Theodor Luts
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1896-08-14
Day of Death
1980-09-24 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Kuremaa, Estonia
Theodor Luts
Biography
Theodor Luts (14 August [O.S. 2 August] 1896 in Palamuse – 24 September 1980 in São Paulo) was an Estonian film director and cinematographer, brother of classic writer Oskar Luts. Theodor Luts was the first major figure of Estonian cinematography.
His Noored kotkad (Young Eagles) (1927) is generally regarded as the cornerstone of Estonian cinema. Päikese lapsed (Children of the Sun) (1932), directed by Luts, was the first Estonian full length sound film.
After the Great Depression hit Estonia in the 1930s Theodor Luts produced mostly documentaries for a state subsidized film studio Eesti Kultuurfilm and also had a successful career in Finland. Twenty-four films by Theodor Luts made in Estonia have survived and are held at the Estonian Film Archives.
Feature films directed by Luts in Finland include Salainen ase (1943) and Varjoja Kannaksella (1943).
After World War II and the Soviet occupation of Estonia, Luts emigrated to Brazil with is wife, actress and filmmaker Aksella Luts, where he directed Caraça, Porta do Céu in 1950
Known For
Crew
(1950)
Caraça, Heaven's Gate
Director, Director of Photography
(1945)
Suviyön salaisuus
Producer
(1944)
Hiipivä vaara
Director of Photography, Producer
(1944)
Erehtyneet sydämet
Producer
(1943)
Varjoja Kannaksella
Producer, Director
(1943)
Salainen ase
Producer, Director, Writer
(1943)
Maskotti
Producer
(1941)
Jos oisi valtaa…
Director of Photography
(1940)
SF-paraati
Director of Photography
(1940)
Runon kuningas ja muuttolintu
Director of Photography
(1940)
Yövartija vain…
Director of Photography
(1939)
Helmikuun manifesti
Director of Photography
(1939)
Lapatossu ja Vinski olympia-kuumeessa
Director of Photography
(1939)
Takki ja liivit pois!
Director of Photography
(1939)
Eteenpäin – elämään
Director of Photography
(1939)
Jumalan tuomio
Director of Photography
(1938)
Rykmentin murheenkryyni
Director of Photography
(1938)
Olenko minä tullut haaremiin
Director of Photography
(1938)
Tulitikkuja lainaamassa
Director of Photography
(1937)
Koskenlaskijan morsian
Director of Photography
(1937)
Lapatossu
Director of Photography
(1937)
As Dream and Shadow…
Director of Photography
(1936)
Vaimoke
Director of Photography
(1936)
Mieheke
Director of Photography
(1935)
Kaikki rakastavat
Director of Photography
(1934)
Minä ja ministeri
Director of Photography
(1934)
Siltalan pehtoori
Director of Photography
(1933)
Voi meitä! Anoppi tulee
Director of Photography
(1933)
Herrat täysihoidossa
Director of Photography, Writer
(1933)
Pikku myyjätär
Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography
(1933)
Ne 45000
Director of Photography
(1932)
The Children of the Sun
Writer, Director, Director of Photography
(1931)
Kihnu
Director
(1931)
Ruhno
Director, Director of Photography
(1931)
Gaas! Gaas! Gaas!
Director
(1930)
Vahva sõdur Joosep Toots
Director, Director of Photography
(1927)
The Young Eagles
Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor