Lev Vladimirovich Kuleshov (Russian: Лев Ð'ладимирович
Кулешов; 13 January [O.S. 1 January] 1899 â€" 29 March 1970)
was a Russian and Soviet filmmaker and film theorist, one of the
founders of the world's first film school, the Moscow Film School. He
was given the title People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1969. He was
intimately involved in development of the style of film making known
as Soviet montage, especially its psychological underpinning,
including the use of editing and the cut to emotionally influence the
audience, a principle known as the Kuleshov effect. He also developed
the theory of creative geography, which is the use of the action
around a cut to connect otherwise disparate settings into a cohesive
narrative.Lev Kuleshov was born in 1899 into an intellectual Russian
family. His father Vladimir Sergeevich Kuleshov was of noble heritage;
he studied art in the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and
Architecture, despite his own father's disapproval. He then married a
village schoolteacher Pelagia Alexandrovna Shubina who was raised in
an orphanage, which only led to more confrontation. They gave birth to
two sons: Boris and Lev.At the time Lev Kuleshov was born, the family
became financially broke, lost their estate and moved to Tambov,
living a modest life. In 1911 Vladimir Kuleshov died; three years
later Lev and his mother moved to Moscow where his elder brother was
studying and working as an engineer. Lev Kuleshov decided to follow
the steps of his father and entered the Moscow School of Painting,
although he didn't finish it. In 1916 he applied to work at the film
company led by Aleksandr Khanzhonkov. He produced scenery for Yevgeni
Bauer's pictures, such as The King of Paris, For Happiness and others.
With time Kuleshov became more interested in film theory. He
co-directed his first movie Twilight in 1917. His next film was
released under the Soviet patronage.
Кулешов; 13 January [O.S. 1 January] 1899 â€" 29 March 1970)
was a Russian and Soviet filmmaker and film theorist, one of the
founders of the world's first film school, the Moscow Film School. He
was given the title People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1969. He was
intimately involved in development of the style of film making known
as Soviet montage, especially its psychological underpinning,
including the use of editing and the cut to emotionally influence the
audience, a principle known as the Kuleshov effect. He also developed
the theory of creative geography, which is the use of the action
around a cut to connect otherwise disparate settings into a cohesive
narrative.Lev Kuleshov was born in 1899 into an intellectual Russian
family. His father Vladimir Sergeevich Kuleshov was of noble heritage;
he studied art in the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and
Architecture, despite his own father's disapproval. He then married a
village schoolteacher Pelagia Alexandrovna Shubina who was raised in
an orphanage, which only led to more confrontation. They gave birth to
two sons: Boris and Lev.At the time Lev Kuleshov was born, the family
became financially broke, lost their estate and moved to Tambov,
living a modest life. In 1911 Vladimir Kuleshov died; three years
later Lev and his mother moved to Moscow where his elder brother was
studying and working as an engineer. Lev Kuleshov decided to follow
the steps of his father and entered the Moscow School of Painting,
although he didn't finish it. In 1916 he applied to work at the film
company led by Aleksandr Khanzhonkov. He produced scenery for Yevgeni
Bauer's pictures, such as The King of Paris, For Happiness and others.
With time Kuleshov became more interested in film theory. He
co-directed his first movie Twilight in 1917. His next film was
released under the Soviet patronage.
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