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Stanislav Iosifovich Rostotsky (; 21 April 1922,
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) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. He was named
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in 1974.


Early years

Stanislav Rostotsky was born in
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on 21 April 1922 into a
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family. His grandfather Boleslaw Rostotsky served as a General in the
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and a prosecutor on Emperor's personal order.
, May 2005 (in Russian)
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His father Iosif Boleslawovich Rostotsky (1890—1965) was an acclaimed doctor,
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, author of 200 monographs, as well as a secretary of the Scientific Medical Council at the People's Commissariat for Health. His brother Boleslaw Norbert Iosifovich Rostotsky (1912–1981) was a famous theater historian. At the age of five, Rostotsky watched ''
Battleship Potemkin '' Battleship Potemkin'' (, ), sometimes rendered as ''Battleship Potyomkin'', is a 1925 Soviet silent epic film produced by Mosfilm. Directed and co-written by Sergei Eisenstein, it presents a dramatization of the mutiny that occurred in 1905 ...
'' and became obsessed with cinema. In 1936 he met
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and took part in his unfinished film ''
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'' as an actor. Eisenstein became his teacher and good friend later on. He convinced Rostotsky that only a well-read and educated person may become a film director. This influenced his decision to enter the Institute of Philosophy and Literature in 1940, with an intention to enter
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.Richard Chatten.
Stanislav Rostotsky
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, 27 August 27, 2001, 2007 (in Russian) In 1942 he was enrolled in the Red Army. He left for the front line in a year. He served as a
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in the 6th cavalry corps and traveled from
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through
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at the Feat of the People website (in Russian) In 1944 Rostotsky was seriously injured during the fight near
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when he was driven over by a Nazi tank. He survived only due to a trench where his body was partly buried. According to Rostotsky, one of his legs was ruined, as well as his rib cage and his hand. "''In addition, a shell fragment hurt me in the head... Good thing the mates took my gun away — otherwise I would've probably shot myself. Because I spent 22 hours lying in that swamp, losing my consciousness, so I had time to think''". He was saved by one of the passing soldiers and then — by a front nurse Anna Chugunova who carried him to the hospital. Rostotsky later dedicated his film ''
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'' to her. As a result of
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he lost one of his legs (a below-knee amputation). He wore a
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, yet never mentioned it and led an active life. Many people working with him didn't even realize he was disabled. He refused to use a walking stick despite the pain, especially during later years. He was awarded the 1st class
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and the
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.


Career

During September 1944, at the age of 22, Rostotsky joined
VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, officially the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov''), a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, ...
to become a film director. His teacher was
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. He studied for seven years, simultaneously working as Kozintsev's assistant at the
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studio. In 1952 Rostotsky directed his graduation movie ''Ways-Roads''. During the audition he met his future wife, an actress
Nina Menshikova Nina Yevgenyevna Menshikova (; 8 August 1928 – 26 December 2007) was a Soviet actress. She was the wife of Stanislav Rostotsky and the mother of Andrei Rostotsky. Nina Menshikova was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR in 197 ...
. Rostotsky received good recommendations and was sent to work at the
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where he spent the next 35 years. Between 1955 and 1989 Rostotsky directed and co-directed 12 motion pictures, one short film and one documentary ''Profession: Film Actor'' (1979) dedicated to his close friend
Vyacheslav Tikhonov Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Tikhonov (; 8 February 1928 – 4 December 2009) was a Soviet and Russian actor whose best known role was as Soviet spy Stierlitz in the television series ''Seventeen Moments of Spring''. He was a recipient of numerou ...
who started in five of his movies in the leading roles. Unlike many other directors, he cast his wife only once, in a supporting role in the film ''
We'll Live Till Monday ''We'll Live Till Monday'' (, translit. Dozhivyom do ponedelnika) is a 1968 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Stanislav Rostotsky. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Golden Prize. The fil ...
'' (1968). Their son —
Andrei Rostotsky Andrei Stanislavovich Rostotsky (Russian: Андрей Станиславович Ростоцкий, January 25, 1957 – May 5, 2002) was a USSR, Soviet Russian film and theatre actor and stunt performer, film director and screenwriter, and ...
, a professional actor and stuntman — was also given only one role in the historical war picture ''
Squadron of Flying Hussars ''Squadron of Flying Hussars'' () is a 1980 Soviet war film directed by Nikita Khubov and Stanislav Rostotsky. Plot Denis Davydov, a poet and hero, a man who became a legend during his lifetime, literally conquered his generation. Pushkin, Vya ...
'' (1980) co-directed by Rostotsky under a pseudonym of Stepan Stepanov. War was a running theme in most of his movies, referred to either directly or indirectly. He was named a
People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...
in 1974. He also served as a teacher at VGIK and the president of the jury at the
9th Moscow International Film Festival The 9th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1975. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Polish film '' The Promised Land'' directed by Andrzej Wajda, the Soviet-Japanese film '' Dersu Uzala'' directed by Akira Kurosawa ...
in 1975, the
10th Moscow International Film Festival The 10th Moscow International Film Festival was held 7–21 July 1977. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Hungarian film ''The Fifth Seal'' directed by Zoltán Fábri, the Spanish film '' El puente'' directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and the Sov ...
in 1977, the
11th Moscow International Film Festival The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film ''Christ Stopped at Eboli (film), Christ Stopped at Eboli'' directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film ''S ...
in 1979, the
12th Moscow International Film Festival The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film '' O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free ...
in 1981 and the
13th Moscow International Film Festival The 13th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1983. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Moroccan-Guinea-Senegalese film ''Amok (1983 film), Amok'' directed by Souheil Ben-Barka, the Nicaraguan-Cuban-Mexican-Costa Rican ...
in 1983. As a journalist he was a regular contributor to a number of film periodicals and biographical books, wrote about
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,
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,
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and
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. A long-time member of the Filmmakers' Union, he lost his place at the board during the infamous ''V Congress of the Soviet Filmmakers'' in 1986, being accused of "nepotism" and "political conformism" alongside
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,
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and other top directors. This led to a split, restructuring and further dramatic changes. Many critics and filmmakers consider it to be the start of the decline of the Soviet cinema. Rostotsky himself left the industry after finishing his final film ''From the Life of Fyodor Kuzkin'' in 1989. In his later interviews, he told that he had nothing left to say and that he was horrified by the current state of cinema. According to him, young people needed positive emotions, but instead the latest Soviet and Russian films and art in general relied primarily on vulgarity and instincts.


