Alexander Naumovich Mitta (russian: Алекса́ндр Нау́мович Митта́; born 28 March 1933 in

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. Mitta's birth name was Alexander Naumovich Rabinovich (russian: Рабино́вич). He studied engineering (graduated in 1955), then worked as a cartoonist in art and humour magazines. In 1960 Mitta graduated at the film directing faculty of the

VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

. Mitta's career as film director and screenwriter spans from the 1960s until the 2010s. Among the movies are ''

Shine, Shine, My Star "Shine, Shine, My Star" (russian: "Гори, гори, моя звезда") is an acclaimed Russian romance. The authorship of the song was uncertain for some time, being ascribed to various people, including Nikolay Gumilyov and Ivan Bunin. A po ...

'' (1970) about actors trying to survive and work during the time of the Russian revolution or the high budget catastrophe movie ''Air Crew'' (1979). For his work Mitta obtained numerous awards in the Soviet Union and Russia. In 1980, Mitta was a member of the jury at the

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. Mitta supported the

n annexation of

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in 2014, even though he also noted that he didn't like that it serves as a distraction for many from other problems

is facing.

Filmography

Director

*1961: '' My Friend, Kolka!'' *1962: ''

No Fear, No Blame ''No Fear, No Blame'' (russian: Без страха и упрёка) is a 1962 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Mitta. Plot The film tells about the business trip Repnin, which is sent with the equipment to Moscow. Having shipped the equi ...

'' *1965: ''

They're Calling, Open the Door They're Calling, Open the Door (russian: Звонят, откройте дверь, Zvonyat, otkroyte dver) is a Soviet feature film of 1965 directed by Alexander Mitta, the debut of the twelve-year-old Elena Proklova in the cinema. Plot A fifth ...

'' *1969: ''

'' *1972: '' Dot, Dot, Comma...'' *1974: ''

Moscow, My Love ''Moscow, My Love'' (russian: Москва, любовь моя, Moskva, lyubov moya, ja, モスクワわが愛) is a 1974 Soviet-Japanese romantic drama directed by Aleksandr Mitta and Kenji Yoshida. The film tells the story of Yuriko, a girl f ...

'' *1976: ''

How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor ''How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor'' (russian: Сказ про то, как царь Пётр арапа женил, ''Skaz pro to, kak tsar Pyotr arapa zhenil'') is a 1976 musical film directed by the Russian filmmaker Alexander Mi ...

'' *1979: ''

Air Crew ''Air Crew'' (russian: Экипаж, Ekipazh, crew, link=no) is a 1980 disaster film directed by Alexander Mitta. Inspired by the ''Airport'' movie series, it was the first disaster film shot in the Soviet Union. Plot The first part of the film ...

'' *1982: ''

The Story of Voyages The Story of Voyages, also translated as A Fairy Tale of Wanderings (Russian: Сказка странствий) is a 1983 Soviet Russian fantasy film directed by Alexander Mitta Alexander Naumovich Mitta (russian: Алекса́ндр Нау́� ...

'' *1988: ''

A Step ''A Step'' (russian: Шаг) is a 1988 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Mitta. Plot 1959 year. Japanese Keiko, together with the Soviet counterpart Gusev, are managed to send the polio vaccine to Japan, as a result of which the lives of 1 ...

'' *1991: ''

Lost in Siberia ''Lost in Siberia'' is a 1991 Soviet-British film by Alexander Mitta. It was shot entirely in Russia, either on location or at Mosfilm Studio. The post-production was started at Mosfilm Studio and completed in London. The film was selected as th ...

'' *2000: '' The Border. Taiga Romance'' *2002: ''

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'' *2004: ''

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'' *2013: ''

Chagall — Malevich ''Chagall — Malevich'' (russian: Шагал — Малевич) is a 2014 Russian biographical drama film directed by Alexander Mitta about the Vitebsk period in the life of the artist Marc Chagall and his relationship with fellow artist Kazimi ...

Actor

*1967: ''

July Rain ''July Rain'' (russian: Июльский дождь, Iyulskiy dozhd) is a 1967 Soviet drama film directed by Marlen Khutsiev. Plot The heroes of the film are about thirty. Very often at this time people have a period of revision of the positions a ...

'' - Vladik *1998: ' - Kapitän II *2010: '' Дом Cолнца'' - Posetitel vystavki Koreytsa (final film role)

Film school

In the 2000s Mitta began a film school.

References

External links

* * * Biographies in Russian

1933 births People's Artists of Russia Russian caricaturists Russian Jews Russian film directors Soviet film directors Soviet screenwriters Male screenwriters Living people Russian artists Honorary Members of the Russian Academy of Arts Academicians of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences "Nika" Academic staff of High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors 20th-century Russian Jews {{Russia-bio-stub