Thanks to the talented cameraman Anatoly Mukasey, dozens of domestic films have become real masterpieces of cinema. Among the films shot by this legendary man are “Beware of the Car”, “For Family Reasons”, “Big Change” and many others.
By the way, the career, biography and personal life of Anatoly Mukasey are inextricably linked. His wife, Svetlana Druzhinina, is the director of all the films on which the operator worked. They were always inseparable: both at home and at work. The film masterpieces created by this creative couple can be watched dozens and even hundreds of times.
Biography and childhood
On July 26, 1938, the future talented cinematographer was born.
Anatoly Mukasey in his youth
He was born into a very unusual family. Anatoly’s father and mother – Mikhail Isaakovich and Elizaveta Ivanovna – were intelligence officers, whose life and fate the world learned about many years later.
“In our profession, son, only those who shine become famous. But we didn’t show up. We didn’t make a single mistake,” his father told Anatoly.
The Mukasey family lived in Leningrad. Parents very rarely appeared at home, so little Tolik and his older sister Ella were left to their own devices most of the time. They were raised by a nanny, as well as by “chefs” who often visited the children.
Anatoly Mukasey with his parents and sister Ella
Later, Anatoly Mikhailovich admitted that if you add up all the years that he did not see his father and mother, it would be more than twenty years. Parents periodically passed notes and parcels to their children through acquaintances and family friends. Ella and Anatoly did not talk about what their parents did. They diligently kept all the secrets and secrets associated with their family.
For a long time, the nationality of Anatoly Mukasey was not revealed. Only after the death of his parents (Mikhail Isaakovich died in 2008, and Elizaveta Ivanovna died a year later) did a story appear online declassifying illegal spies. Anatoly's mother had Soviet roots, and his father was born into a Jewish family.
It is obvious that Jewish blood flows in the veins of the famous cameraman. The same can be said about his sons and grandsons.
Family idyll
When the wedding was over, the young married couple began to work. They worked together on the filming of many films, including those about brave midshipmen.
Like any family, they had their disagreements, but most of them were work-related.
This year the legendary couple will celebrate 69 years of marriage. Answering questions about how they managed to live together for so long, they say that the main thing is understanding and patience. Family happiness is a difficult job, where both spouses must work. Svetlana advises young families to be patient with each other. She also says that you shouldn’t correct your spouse’s shortcomings, because in fact these are not shortcomings, but a character trait that you have to live with.
Choice of profession and creative path
As a child, Tolik wanted to follow in his parents’ footsteps and become a legendary intelligence officer. But with age, this dream gave way to another. Once Mikhail Mukasey managed to meet famous actors: Charlie Chaplin and Theodore Dreiser. The scout filmed meetings with the stars, and then showed the recordings to the children. This determined the fate of Mukasey Jr.
Anatoly Mukasey always loved his work
After graduating from school, Anatoly entered VGIK at the faculty of cinematographers. He graduated from the university in 1961. After receiving his diploma, Mukasey went to work at the Leningrad newsreel studio. There he gained experience and a year later became director of photography at Mosfilm.
“The image on the screen is like painting, only dynamic. But in this matter, the main rule is that everything is visible on the screen. Today’s technologies allow you to shoot from the shoulder, simulating reality; there is supposedly movement on the screen, but in reality there is helpless bustle,” the cameraman said in one of his interviews.
At Mosfilm, Anatoly Mikhailovich shot his most ingenious and masterpiece films, which today are the golden heritage of Russian cinema. In 1964, Mukasey began working with the talented director Eldar Ryazanov.
The cameraman always liked filming comedies. Thanks to the collaboration of Mukasey and Svetlana Druzhinina, the world saw dozens of excellent films that became legends.
Achievements
With Russian national teams
- Member of the Russian youth team: world champion (1997 and 1999), silver medalist of the European Championship (1998).
- As a member of the Russian student team: silver medalist at the Universiade (1999).
- Member of the Russian national team: two-time silver medalist of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004),
- two-time world champion (2006 and 2010), bronze medalist of the 2002 world championship,
- two-time European champion (1999 and 2001), bronze medalist of the European championships (2005 and 2007).
- silver medalist of the World Cup (1999),
- silver medalist of the World Champions Cup (2001),
- winner (2002), silver (2000, 2003, 2006, 2009) and bronze (2001) Grand Prix medalist.
With clubs
- 11-time Russian champion (2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15) , silver medalist of the Russian championships (1998/99, 1999/2000, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2007/08).
- 4-time winner of the Russian Cup (1996, 1997, 2010, 2012), finalist (2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015) and bronze medalist (2005, 2006) of the Russian Cup.
- champion of Turkey (2009/10), winner of the Super Cup and Turkish Cup (2010),
- winner of the Champions League (2013/14), finalist (2002/03, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2009/10) and bronze medalist (2000/01, 2011/12) of the Champions League.
