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Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (film)
''Dead Mountaineer's Hotel'' (, ) is a 1979 Soviet era Estonian film directed by Grigori Kromanov and based on the 1970 novel '' Dead Mountaineer's Hotel'' by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, who also wrote the screenplay.Pick, Anat & Narraway, Guinevere (2014) ''Screening Nature: Cinema Beyond the Human'', , p. 170 Production The film was directed by Grigori Kromanov, with his wife Irena Veisaitė acting as assistant director while taking a sabbatical year from university.Plasseraud, Yves (2015) ''Irena Veisaite: Tolerance and Involvement'', Brill/Rodopi, , p. 116 It was filmed between 1978 and 1979 in Kazakhstan, and set in a fictional western country. Lead actor Uldis Pūcītis, who did not speak Estonian, had his lines dubbed by Estonian actor and theatre teacher Aarne Üksküla. Plot Due to an anonymous call, Inspector Glebsky travels to the hotel "Dead Mountaineer's." This hotel is situated in a mountainous region of a secluded valley in a European nation. Simply put, the hotel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigori Kromanov
Grigori Kromanov (8 March 1926 in Tallinn – 18 July 1984 in Lahe, Lääne-Virumaa) was an Estonian theatre and film director. He directed some of the best known Estonian movies, including ''Viimne reliikvia'' (''The Last Relic'') and '' Dead Mountaineer's Hotel''. His 1976 film ''Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat'' is based on the homonymous 1974 detective novel by Yulian Semyonov. References Further reading * ''Director Grigori Kromanov: memoirs, articles, letters, diaries''. Compiled by Irena Veisaitė-Kromanova (1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...) External links * 1926 births 1984 deaths Estonian film directors Soviet film directors People from Tallinn Estonian people of Russian descent Academic staff of the Estonian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extraterrestrial Life
Extraterrestrial life, colloquially referred to as alien life, is life that may occur outside Earth and which did not originate on Earth. No extraterrestrial life has yet been conclusively detected, although efforts are underway. Such life might range from simple forms like prokaryotes to intelligent beings, possibly bringing forth civilizations that might be far more advanced than humankind. The Drake equation speculates about the existence of sapient life elsewhere in the universe. The science of extraterrestrial life is known as astrobiology. Speculation about the possibility of inhabited "worlds" outside the planet Earth dates back to antiquity. Multiple early Christian writers discussed the idea of a "plurality of worlds" as proposed by earlier thinkers such as Democritus; Augustine references Epicurus's idea of innumerable worlds "throughout the boundless immensity of space" (originally expressed in his Letter to Herodotus) in ''The City of God''. In his first century p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Crime Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet-era Estonian Films
The history of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union (USSR) reflects a period of change for both Russia and the world. Though the terms "Soviet Russia" and "Soviet Union" often are synonymous in everyday speech (either acknowledging the dominance of Russia over the Soviet Union or referring to Russia during the era of the Soviet Union), when referring to the foundations of the Soviet Union, "Soviet Russia" often specifically refers to brief period between the October Revolution of 1917 and the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922. Before 1922, there were four independent Soviet Republics: the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian SSR, and Transcaucasian SFSR. These four became the first Union Republics of the Soviet Union, and was later joined by the Bukharan People's Soviet Republic and Khorezm People's Soviet Republic in 1924. During and immediately after World War II, various Soviet Republics annexed portions of countri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Russian Novels
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Films
