Sergei Iosifovich Yutkevich (russian: Серге́й Ио́сифович Ютке́вич, 28 December 1904 – 23 April 1985) was a Soviet and Russian

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and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He was a

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significa ...

(1962) and a

Hero of Socialist Labour The Hero of Socialist Labour (russian: links=no, Герой Социалистического Труда, Geroy Sotsialisticheskogo Truda) was an honorific title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries from 1938 to 1991. It repre ...

(1974).

Life and career

He began work as a teen doing puppet shows. Between 1921 and 1923 he studied under

Vsevolod Meyerhold Vsevolod Emilyevich Meyerhold (russian: Всеволод Эмильевич Мейерхольд, translit=Vsévolod Èmíl'evič Mejerchól'd; born german: Karl Kasimir Theodor Meyerhold; 2 February 1940) was a Russian and Soviet theatre ...

. 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

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, among other things. However he also did serious historical films, docudramas, and biopics.Allmovie
/ref> He won

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director The Best Director Award (french: Prix de la mise en scène) is an award presented annually at the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Co ...

twice: for ''

Othello ''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cyp ...

'' in 1956 and for ''

Lenin in Poland ''Lenin in Poland'' (russian: Ленин в Польше, translit. Lenin v Polshe) is a 1966 Soviet drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. Yutkevich won the award for Best Director at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Maksim Sht ...

'' in 1966. Of his later films ''

Lenin in Paris ''Lenin in Paris'' (russian: Ленин в Париже, Lenin v Parizhe) is a Soviet biopic directed by Sergei Yutkevich in 1981 on Mosfilm. Synopsis Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin spent four years in Paris (1909–1912), and this histori ...

'' 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 The 1st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 3 to 17 August 1959. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Soviet film ''Destiny of a Man'' directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. Jury * Sergei Gerasimov (USSR - President of the Jury) * Antonin Br ...

, the

2nd Moscow International Film Festival The 2nd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 9 to 23 July 1961. The Grand Prix was shared between the Japanese film ''The Naked Island'' directed by Kaneto Shindo and the Soviet film '' Clear Skies'' directed by Grigori Chukhrai. Ju ...

and the President of the Jury of the

5th Moscow International Film Festival The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film '' The Journalist'', directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film ''Father'', directed by István Szabó. The fe ...

. He died on 23 April 1985 in Moscow at age of 80.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1928) * '' Golden Mountains'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1932) (together with

Fridrikh Ermler Fridrikh Markovich Ermler (russian: Эрмлер, Фридрих Маркович; born Vladimir Markovich Breslav; 13 May 1898 in Rēzekne – 12 July 1967 in Leningrad) was a Soviet film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was a four-tim ...

and

Lev Arnshtam Lev Oskarovich Arnshtam (russian: Лео Оскарович Арншта́м; 15 January 1905 – 26 December 1979) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed nine films between 1936 and 1967. Arnshtam was named People’s Artist ...

) * ''

The Miners The Miners (russian: Шахтёры, Shakhtyory) is a 1937 Soviet comedy film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. Plot The chief of one mine in a small town in the Donbas Chub is playing along with the Trotskyites and bandits. A certain Semyon Prima ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Man with the Gun ''The Man with the Gun'' (russian: Человек с ружьём, Chelovek s ruzhyom, Person with a rifle) is a 1938 Soviet history drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. Plot The film takes place during the October Revolution, when the army ...

'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1940) * ''

Hello Moscow! ''Hello Moscow!'' (russian: Zdravstvuy, Moskva!, russian: Здравствуй, Москва!) is a 1945 Soviet musical film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Oleg Bobrov as Oleg * Serge ...

'' (1945) * ''

Light over Russia ''Light over Russia'' (russian: Свет над Россией, Svet nad Rossyey) is a 1947 Soviet history propaganda film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. Plot The film illustrates the memories of a sailor who survived the Revolution and the Great ...

'' (1947) * ''

Three Encounters ''Three Encounters'' (russian: Три встречи, Tri vstrechi) is a 1948 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko, Vsevolod Pudovkin and Sergei Yutkevich. Plot The film consists of several novellas about people returning from the fr ...

'' (1948) (together with

Aleksandr Ptushko Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko (russian: Александр Лукич Птушко, – 6 March 1973) was a Soviet animation and fantasy film director, and a People's Artist of the USSR (1969). Ptushko is frequently (and somewhat misleadingly) refer ...

and

Vsevolod Pudovkin Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin ( rus, Всеволод Илларионович Пудовкин, p=ˈfsʲevələt ɪlərʲɪˈonəvʲɪtɕ pʊˈdofkʲɪn; 16 February 1893 – 30 June 1953) was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwrite ...

) * '' Przhevalsky'' (1951) * ''

The Great Warrior Skanderbeg ''The Great Warrior Skanderbeg'' ( al, Luftëtari i madh i Shqipërisë Skënderbeu; russian: Великий воин Албании Скандербег, Velikiy voin Albanii Skanderbeg) is a 1953 Soviet-Albanian biopic directed by Sergei Yutk ...

'' (1953) * ''

'' (1955) * '' Stories About Lenin'' (1957) * ''

'' (1965) * ''

Subject for a Short Story ''Subject for a Short Story'' (russian: Сюжет для небольшого рассказа, Syuzhet dlya nebolshogo rasskaza) is a 1969 Soviet-French drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. Plot The film tells about the life of Anton Pavlo ...

'' (1969) * ''

'' (1981) (together with Leonid Eidlin)

References

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