Pyotr Todorovsky

Pyotr Yefimovich Todorovsky (Russian: Пётр Ефи́мович Тодоро́вский, born 26 August 1925, died 24 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer of Jewish origin. His son Valery Todorovsky is also a film director.

Career 

Todorovsky joined the Red Army during the World War II and drew on his war experiences for a number of films, including Rio-Rita (2008). In the 1950s, he worked as a cinematographer for Marlen Khutsiev. He likes to play guitar and has composed songs for some of his films.

Todorovsky's early 1980s melodramas gained him wide popularity in the Soviet Union. They have been described as "delightfully unpretentious comedies, homourous and touching at the same time".

Todorovsky's Intergirl (1989) was the first Soviet film about prostitution and caused quite a stir. His next filmEncore, Once More, Encore! (1992) presents a grim picture of moral prostitution in a dull, provincial garrison town. His 1995 film What a Wonderful Game was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival.

Awards 

Todorovsky was named a People's Artist of Russia in 1985. Encore, Once More, Encore! won the 1992 Nika Award for Best Film. Wartime Romance (1983) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival, where Inna Churikova won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.

Filmography

• Urban Romance (1970)
• Wartime Romance (1983)
• Intergirl (1989)
• Encore, Once More Encore! (1992)
• What a Wonderful Game (1995)

References 

Тодоровский Пётр Ефимович ^ Anna Lawton. Kinoglasnost: Soviet Cinema in Our Time. Cambridge University Press, 1992. Page 42. ^ Anna Lawton. Imaging Russia 2000: Film And Facts. New Academia Publishing, 2004. ISBN 9780974493435. Page 61. ^ "19th Moscow International Film Festival (1995)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-03-17. ^ "Berlinale: 1984 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-06.