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: International Major events * March 2 – Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be G-rated, '' Take Down''. * March 5 – Production begins on ''The Empire Strikes Back''. * March – Frank Price becomes president of Columbia Pictures. * May 25 – ''Alien'', a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released. * May 29 - Mary Pickford, a silent screen legend and Hollywood pioneer who was, at the height of her career, the most famous woman in the world, dies of a stroke. * May 31 – ''The Muppet Movie'', Jim Henson's Muppets' first foray into the world of feature-length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom. * June 11 – John Wayne, a famous Western movie actor, dies at the age of 72 from stomach cancer. * June 29 – '' Moonraker'', the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Science Fiction Films
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a Federation, federal union of Republics of the Soviet Union, fifteen national republics; in practice, both Government of the Soviet Union, its government and Economy of the Soviet Union, its economy were highly Soviet-type economic planning, centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Saint Petersburg, Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kyiv, Kiev (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR), Minsk (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian SSR), Tas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Works By Arkady And Boris Strugatsky
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaarin Raid
Kaarin Raid (22 October 1942 Rakvere – 29 July 2014 Viljandi) was an Estonian director, theatre pedagogue and actor. In 1967 she graduated from GITIS in director speciality. 1967–1974 she was a director at Endla Theatre, 1974–1977 at Estonian Youth Theatre, 1977–1983 at Vanemuine Theatre, and 1983–1995 and 2000–2005 at Ugala Theatre. 1994–2001 he taught at Viljandi Culture Academy. Besides theatre roles she has played also in several films. Filmography * 1978: ''Imelugu'' (musical television film; in the role: Abbess) * 1979: '' Hukkunud Alpinisti hotell'' (feature film; in the role: Kaisa) * 1986: ''Saja aasta pärast mais'' (feature film; in the role: Telman's mother) * 1989: ''Äratus ''Äratus'' (English: ''Awakening'') is a 1989 Estonian historical drama film directed by Jüri Sillart. Plot The film chronicles the lives of Estonian villagers during "Operation Priboi"; the 25 to 28 March 1949 Soviet mass deportation of mo ...'' (feature film; in the role: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nijolė Oželytė-Vaitiekūnienė
Nijolė Oželytė-Vaitiekūnienė (born March 31, 1954 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian actress. In 1990, she was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. Filmography * 1974 Ievutė – '' Žvangutis'', dir. Gytis Lukšas * 1976 Frida – '' Seklio Kalio nuotykiai'', dir. Arūnas Žebriūnas * 1977 Stasė – '' Vaikinas iš Darbo gatvės'', rež. Algirdas Dausa * 1978 Dela – '' Nebūsiu gangsteris, brangioji'', rež. Algimantas Puipa * 1978 Rubė Adam – '' Veidas taikinyje'', rež. Almantas Grikevičius * 1979 Briun – '' Dead Mountaineer's Hotel'', dir. Grigori Kromanov Grigori Kromanov (8 March 1926 in Tallinn – 18 July 1984 in Lahe, Lääne-Viru County, Lahe, Lääne-Virumaa) was an Estonian Theatre director, theatre and film director. He directed some of the best known Estonian movies, including ''Viimne rel ... * 1980 Adelė – '' Dičiaus karjera'', dir. Balys Bratkauskas * 1980 Bušė – '' Kelionė į rojų'', dir. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiit Härm
Tiit Härm (born 19 March 1946) is an Estonian ballet dancer, ballet master and choreographer. Tiit Härm was born in Tallinn. He is the younger brother of actress and author Viiu Härm. From 1957 to 1962, he studied at Tallinn Choreographic School. In 1966 he graduated from Leningrad Choreographic School. From 1966 to 1967 he was a dancer at Estonia Theatre. From 1967 to 1972 he was a soloist at All-Union Choreographic Collective Noor Ballett. Since 1972 he worked again at Estonia Theatre. From 2001 to 2009 he was the ballet manager, principal ballet master and choreographer of Estonia Theatre. In 2014 he established his own ballet theatre. He has also appeared as an actor in several films. Awards * 2001: Order of the White Star, IV class. Filmography * ''Tantsib Tiit Härm'' (1975, Tallinnfilm documentary) * '' Hukkunud Alpinisti hotell'' (1979, Tallinnfilm) * ''Anna Pavlova: A Woman for All Time '' (1983, Soviet Union and Great Britain television miniseries) * ''Sädelev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
