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Yuri Viktorovich Kara
Yuri Viktorovich Kara
Born	12 November 1954 (age 70); Stalino
Occupation(s)	Director; Screenwriter; Producer

Yuri Viktorovich Kara (Russian: Юрий Викторович Кара), born on 12 November 1954 in Stalino, is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer.

Biography

Yuri Kara was born on 12 November 1954 in the Stalino, which is now called Donetsk.

After graduating from high school No.17 in Donetsk in 1972, Yuri Kara entered the Physics and Chemistry department of the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (MISA). During his studies, he was the head of the institute's vocal and instrumental ensemble. In 1978, he graduated from the MISA with a degree in physics of metals. He then worked as a radio physics engineer in Donetsk.

In 1982, he entered the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, where he worked with film director Sergei Gerasimov and actress Tamara Makarova. He graduated in 1987 with a thesis film Tomorrow Was the War based on the story written by the Russian author Boris Vasilyev. The picture was sold in 48 countries.

Yuri Kara became known in Russia with his movies Thieves within the Law (1988) and The Feasts of Belshazzar, or a Night with Stalin (1990), and with his conflict with the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) which was caused by his film Korolev, based on the novel Cassandra's Brand written by the Russian author Chinghiz Aitmatov. Roskosmos did not allow that actor Vladimir Steklov would really go into space for the film.^[1]

In 1994, Yuri Kara became internationally known for the controversies surrounding his film The Master and Margarita. Although the film was made in 1994, it was only premiered in the Russian cinemas on 7 April 2011. Despite the highest budget ever spent on a Russian film and the impressive cast with the most famous Russian actors, the producers decided not to release it. According to them, Yuri Kara's director's cut was unacceptable.^[2] Nevertheless, the soundtrack composed by Alfred Schnittke was released on CD. On 15 November 2010, the Russian film distributor Luxor announced out of the blue that they had bought the rights on Kara's film, and that it would be released in March 2011. Eventually, it would be 7 April 2011.^[3]

Kara continued making big budget films like Korolev (2007), Reporters (2008 - video) and Hamlet. XXI Century (2011).

Political position

Yuri Kara signed the petition of support of Putin's actions in Ukraine and Crimea in 2014.^[4]

He called for the Russian government to officially recognize the Donetsk People's Republic (he's a native of Donetsk)^[5]^[6]^[7]

Filmography

1974 – Doctor (Thesis short film)
1987 – Tomorrow Was the War (Завтра была война)
1988 – Thieves within the Law
1988 – Kings of Crime
1989 – The Feast of Belshazzar, or a Night with Stalin (Пиры Валтасара, или Ночь со Сталиным)
1994 – The Master and Margarita (Мастер и Маргарита)
2001 – I'm a Doll
2002 - King of the Cage (also known as Ya kukla)
2002 – Interesting Men
2005 – The Star of an Epoch (Loving you is like a Disaster)
2007 – Korolev
2008 – Reporters
2009 – Hamlet. XXI Century

References

^ "Юрий Кара собирается в космос". Argumenty i Fakty. 11 December 2006.
^ The Master and Margarita website.
^ Кино Театр (Kino Teatr), Russian Film Encyclopaedia, lemma Мастер и Маргарита.
^ Деятели культуры России — в поддержку позиции Президента по Украине и Крыму (in Russian). Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation. March 2014
^ "Культурная элита РФ: Россия должна признать ДНР и ЛНР | Молодежное Информационное Агентство "НОВОРОССИЯ"". mianews.ru. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
^ Archived 2016-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Культурная элита РФ: Россия должна признать ДНР и ЛНР | Молодежное Информационное Агентство "НОВОРОССИЯ" | Коротко о главном". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

External links

Yuri Kara at IMDb
(in English) Hamlet 21st Century on Kinokultura
Gaydin B. N. (2012). "Kara Yuri Viktorovich". The World of Shakespeare: An Electronic Encyclopaedia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2012.