Alexander Rou

Alexander Arturowitsch routine (Russian Александр Артурович Роу; * 11 Februarjul / February 24 1906greg in Sergiev Posad, Russia, .. † December 28, 1973 in Moscow) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter.

He is next to Alexander Ptuschko as the most important Soviet director of fairy tale films.

Life

Alexander Rous father, Arthur Rowe, was an Irish engineer who worked in Russia, but returned due to the First World War in 1916 in the home and his family left behind. Since the mother was seriously ill, now made ​​the little Sascha by selling matches and combs for maintenance.

After 7 years of school he first attended a technical school. In 1921 he worked for the Agitproptheater Blue Blouse ( Синяя блуза ). Later he studied until 1930 at the film school " Boris Tchaikovsky " and then from 1931 to 1934 at the theater school " Maria Ermolowa ".

As assistant director of Yakov Protasanow Rou worked on the films puppets ( Марионетки, 1934), and The Catered Affair ( Бесприданница, 1937). From 1937 Rou was at Union Children's Film Studio " Sojusdetfilm " ( 1948 in Gorky Film Studio renamed) in Moscow employs, where he shot his first film in 1938.

Rou was in 1968 awarded the title " People's Artist of the RSFSR ."

Filmography (selection)

Effect in the GDR

In the GDR, his films shaped the image of the rising generations of Soviet film and the nature of the Soviet Union. Better than any re-education concept managed Rous fairytale world to undermine the foundations of the traditional from the time of German fascism, anti-Slavism.