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Hukkunud Alpinisti Hotell
''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 h ... [...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] |