- bronze medalist of the CEV Cup (1998/99), finalist of the Top Teams Cup (2005/06).
- winner of the Club World Championship (2014).
Personal
- 2000: Best blocker of the final stage of the Grand Prix.
- 2001: Most scoring player and best blocker of the World Champions Cup.
- 2003: the most successful player of the final stage of the Grand Prix.
- 2004: Most successful player and best blocker of the Olympic tournament.
- 2004: best volleyball player in Europe.
- 2006: the most productive player of the final Grand Prix tournament, the best server of the “Final Four” of the Champions League.
- 2007: “Glory” award in the “For the will to win” category.
- 2007: most successful player in the European Championship.
- 2007: best forward of the Final Four of the Russian Cup.
- 2008: best striker and most productive in the group stage of the Champions League.
- 2009: most successful player in the Champions League Final Four.
- 2010: Most Valuable Player of the Champions League Final Four.
- 2010: MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the World Cup in Japan.
- 2010: best athlete of the year according to viewers of the Rossiya-2 TV channel.
- 2010: MVP and best forward of the Russian Cup Final Four.
- 2011: the best player of the Russian Championship - winner of the Lyudmila Buldakova Prize[14].
- 2011: best forward of the Final Four of the Russian Cup.
- 2012: Most capped player and best forward at the European Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
- 2012: best forward of the Final Four of the Russian Cup.
- 2013: the best player of the Russian Championship - winner of the Lyudmila Buldakova Prize[15].
- 2013: best forward of the Final Six of the Russian Cup.
- 2014: MVP and Most Valuable Player of the Champions League Final Four.
- 2014: MVP and best diagonal of the Club World Championship.
- 2014: the best player of the Russian Championship - winner of the Lyudmila Buldakova Prize[16].
- 2017: diploma of the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) in the category “Jean Borotra Trophy for an impeccable sports career”[41].
Personal life of Anatoly Mukasey
Anatoly Mikhailovich met the main woman in his life during his student years. Svetlana Druzhinina immediately attracted the attention of the novice cameraman. The young man loved to film his lady on camera, and the girl happily played along. However, Sveta did not immediately show sympathy for her boyfriend. Anatoly was several years younger, behaved modestly and very quietly.
Svetlana Druzhinina in her youth
Communication between young people has moved to a new level thanks to their passion for volleyball. Both played for VGIK teams and were their captains. After a while, Svetlana and Anatoly began dating, spent a lot of time together, went to the movies, and walked. To prove the seriousness of his intentions, Mukasey decided to introduce his beloved to his parents.
Anatoly Mukasey and Svetlana Druzhinina
The squad was very worried, afraid that her boyfriend’s mom and dad wouldn’t like her. The feelings were so strong that the next day after meeting, the girl fell ill. When Anatoly came to visit his chosen one, he said that his parents approved of his choice and invited them to sign. The lovers quickly submitted an application to the registry office.
Spouses on the set
The students' wedding was magnificent and luxurious; the celebration took place in an expensive Moscow restaurant. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon in Yalta.
After the wedding, the newly-made wife of Anatoly Mukasey received a letter from his parents. It said that Svetlana must keep all the family’s secrets and she was forbidden to travel outside the country.
For the sake of her beloved Druzhinin, she was ready to make such sacrifices. Later, Anatoly admitted that his wife had turned into a copy of his mother over the years.
Notes
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. “Soviet Sport” (December 11, 2010). Retrieved February 23, 2011. Archived February 15, 2012. - The Universiade flame will be lit by volleyball player Ekaterina Gamova (unspecified)
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. Official website of school No. 71 of the city of Chelyabinsk. Retrieved June 7, 2014. - Alexey Mikushin.
Ekaterina Gamova was kicked out of training with scandals
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. “Komsomolskaya Pravda” (November 15, 2010). Retrieved February 23, 2011. - Daria Shevina.
Ekaterina Gamova: Prima of world volleyball
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. “Chelyabinsk worker” (April 6, 2007). Retrieved February 23, 2011. - Alexey Mikushin.
Gamova was good at working with her elbows and in the tram
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. “Komsomolskaya Pravda” (November 25, 2010). Retrieved February 23, 2011. - ↑ 1 2 3 Andrei Vandenko.
“I will not return to Uralochka”
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. “Soviet Sport” (February 15, 2005). Retrieved February 23, 2011. Archived February 15, 2012. - Evgeny Malkov.
Simply Gamova //
Sports life in Russia. - 2011. - No. 8. - pp. 2-3. - ↑ 1 2 Andrey Anfinogentov.
“The issue regarding the national team is closed.
I’ll decide on a club after the holidays” (undefined)
. "Sport Express" (December 24, 2012). Retrieved December 25, 2012. - Gamova, 2020, p. 34.
