Arcady Boytler
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Arcady Arcadievic Boytler Rososky (August 31, 1895 – November 24, 1965) was a producer
, screenwriter
, and director
, most renowned for his film
s during the golden age
of Mexican cinema.
Boytler was born in Moscow
, Russia
. During the 1920s, he started filming silent
comedies. A collaborator of Sergei Eisenstein
, he was called "the Russian Rooster" when he came to Mexico to film La mujer del puerto
(1933). In 1937 he filmed Así es mi tierra, which followed the model of Fernando de Fuentes
's classic Allá en el Rancho Grande
. However, the film subverted the Mexican Revolution
ary genre by making the general
into the villain
.
He died in the Mexican Federal District of heart disease
.
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, most renowned for his film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s during the golden age
Golden age of the cinema of Mexico
The Golden Age of Mexican cinema is a period between 1936 and 1969 where the quality and economic success of the cinema of Mexico reached its peak....
of Mexican cinema.
Boytler was born in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. During the 1920s, he started filming silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
comedies. A collaborator of Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein , né Eizenshtein, was a pioneering Soviet Russian film director and film theorist, often considered to be the "Father of Montage"...
, he was called "the Russian Rooster" when he came to Mexico to film La mujer del puerto
The Woman of the Port (1934 film)
The Woman of the Port is a 1934 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Arcady Boytler and starring Andrea Palma. The film is based on the novel Le Port by French author Guy de Maupassant.-Plot:...
(1933). In 1937 he filmed Así es mi tierra, which followed the model of Fernando de Fuentes
Fernando De Fuentes
Fernando de Fuentes Carrau was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide.-Early life and education:...
's classic Allá en el Rancho Grande
Allá en el Rancho Grande
Allá en el Rancho Grande is a 1936 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes and starring Tito Guízar and Esther Fernández. The film is considered to be the one that started the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.-Plot:...
. However, the film subverted the Mexican Revolution
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution...
ary genre by making the general
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
into the villain
Villain
A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
.
He died in the Mexican Federal District of heart disease
Heart disease
Heart disease, cardiac disease or cardiopathy is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases affecting the heart. , it is the leading cause of death in the United States, England, Canada and Wales, accounting for 25.4% of the total deaths in the United States.-Types:-Coronary heart disease:Coronary...
.
Cinema of Mexico
- Como yo te quería (1944) producer
- Amor prohibido (1944) director, producer and screenwriter
- Una luz en mi camino (1938) (special appearance)
- El capitán aventurero (Don Gil de Alcalá) (1938) director and screenwriter
- Águila o solÁguila o solÁguila o sol is a 1937 film of the cinema of Mexico.This was Cantinflas's third film and the second in a row with Manuel Medel...
(1937) director and screenwriter - ¡Así es mi tierra! (1937) director and screenwriter
- Celos (1935) director, screenwriter, and editor
- El tesoro de Pancho Villa (1935) director, screenwriter, and editor
- Revista musical (1934) director (short subjectShort subjectA short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
) - La mujer del puertoThe Woman of the Port (1934 film)The Woman of the Port is a 1934 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Arcady Boytler and starring Andrea Palma. The film is based on the novel Le Port by French author Guy de Maupassant.-Plot:...
(1933) director and supervising editor - Joyas de México (Gems of Mexico) (1933) director (series of three short films)
- Mano a mano (1932) director and screenwriter
- Un espectador impertinente (1932) director, actor and screenwriter (short subject)
- ¡Que viva México!¡Qué viva México!¡Qué viva México! is a film project begun in 1930 by the Russian avant-garde director Sergei Eisenstein . It would have been an episodic portrayal of Mexican culture and politics from pre-Conquest civilization to the Mexican revolution. Production was beset by difficulties and was eventually...
(1930-32) extra (during the party scene)
Cinema of Chile
- El buscador de fortuna (No hay que desanimarse) (1927) director and actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Cinema of Germany
- Boytler Tötet Langeweile (Boytler contra el aburrimiento/Pasatiempos de Boytler/Boytler against boredom) (ca. 1922) actor and director
- Boytler gegen Chaplin (Boytler contra Chaplin/Boytler against ChaplinCharlie ChaplinSir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...
) (ca. 1920) actor and director (short subject)
Cinema of Russia
- Arkadij Controller Spalnych Vagonov (ca. 1915) actor and director
- Arkadij Zhenitsa (ca. 1915) actor and director
- Arkadij Sportsman (ca. 1915) actor and director