Sergei Yutkevich

Sergei Iosifovich Yutkevich (Russian: Серге́й Ио́сифович Ютке́вич, 28 December 1904[1] – 23 April 1985) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He was a People's Artist of the USSR (1962) and a Hero of Socialist Labour (1974).[2]

Sergei Yutkevich
Sergei Yutkevich
Born
Sergei Iosifovich Yutkevich

(1904-12-28)28 December 1904
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died23 April 1985(1985-04-23) (aged 80)
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1925–1980

Life and career
Memorial to Sergei Yutkevich on wall of building in Moscow, where he lived

He began work as a teen doing puppet shows. Between 1921 and 1923 he studied under Vsevolod Meyerhold.[3] Later he helped found the Factory of the Eccentric Actor (FEKS), which was primarily concerned with circus and music hall acts. He entered films in the 1920s and began directing in 1928. His films often were cheerier than most Russian films as he was influenced by American slapstick, among other things. However he also did serious historical films, docudramas, and biopics.[4]

He won Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director twice: for Othello in 1956 and for Lenin in Poland in 1966. Of his later films Lenin in Paris is among the best known. In 1959, 1961 and 1967 respectively, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival,[5] the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival and the[6] President of the Jury of the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.[7]

He died on 23 April 1985 in Moscow, aged 80.

Filmography

References
  1. "Sergei Yutkevich". Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 298–302. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  3. Багров, Пётр (2004). Советский денди. Сюжет для небольшого романа. Сеанс (in Russian). Moscow (21/22).
  4. Allmovie
  5. "1st Moscow International Film Festival (1959)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  6. "2nd Moscow International Film Festival (1961)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  7. "5th Moscow International Film Festival (1967)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
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