- ↑ 1 2 Elena Shpiz.
The swallow that flies away
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. “Moskovsky Komsomolets” (September 29, 2004). Retrieved February 23, 2011. Archived June 2, 2012. - Alexey Bezyazychny.
Gamova will play for Dynamo Moscow
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. "Sport Express" (December 29, 2004). Retrieved February 23, 2011. - ↑ 1 2 Ilya Trisvyatsky.
Catherine the Almighty
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. "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" (May 16, 2011). Retrieved May 17, 2011. - ↑ 1 2
Gamova is the best player of the championship!
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. Official website of VC "Dynamo-Kazan" (May 12, 2013). Retrieved May 17, 2011. - ↑ 1 2
Buldakova's prize again goes to Ekaterina Gamova.
Who voted how (unspecified)
(inaccessible link). All-Russian Volleyball Federation (May 15, 2014). Retrieved May 16, 2014. Archived May 17, 2014. - Natalya Maryanchik.
“I will fight for a place in the Olympic team”
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. "Sport Express" (May 3, 2016). Retrieved May 4, 2020. - Gamova announced her retirement live on Match TV (unspecified)
. “Match TV” (May 18, 2016). Retrieved May 19, 2020. - Vladimir Ivanov.
Gum-off-a.
Tearful farewell of Catherine the Great (unspecified)
. "Sport Express" (October 1, 2016). Retrieved October 1, 2016. - Andrey Anfinogentov.
“Karpol announced me as a coach for the 1998 World Cup”
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. "Sport Express" (November 12, 2010). Retrieved February 23, 2011. - Victor Sviridov.
The tournament winners had to be beaten twice //
Volleyball:
Almanac. - M.: Terra-sport, 2000. - V. 1. - P. 36-37. - Champions Cup. The best players (undefined)
. "Sport Express" (November 20, 2001). Retrieved April 21, 2011. - World Championship. The best according to individual indicators (undefined)
. "Sport Express" (September 17, 2002). Retrieved April 21, 2011. - Olympic tournament statistics (English). FIVB. Retrieved February 23, 2011. Archived February 15, 2012.
- Alexey Dospehov.
China took revenge on Russia
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. "Kommersant" (August 30, 2004). Retrieved February 23, 2011. - Best Scorers (English). FIVB. Retrieved April 21, 2011. Archived February 15, 2012.
- Italy celebrate first Indesit European Championship title. CEV (30 September 2007). Retrieved July 18, 2012. Archived August 5, 2012.
- Andrey Anfinogentov.
“Leave Russia for five years?
This is not for me" (undefined)
. "Sport Express" (August 14, 2009). Retrieved April 21, 2011. - Andrey Anfinogentov.
The best of the best!
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. "Sport Express" (November 15, 2010). Retrieved February 23, 2011. - ↑ 1 2 Alexander Kruzhkov.
“After the Olympics I will return to the journalism department”
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. "Sport Express" (December 30, 2010). Retrieved February 23, 2011. - Alexander Kochetkov.
“It was nice to bring joy to people”
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(inaccessible link). “New News” (December 29, 2010). Retrieved February 23, 2011. Archived May 26, 2012. - Gamova is the best athlete of Russia in 2010 (unspecified)
. "Sportbox.ru" (December 31, 2010). Retrieved February 23, 2011. Archived February 15, 2012. - The players of the women's team were awarded "Silver Hinds" (unspecified)
. "Volley Service" (April 20, 2011). Retrieved April 21, 2011. - Gamova will most likely end her career without the title of Olympic champion (undefined)
. "Tatar-inform" (August 7, 2012). Retrieved August 17, 2012. - Volleyball player Ekaterina Gamova does not connect her return to the Russian national team with the 2016 Olympics (unspecified)
. ITAR-TASS (July 29, 2014). Retrieved July 29, 2014. - Anatoly Gorskov.
“I had a good rest and now I’m back in the national team.
But in another" (undefined)
. “Soviet Sport” (April 8, 2017). Retrieved April 9, 2017. - Alexey Lebedev.
“As a child, I did not dream of becoming a world champion”
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. “Moskovsky Komsomolets” (July 23, 2017). Retrieved July 29, 2017. - Dmitry Filipchenko.
“I have always been unclear about questions about my height”
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. "News". Retrieved February 23, 2011. Archived February 15, 2012. - Dmitry Borisov.
“Italian women will answer for everything!”
