Nikolai Ekk
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Nikolai Vladimirovich Ekk , real name Ivakin (14 June 1902 – 14 July 1976), was a Soviet film director
and screenwriter
.
Born in Riga
, he studied acting and directing in the theater of Vsevolod Meyerhold
. He directed 4 films between 1931 and 1941, among which the first Soviet sound film
Road to Life
.
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:...
and 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:...
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Born in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, he studied acting and directing in the theater of Vsevolod Meyerhold
Vsevolod Meyerhold
Vsevolod Emilevich Meyerhold was a great Russian and Soviet theatre director, actor and theatrical producer. His provocative experiments dealing with physical being and symbolism in an unconventional theatre setting made him one of the seminal forces in modern international theatre.-Early...
. He directed 4 films between 1931 and 1941, among which the first Soviet sound film
Sound film
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades would pass before sound motion pictures were made commercially...
Road to Life
Road to Life (1931 film)
Road to Life is a 1931 drama film, directed and written by Nikolai Ekk. The film won an award at the 1932 Venice International Film Festival, which went to Nikolai Ekk for Most Convincing Director.-Cast:...
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Filmography
- Road to LifeRoad to Life (1931 film)Road to Life is a 1931 drama film, directed and written by Nikolai Ekk. The film won an award at the 1932 Venice International Film Festival, which went to Nikolai Ekk for Most Convincing Director.-Cast:...
(Путёвка в жизнь) (1931) - Grunya Kornakova (Груня Корнакова) (1936)
- The Fair of Sorochinsk (Сорочинская ярмарка) (1939)
- Night of May (Майская ночь) (1941)