I Am Cuba
1995
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Mikhail Konstantinovich Kalatozov ( Georgian: მიხეილ კალატოზიშვილი, Russian: Михаил Константинович Калатозов; 28 December 1903 – 26 March 1973), born Mikheil Kalatozishvili, was a Soviet film director of Georgian origin who contributed to both Georgian and Russian cinema. [1]
Mikhail Kalatozov was a Soviet director and cinematographer, known for The Cranes Are Flying, I Am Cuba and other films. He was born in Tiflis, Georgia in 1903 and died in Moscow in 1973.
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- Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
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- Director, Cinematographer, Writer
May 29, 2019 · Learn why Kalatozov is ranked as the 46th best director of all-time by The Cinema Archives. Discover his three films, especially I Am Cuba, a cinematographic tour de force with revolutionary camera movement and canted frames.
Apr 19, 2024 · A Criterion Collection release of Mikhail Kalatozov's 1964 film about the Cuban revolution, praised for its poetic and expressionistic style. The review analyzes the film's politics, characters, and cinematography, and includes an interview with Martin Scorsese.
Mini Bio. Mikhail Kalatozov was born on December 28, 1903 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was a director and cinematographer, known for The Cranes Are Flying (1957), True Friends (1954) and Zagovor obrechyonnykh (1950). He died on March 27, 1973 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- December 28, 1903
- March 27, 1973
A 1959 Soviet adventure film about a geological expedition stranded in Siberia. Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, known for his virtuosic and emotionally gripping films, and shot by Sergei Urusevsky, the film features stunning wide-angle cinematography and daring shots.
Mar 21, 2012 · Letter Never Sent: Refining Fire. By Dina Iordanova. Essays —. Mar 21, 2012. Share. T he famed collaboration between director Mikhail Kalatozov and cinematographer Sergei Urusevsky, which, with its distinctive combination of effective melodrama and a wild, powerful visual style, helped make Kalatozov the most successful Soviet cinematic ...
