Theodor Luts

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name = Theodor Luts


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birthdate = 14 August 1896
birthplace = Kuremaa, Estonia
deathdate = 24 September 1980
deathplace = São Paulo, Brazil
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occupation = Film director, Cinematographer
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spouse = Aksella Luts
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Theodor Luts (1896-1980) an Estonian film director and cinematographer, brother of an Estonian classic writer Oskar Luts, was the first major figure of Estonian cinematography [http://books.google.com/books?id=lVBB1a0rC70C&pg=PA95&dq=%22Theodor+Luts%22&ei=ka28SJy6FZycjgH9ufDzBw&sig=ACfU3U2eiz_sopNukjEJQBv92kAZ1qUwJw Eastern Europe By Richard C. Frucht] ]

His Noored kotkad (Young Eagles) (1927) is generally regarded as the cornerstone of Estonian cinema [http://books.google.com/books?id=IpR0-OrrwssC&pg Culture And Customs of the Baltic States By Kevin O'Connor] ] Päikese lapsed (Children of the Sun) (1932) directed by Luts was the first Estonian full length sound film. [ [http://www.estonica.org/eng/lugu.html?kateg=41&menyy_id=104&alam=57&leht=2 Film @ Estonica.org] ]

After the Great Depression hit Estonia in 1930's Theodor Luts produced mostly documentaries for a state subsidized film studio Eesti Kultuurifilm and also had a successful career in Finland .24 films by Theodor Luts made in Estonia have survived and are hold at the Estonian Film Archives [ [http://www.filmi.arhiiv.ee/fis/index.php?rows=25&page=1&lch_gen=3&act=search&mod=3&pealk=&tootja=&aeg1=&aeg2=&arhnr=&autor=Theodor+Luts&fnr=&fnimi=&mark=&fliik=0&lang=et&nocache=1220326598 Theodor Luts @ Estonian Film Archives] ]

Feature films directed by Luts in Finland include "Salainen ase"(1943) and "Varjoja Kannaksella" (1943). After the WWII and Soviet Occupation of Estonia Luts emigrated to Brazil where he directed "Caraça, Porta do Céu" in 1950. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527490/ Theodor Luts @ IMDB] ]

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