Alexander Lukitsch Ptuschko

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Aleksandr Ptushko ( Russian Александр Лукич Птушко ; born April 6 . Jul / 19th April  1900 greg. In Luhansk , Russian Empire , now Ukraine ; † 6. March 1973 in Moscow ) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter . His film adaptations of Russian fairy tales and legends shaped the style and were also ahead of their time in terms of tricks.

Life and accomplishments

Ptuschko studied from 1923 to 1926 at the Plekhanov Institute for Economics in Moscow , but then turned to animation. From 1927 he belonged to the Mosfilmstudio and initially shot short puppet cartoons ; In 1935, The New Gulliver was the world's first full-length puppet cartoon. In the following years he was primarily involved as a special effects director in the films of other directors, initially for Mosfilm and during the Second World War for Kazakh film in Alma-Ata . After the end of the war he turned to real-life films, The Stone Flower , his first work in this creative phase, was an international success. After that, eight more works were created, after the drama Three Encounters Ptuschko concentrated exclusively on children's and fairy tale films . He shot with well-known actors such as Mikhail Janschin , Ninel Myshkova and Mikhail Trojanowski . A frequent actor in his films was Sergei Martinson .

In addition to his active film work, he also held a professorship at what is now the Gerasimov Institute for Cinematography from 1932 to 1949 and was head of the Soyuzmultfilmstudio from 1944 to 1946 .

Ptuschko died a few weeks before his 73rd birthday and found his final resting place in the Novodevichy Cemetery , Section 7 / Row 3, in Moscow. His grave is now adorned with a wooden sculpture.

His daughter Natalja, born in 1926, has worked as an assistant director for Mosfilm since 1957 , including working with her father several times. She died on October 18, 2008 and was buried next to him.

Honors and Reputation

Ptuschko was the holder of the following titles and awards:

Ptushko's films have also received several awards:

The book Птушко, published in 2018, is the work of Ptushko and Alexander Rou . Dedicated to Роу: мастер-класс российского кинофэнтези (Ptushko . Rou: master-class rossiskowo kinofentesi ) by NJ Sputnitskaja. In the same reference is made to the comparison of the Czech artist Jiří Trnka ("Czech Ptuschko") with Alexander Ptuschko.

Based on his animated films, the New York Times referred to him as "Soviet Walt Disney ".

Filmography

as director:

  • 1928: Случай на стадионе ( Slutschai na stadione ) - also screenplay
  • 1929: Сто приключений ( Sto prikljutscheni ) - also a screenplay
  • 1930: Кино в деревню ( Kino w derewnju ) - co-director with I. Nikittschenko
  • 1930: Крепи оборону! ( Krepi oboronu ) - also screenplay
  • 1932: Властелин быта ( Wlastelin byta ) - also co-script with Nikolai Renkow
  • 1935: Der neue Gulliver (Nowy Gulliwer) - also co-script with Serafima Roschal and Grigori Roschal
  • 1937: Веселые музыканты ( Weselye musykanty ) - also screenplay
  • 1937: Сказка о рыбаке и рыбке ( Skaska o rybake i rybke ) - also a screenplay
  • 1939: The golden key ( Solotoi kljutschik )
  • 1946: The stone flower ( Kamenny zwertok )
  • 1948: And together again / Three encounters ( Tri wstretschi ) - co-director with Sergei Jutkewitsch and Vsevolod Pudowkin
  • 1953: Alluring happiness ( Sadko )
  • 1956: Ilya Muromets
  • 1958: Stolen Happiness ( Sampo )
  • 1961: The purple sail ( Alye parusa )
  • 1964: The fairy tale of lost time ( Skaska o poterjannom wremenu )
  • 1966: The Tale of Tsar Saltan ( Skaska o zare Saltane ) - also co-script with Igor Gelein
  • 1973: Ruslan and Lyudmila ( Ruslan i Lyudmila ) - also screenplay

as director of the special effects sequences:

as screenwriter:

  • 1936: Репка ( Repka ) - Director: Sarra Mokil
  • 1937: Завещание ( Saweschtschanie ) - Director: Iossif Skljut
  • 1937: Лиса и волк ( Lisa i wolk ) - Director: Sarra Mokil
  • 1937/38: Пёс и кот ( Pjos i kot ) - Director: Lev Atamanow - co-script with Atamanow
  • 1938: Маленький-удаленький ( Malenki-udalenki )
  • 1962: Фитиль (Накрыли) ( Fitil (Nakryli) )

literature

  • NJ Sputnitskaya: “Птушко. Роу: мастер-класс российского кинофэнтези “, Directmedia, 2018, ISBN 9785447596187

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ filmography A. Ptuschkos on kino-teatr.ru (Russian), accessed on May 15, 2020
  2. ↑ Biography A. Ptuschkos on kino-teatr.ru (Russian), accessed on May 15, 2020
  3. ↑ Photo of the grave on findagrave.com , accessed May 15, 2020
  4. ↑ Close- up of the sculpture on the cemetery website, accessed on May 15, 2020
  5. ↑ Short biography and photo of the grave at nd.m-necropol.ru (Russian), accessed on May 15, 2020
  6. ↑ NJ Sputnitskaya: “Птушко. Роу: мастер-класс российского кинофэнтези “, Directmedia, 2018, p. 91 on books.google.ru (Russian), accessed on May 16, 2020
  7. ^ Nancy Ramsey: THE YEAR IN REVIEW: FILM; Now in America, the Films of the Soviet Walt Disney on the New York Times website , accessed May 15, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Ptuschko, Alexander Lukitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Птушко, Александр Лукич (Russian spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Soviet film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Luhansk , Russian Empire
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1973
Place of death Moscow