Boris Shpis
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Boris Vasilyevich Shpis was a Soviet film director
and screenwriter
.
and Leonid Trauberg
's Factory of the Eccentic Actor in 1924 and worked as assistant director
in all their films up to and including The Club of the Big Deed
. When in 1927 Kozintsev and Trauberg decided not to continue work on the comedy Somebody Else's Coat
, Shpis persuaded them to let him finish the film. The film, however, has not been released and is considered to be lost.
In 1928 Boris Shpis started to work as director, first on Soyuzkino studios (now Lenfilm
) and later, together with Rashel Milman, on Belgoskino Studio (now Belarusfilm
). In 1937 Shpis and Milman returned to Lenfilm to reorganize and lead all film editing
done at the Studio. But soon, in Great Purge
, Boris Shpis was arrested and shot.
Screenwriter
Actor
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Biography
Boris Shpis was a stage designer who joined Grigori KozintsevGrigori Kozintsev
Grigori Mikhaylovich Kozintsev was a Jewish Ukrainian, Soviet Russian theatre and film director. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1964.He studied in the Imperial Academy of Arts...
and Leonid Trauberg
Leonid Trauberg
Leonid Zakharovich Trauberg was a Jewish Ukrainian Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1924 and 1961 and was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1941.-Filmography:* The Adventures of Oktyabrina ...
's Factory of the Eccentic Actor in 1924 and worked as assistant director
Assistant director
The role of an Assistant director include tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, maintaining order on the set. They also have to take care of health and safety of the crew...
in all their films up to and including The Club of the Big Deed
The Club of the Big Deed
The Club of the Big Deed is a 1927 Soviet silent film directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg about 1825 Decembrist revolt.-Cast:* Sergei Gerasimov - Medoks* Andrei Kostrichkin - Servant of Medoks* Pyotr Sobolevsky - Sukhanov...
. When in 1927 Kozintsev and Trauberg decided not to continue work on the comedy Somebody Else's Coat
Somebody Else's Coat
Somebody Else's Coat is a 1927 Soviet film directed by Boris Shpis, based on Veniamin Kaverin's short story "Government Inspector".-Cast:* Andrei Kostrichkin - Chuchugin* Sergei Gerasimov - Skalkovsky* Pyotr Sobolevsky - Galaev* Arnold Arnold...
, Shpis persuaded them to let him finish the film. The film, however, has not been released and is considered to be lost.
In 1928 Boris Shpis started to work as director, first on Soyuzkino studios (now Lenfilm
Lenfilm
Kinostudiya "Lenfilm" is a production unit of the Russian film industry, with its own film studio, located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, formerly Leningrad, R.S.F.S.R. Today OAO "Kinostudiya Lenfilm" is a corporation with its stakes shared between private owners, and several private film studios,...
) and later, together with Rashel Milman, on Belgoskino Studio (now Belarusfilm
Belarusfilm
Belarusfilm is the main film studio of Belarus.Founded in 1928 as Soviet Belarus studio in Leningrad, the studio was moved to Minsk in 1939...
). In 1937 Shpis and Milman returned to Lenfilm to reorganize and lead all film editing
Film editing
Film editing is part of the creative post-production process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shots into sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling...
done at the Studio. But soon, in Great Purge
Great Purge
The Great Purge was a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin from 1936 to 1938...
, Boris Shpis was arrested and shot.
Filmography
Director- Somebody Else's CoatSomebody Else's CoatSomebody Else's Coat is a 1927 Soviet film directed by Boris Shpis, based on Veniamin Kaverin's short story "Government Inspector".-Cast:* Andrei Kostrichkin - Chuchugin* Sergei Gerasimov - Skalkovsky* Pyotr Sobolevsky - Galaev* Arnold Arnold...
(1927) - Blue Collars (1928)
- Snow Boys (1928)
- Road into the World (1929)
- Avenger (1930)
- The Return of Nathan Becker (1932); co-directed with Rashel Milman
- Engineer Goff (1935); co-directed with Rashel Milman
Screenwriter
- Road into the World (1929)
- Avenger (1930)
- The Return of Nathan Becker (1932)
Actor
- The OvercoatThe Overcoat (1926 film)The Overcoat is a 1926 Soviet film directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg, based on Nikolai Gogol stories "Nevsky Prospekt" and "The Overcoat".-Cast:* Andrei Kostrichkin - Akaki Akakievich* Antonina Yeremeyeva* Sergei Gerasimov - Yaryzhka...
(1926)