Arvo Kruusement
Arvo Kruusement | |
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Born |
Undla, Lääne-Viru County[1] Estonia | 20 April 1928
Occupation | Film director |
Arvo Kruusement (born 20 April 1928)[1] is an Estonian actor, theatre and film director who has made some of Estonia's classic novels into films; Spring (1969) and Fall (1990)[2] The movie Spring has been noted as the best Estonian feature film in the Top Ten Poll held by Estonian film critics and journalists in 2002.[3] In 1970 the movie sold 558,000 tickets in Estonia (Total population 1.34 million)[4] and in 1971 8,100,000 tickets in Soviet Union.[5]
Arvo Kruusement attended GITIS in Moscow, Russia from where he graduated in 1953. in 1953-1961 he worked as an actor at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. In 1962-1964 Arvo Kruusement was the director of the Endla Theatre in Pärnu, Estonia,[6] and film director fot Tallinnfilm in 1965-1991.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Persoon: Kui Arvo Kruusement filmi juurde jõudis". Retrieved 5 July 2009.
- ↑ Cowie, Peter (1992). Variety international film guide 1992. Andre Deutsch. p. 384. ISBN 0-233-98720-7.
- ↑ tallinnfilm.ee Archived 2008-03-24 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 2008 census
- ↑ Kevade business @IMDB
- ↑ "Chronology". Endla. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2009.