Pyotr Efimowitsch Todorowski
Pjotr Jefimowitsch Todorovsky ( Russian Пётр Ефимович Тодоровский , scientific transliteration Pëtr Efimovič Todorovskij ; born August 26, 1925 in Bobrynez , Ukrainian SSR ; † May 24, 2013 in Moscow ) was a Russian director and composer , screenplay .
Life
Todorowski attended the military school in Saratov from 1943 and was drafted into the war in 1944, where he was wounded. Todorowski was still active as an officer until 1949 and then enrolled at the Gerasimow Institute for Cinematography , where he studied with cameraman Boris Woltschek until 1954 . He then worked as a cameraman at the Odessa film studio for almost ten years. Todorowski made his film debut as a cameraman in 1955 in Vltava Melodies by Vasiliewski, and in 1956 spring followed on Zarechnoi Street . Todorowski drew international attention in 1965 when he received the prize for best film debut at the Venice International Film Festival for loyalty . He became known as the director of the film Frontromanze , which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1984.
Todorowski wrote film scores and wrote screenplays for several films, which he also directed. In Был месяц май (1970) and Трясина (1977) he also appeared as an actor.
family
Todorowski was married to actress Nadezhda Tscherednichenko for the first time . In 1962, Todorowski married the screenwriter Mira Todorowskaja in his second marriage . The marriage comes from son Valery Todorowski (* 1962), who is active as a filmmaker and television producer.
Filmography
Unless otherwise stated, as director:
- 1956: Spring on Zarechnoi Street (Весна на Заречной улице) - camera only
- 1956: My daughter (Моя дочь) - only camera
- 1958: The two Fjodors (Два Фёдора) - only camera
- 1959: Desire (Жажда) - camera only
- 1960: Сильнее урагана - only film music
- 1962: Never (Никогда) - camera, co-director
- 1965: Над нами Южный крест - only film music
- 1966: Loyalty (Верность) - also screenplay
- 1967: The Magician (Фокусник)
- 1970: A city romance (Городской романс) - also a script
- 1972: The Own Country (Своя земля) (TV)
- 1977: The Last Victim (Последняя жертва) - also script
- 1978: On the Day of Celebration (В день праздника) - also script
- 1982: The Machinist's Dear Wife (Любимая женщина механика Гаврилова)
- 1984: Front Romance (Военно-полевой роман) - also screenplay, film music
- 1984: Мои современники - only film music
- 1987: On the main street with an orchestra (По главной улице с оркестром) - also screenplay, film music
- 1989: Intergirl (Интердевочка) - also film music
- 1995: Da Capo - Once again with feeling (Анкор, ещё анкор) - also screenplay, film music
- 1995: Какая чудная игра - also screenplay, film music
- 1998: Ретро втроём - also film music
- 2001: Жизнь забавами полна - also film music
- 2001: Праздник - only film music
- 2003: В созвездии Быка - also screenplay, film music
- 2008: Риорита - also film music
Awards (selection)
- 1960: Second prize at the All Union Film Festival for best cameraman
- 1965: Award for best film debut at the Venice International Film Festival for Loyalty (Верность)
- 1985: People's Artist of the RSFSR
- 1993: Nika for the best feature film for Da Capo - once more with feeling
- 2005: Order of Merit for the Fatherland 2nd degree
literature
- Pyotr Todorovsky . In: Sabina Brändli, Walter Ruggle (Ed.): Soviet film today . Lars Müller publishing house, Baden 1990, ISBN 3-906700-36-4 , p. 203.
Web links
- Pyotr Todorovsky in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Detailed biography of Todorowski on rusactors.ru (Russian)
- Todorovski in Xavier Muñoz's Per tu, Rio Rita, Omnia Books, 2018 (Catalan)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Todorowski, Pyotr Efimovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Тодоровский, Пётр Ефимович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian director, screenwriter and film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bobrynez |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 2013 |
| Place of death | Moscow |