Jüri Müür
Jüri Müür (born January 7, 1929 in Tartu , Republic of Estonia , † November 17, 1984 in Tallinn , Estonian SSR ) was an Estonian film director and screenwriter .
Life
Jüri Müür completed his directing studies at the State All Union Institute for Cinematography (WGIK) in Moscow in 1960 . He then worked as a film director in Estonia until his death. From 1960 to 1972 and from 1975 to 1984 he was employed by the state-owned Soviet Estonian production company Tallinnfilm . From 1972 to 1975 he worked for the film production company of the Estonian State Television , Eesti Telefilm .
Jüri Müür directed numerous Estonian feature films and documentaries from the 1960s and 1970s. He also wrote scripts for animation and documentary films. Occasionally, Müür himself was seen as an actor.
Filmography (selection)
Feature films
- 1961: Ühe küla mehed
- 1964: Põrgupõhja uus Vanapagan (together with Grigori Kromanov )
- 1966: Kirjad Sõgedate külast
- 1968: Inimesed sõdurisinelis
- 1978: The Scorpion (Reigi õpetaja)
Documentaries
- Leelo (1969; Müür's original version of the anniversary singing festival was only shown in 2007)
- Võõras higi (1973)
- Läbi halli kivi (1975, together with his uncle, the Estonian journalist and author Märt Müür )
- Künnimehe väsimus (1982, together with the director Enn Säde )
- Kus kasvavad kivid (1983, together with Enn Säde)
- Maa kivid (1983, together with Enn Säde)
Web links
- Jüri Müür in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jüri Müür - looja, ohver, messias, jäämurdja ja südamevalukunstnik
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti elulood. Tallinn: Eesti entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 317
- ↑ http://www.ef100.ee/index.php?page=145&
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müür, Jüri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tartu , Republic of Estonia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th November 1984 |
| Place of death | Tallinn , Estonian SSR |