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. "Sports day after day." Retrieved October 10, 2012. Archived October 17, 2012. - ↑ 123
Profile on the FIVB website (English) - Ekaterina Gamova is a CIFP laureate in the category “Jean Borotra Trophy for an impeccable sports career” (unspecified)
(inaccessible link). Russian Olympic Committee (March 28, 2017). Retrieved March 31, 2020. Archived March 30, 2017. - Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 19, 2001 No. 450 “On awarding state awards of the Russian Federation to athletes, coaches, physical culture and sports workers” (unspecified)
(inaccessible link). Retrieved April 14, 2012. Archived January 11, 2012. - Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 3, 2006 No. 1064 “On awarding state awards of the Russian Federation” (
inaccessible link -
history
). Retrieved April 14, 2012. - Asgat Safarov presented Ekaterina Gamova with the Badge of Honor of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation “For merits in the development of physical culture and sports” (unspecified)
. Unified portal of state authorities and local self-government “Official Tatarstan” (April 28, 2016). Retrieved May 4, 2020. - Kazan volleyball player Gamova got married (unspecified)
. "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" (August 17, 2012). Retrieved August 17, 2012. - Volleyball player Gamova measured her height against her giant copy (unspecified)
. "R-Sport" (June 9, 2012). Retrieved March 16, 2014. - A statue of Gamova will decorate Kazan in honor of the Universiade (unspecified)
. "R-Sport" (May 23, 2013). Retrieved March 16, 2014. - Gamova lit the flame of the Universiade at the Kazan Arena (unspecified)
. Official website of VC "Dynamo-Kazan" (July 7, 2013). Retrieved August 17, 2012. - The future of volleyball is being created in Kazan (undefined)
. Official website of VC "Dynamo-Kazan" (July 21, 2016). Retrieved October 1, 2020. - Gamova joined the athletes’ commission of the International Volleyball Federation (undefined)
. Sportbox.ru (July 16, 2016). Retrieved July 29, 2020. - CEV announce set-up of reinvigorated Coaches Commission and establishment of Athletes' Working Group (inaccessible link). European Volleyball Confederation (1 September 2017). Retrieved September 1, 2020. Archived September 2, 2017.
- Ekaterina Gamova in the ranking of “100 most influential women in Russia”
Anatoly Mukasey: children
Anatoly and Svetlana have been living together for more than 60 years. Over the years of their life together, they managed to go through a lot; quarrels and disagreements arose between them from time to time. But the couple always knew how to find compromises. They admit that the key to their strong family is mutual understanding and patience. Druzhinina gave the cameraman two sons. The children of Anatoly Mukasey grew up smart and talented, but very different destinies awaited them.
Anatoly Mukasey Jr.
For the first time, artists became parents in 1958. A boy was born, who was named after his father - Anatoly. Since childhood, the boy was fond of drawing, showed talent, many predicted his future as a great artist. In 1978, the heir to the great cinematographer became a father. His son Daniel was born. In the same year, Anatoly Mukasey Jr. left this world, committing suicide. A few years later, little Daniel’s mother, Irina Muravyova, also passed away. The boy's upbringing fell on the shoulders of his grandparents.
Svetlana Druzhinina with her grandson Daniil
Mukasey and Druzhinina dreamed that their grandson would follow in their footsteps and achieve great success in life. At first, Daniil showed promise and began to engage in computer editing of films. But with age, his views on life changed radically. He went to India, where he lived on the money he received from renting out an apartment. Mukasey’s grandson was engaged in creativity, but it did not bring profit to the young man. Grandfather and grandmother always helped him financially.
However, Daniil believed that Svetlana Druzhinina was trying to manipulate him, so he decided to sell the apartment. This situation grew into a huge scandal and became the subject of many television shows. Daniil announced to the whole country that his grandmother left him without a roof over his head and money, and therefore he was forced to live on the street.
Mikhail Mukasey
In 1966, Anatoly Mukasey’s youngest son, Mikhail, was born. His life turned out much more successful than the life of his older brother. After graduating from school, Mikhail entered VGIK. In 1989, the film “Breaker of the Waves” was released, the cameraman of which was Mukasey Jr. The heir to the cameraman worked with many famous personalities, tried his hand at a musical group, and was a producer. He is currently a successful entrepreneur.
Mikhail Mukasey with his parents and wife
The youngest son of Druzhinina and Mukasey was legally married three times. The first two wives gave him a son and a daughter: Maxim and Elizaveta. Mikhail Anatolyevich’s third wife was former volleyball player, Honored Master of Sports, Ekaterina Gamova. Their wedding took place in 2012. The parents happily accepted their son's choice.
Coaching work
At the beginning of 2020, Ekaterina Gamova was appointed curator of the Russian women's junior teams and assistant head coach of the Russian U18 national team[36]. At Gamova’s debut tournament as a coach—the European Girls’ Championship, held in April in Arnhem, the Netherlands—the Russian team won gold medals. According to the results of the world championship in this age category, held in August in Argentina, the Russian team took third place.
In July 2020, Ekaterina Gamova was part of the delegation at the first ever European Championship among girls under 16 in Bulgaria[37], which brought silver awards to young Russian women.