Late years

During the 1990s Rostotsky spent a lot of time at his house near the
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, fishing, as this was his favorite hobby. He turned to cinema only once — to act in the 1998 TV mini-series ''At Daggers Drawn'', an adaptation of the classic novel of the same name (director Aleksandr Orlov). He also took part in the '' Window on Europe'' film festival in
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. Rostotsky died on 10 August 2001 on his way to the festival. He felt a strong pain in the chest and managed to pull the car over. His wife called the ambulance, but the doctors were unable to save him. Stanislav Rostotsky was buried in Moscow in the
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. In just a year his only son
Andrei Rostotsky Andrei Stanislavovich Rostotsky (Russian: Андрей Станиславович Ростоцкий, January 25, 1957 – May 5, 2002) was a USSR, Soviet Russian film and theatre actor and stunt performer, film director and screenwriter, and ...
died tragically as he fell down a cliff while making preparations for his new movie.Actor dies in film stunt tragedy
by
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, May 6, 2002


Filmography

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'' (1957) *''
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'' (1959) *'' On Seven Winds'' (1962) * ''Hero of Our Time'' (1966) *''
We'll Live Till Monday ''We'll Live Till Monday'' (, translit. Dozhivyom do ponedelnika) is a 1968 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Stanislav Rostotsky. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Golden Prize. The fil ...
'' (1968) *''
The Dawns Here Are Quiet The Dawns Here Are Quiet may refer to: * The Dawns Here Are Quiet (novel), a 1969 novel by Boris Vasilyev * The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972 film), a Soviet war drama film, based on the novel * The Dawns Here Are Quiet (2015 film) ''The Dawns He ...
'' (1972) *'' White Bim Black Ear'' (1977) *''
Squadron of Flying Hussars ''Squadron of Flying Hussars'' () is a 1980 Soviet war film directed by Nikita Khubov and Stanislav Rostotsky. Plot Denis Davydov, a poet and hero, a man who became a legend during his lifetime, literally conquered his generation. Pushkin, Vya ...
'' (1980) *'' Trees Grow on the Stones Too'' (1985) *'' From the Life of Fyodor Kuzkin'' (1989)


Awards

His 1968 film ''
We'll Live Till Monday ''We'll Live Till Monday'' (, translit. Dozhivyom do ponedelnika) is a 1968 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Stanislav Rostotsky. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Golden Prize. The fil ...
'' won the Golden Prize at the
6th Moscow International Film Festival The 6th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 22 July 1969. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Cuban film ''Lucía'' directed by Humberto Solás, the Italian film ''Serafino (film), Serafino'' directed by Pietro Germi and the ...
. Rostotsky's films ''
The Dawns Here Are Quiet The Dawns Here Are Quiet may refer to: * The Dawns Here Are Quiet (novel), a 1969 novel by Boris Vasilyev * The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972 film), a Soviet war drama film, based on the novel * The Dawns Here Are Quiet (2015 film) ''The Dawns He ...
'' (1972) and '' White Bim Black Ear'' (1977) were both nominated for the
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, with the latter also winning the Crystal Globe at the
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.


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