exhibition .The film was shot using...
(1898) (English: The Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat) - Alahazrat buxara amirinin 'veliki knyaz Aleksey' paroxodunda yolasalma marasimi (1898) (English: Farewell Ceremony for His Majesty Emir of Bukhara on "Velikiy Kniaz Alexei" Steamboat)
- Ilisdin (1898) (English: You Stumbled)
- Qafqaz raqsiThe Folk Dance of CaucasusThe Folk Dance of Caucasus is one of the earliest Azerbaijani films produced and directed by the pioneer of Azerbaijani cinema, Alexander Mishon. It was released on August 2, 1898.The film was shot on 35mm.-See also:*List of Azerbaijani films: 1898-1919...
(1898) (English: The Folk Dance of Caucasus) - Bazar küçasi sübh çag (1898)
- Qafqaz və Merkuri cəmiyyətinin paroxodunun limandan yola düşməsi (1898)
- Qatarin damiryol stansiyasina daxil olmasiTrain Entering the Railroad StationTrain Entering the Railroad Station is one of the earliest films ever produced in the Cinema of Azerbaijan directed by Azeri cinema pioneer Aleksandr Mişon. It was released in the summer of 1898....
(1898) (English:Train Entering the Railroad Station) - Şəhər bağında xalq gəzintisi (1898)