Theodor Luts
Theodor Luts (born August 2 . Jul / 14. August 1896 greg. In Palamuse , Estonia ; † 24. September 1980 in São Paulo , Brazil ) was an Estonian film director and producer . He is considered a pioneer in Estonian film history.
Life
Theodor Luts came into contact with film art in the mid-1920s. As an autodidact, he acquired basic knowledge, including in Paris and Berlin . In Estonia he founded the company Theodor Lutsu Filmiproduktsioon and worked mainly as a director from 1926 to 1932. From 1931 he worked closely with the state-subsidized Estonian film company Eesti Kultuurifilm , for which he produced several documentary films.
Theodor Luts went to Finland as a director and film producer from 1932 to 1944 and lived in Sweden from 1944 to 1946 . He then emigrated to Brazil, where he worked as a film producer and died in 1980.
Cinematic work
Theodor Luts was one of the first film directors in Estonia. 24 films have been preserved from him. In 1931 alone he produced the documentaries Ruhnu , Kihnu , Meie läänerannik ja saared (“Our West Coast and the Islands”) and Kas tunned maad ...? ("Do you know the country ...?").
In 1932 he and Finnish colleagues created the first Estonian sound film, Päikese lapsed ("Sun Children"). Luts' war film Noored kotkad (“Young Eagles”, 1927) and the innovative educational film Gaas! Gaas! Gaas! (1931). In Finland he produced the feature films Salainen ase ("Secret Weapon", 1943) and Varjoja Kannaksella (1943) and was chief cameraman at the leading Finnish film company Suomi Filmi . In 1950, Luts shot the film Caraça, Porta do Céu in his adopted country of Brazil .
Private life
Theodor Luts was married to Aksella Luts (1905–2005), who can be seen as an actress in Noored kotkad , among others , and who co-wrote some scripts. Theodor Luts was the younger brother of the popular Estonian writer Oskar Luts (1887–1953).
literature
- R. Volbre: "Esta perfecto." In: Teater, Muusika, Kino 1995 No. 6.
Web links
- Theodor Luts in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Meie läänerannik ja saared (Estonian film archive, .mpg; 8.2 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 264
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 1, 2001 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Luts, Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian film director and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palamuse , Estonia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1980 |
| Place of death | São Paulo , Brazil |