Aksella Hildegard Luts (10 October 1905 â€" 8 January 2005) was an
Estonian actress, screenwriter, dancer, choreographer, film editor and
photojournalist.Aksella Luts was born Aksella Hildegard Kapsta in
Moscow to Estonian parents Maria Kapsta (née Mark) and Martin Kapsta.
She was the middle child of three siblings; her sister Erica Regina
was born in 1903 and her brother Alfred was born in 1911. The family
returned to Estonia when she was quite young. She attended secondary
school in Tartu, graduating in 1924 before attending dance classes in
Tartu and then the Union des Professeurs de Danse de France (UDPDF) in
Paris, where she studied modern dance. She married Estonian future
filmmaker Theodor Luts (younger brother of writer Oskar Luts) at age
19 and the two opened a dance studio in Tartu.In 1927, Theodor Luts
founded Tartu Filmiühing (Tartu Film Society) and using the knowledge
he had gained from filmmakers in Paris and Berlin, the couple began
writing the script for the patriotic silent film Noored kotkad (Young
Eagles), which was Estonia's first feature-length dramatic historical
film. It was financed through a bank loan. The film was a dramatic
telling of the Estonian War of Independence of 1918-1920 and was
filmed in Tartu, Mustvee and Värska in the summer of 1927. Theodor
directed, acted as cinematographer and had several small roles in the
film. Aksella appeared in the film as an actress and was the film's
make up artist. Noored kotkad is generally regarded as the cornerstone
of Estonian cinema.
Estonian actress, screenwriter, dancer, choreographer, film editor and
photojournalist.Aksella Luts was born Aksella Hildegard Kapsta in
Moscow to Estonian parents Maria Kapsta (née Mark) and Martin Kapsta.
She was the middle child of three siblings; her sister Erica Regina
was born in 1903 and her brother Alfred was born in 1911. The family
returned to Estonia when she was quite young. She attended secondary
school in Tartu, graduating in 1924 before attending dance classes in
Tartu and then the Union des Professeurs de Danse de France (UDPDF) in
Paris, where she studied modern dance. She married Estonian future
filmmaker Theodor Luts (younger brother of writer Oskar Luts) at age
19 and the two opened a dance studio in Tartu.In 1927, Theodor Luts
founded Tartu Filmiühing (Tartu Film Society) and using the knowledge
he had gained from filmmakers in Paris and Berlin, the couple began
writing the script for the patriotic silent film Noored kotkad (Young
Eagles), which was Estonia's first feature-length dramatic historical
film. It was financed through a bank loan. The film was a dramatic
telling of the Estonian War of Independence of 1918-1920 and was
filmed in Tartu, Mustvee and Värska in the summer of 1927. Theodor
directed, acted as cinematographer and had several small roles in the
film. Aksella appeared in the film as an actress and was the film's
make up artist. Noored kotkad is generally regarded as the cornerstone
of Estonian cinema.
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