Palamuse
Palamuse is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Jõgeva County, in Jõgeva Parish, Estonia, located about southeast of the town of Jõgeva. It is passed by the Amme River. With a population of 551 (as of 1 January 2011)
Palamuse was the biggest ...
– 24 September 1980 in
São Paulo
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) was an Estonian
film director
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and
cinematographer
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, brother of classic writer
Oskar Luts
Oskar Luts ( – 23 March 1953) was an Estonian writer and playwright.
Biography
Oskar Luts was born into a middle-class family in Järvepera, central Estonia, at that time in the governorate of Livonia (Russian Empire). His younger brother was ...
. Theodor Luts was the first major figure of Estonian cinematographyEastern Europe By Richard C. Frucht /ref>
His '' Noored kotkad'' (''Young Eagles'') (1927) is generally regarded as the cornerstone of Estonian cinema.Culture And Customs of the Baltic States By Kevin O'Connor /ref> ''Päikese lapsed'' (''Children of the Sun'') (1932), directed by Luts, was the first Estonian
full length
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sound film
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.
After the
Great Depression
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hit Estonia in the 1930s Theodor Luts produced mostly documentaries for a state subsidized film studio Eesti Kultuurfilm and also had a successful career in
Finland
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.
Twenty-four films by Theodor Luts made in Estonia have survived and are held at the
Estonian Film Archives
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Organization
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.
Feature films directed by Luts in Finland include ''Salainen ase'' (1943) and ''Varjoja Kannaksella'' (1943).
After
World War II
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and the
Soviet occupation of Estonia
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, Luts emigrated to
Brazil
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with is wife, actress and filmmaker
Aksella Luts
Aksella Luts (born Aksella Hildegard Kapsta; 10 October 1905 – 8 January 2005)Caraça, Porta do Céu'' in 1950.Theodor Luts @ IMDB /ref>