Stanislav Iosifovich Rostotsky (Russian: ; 21 April 1922, in Rybinsk
10 August 2001, in Vyborg) was a Soviet film director and
screenwriter, the recipient of the two USSR State Prizes and a Lenin
Prize. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1974.Stanislav
Rostotsky was born in Rybinsk on April 21, 1922 into a Russian-Polish
family. His grandfather Boleslaw Rostotsky served as a General in the
Imperial Russian Army and a prosecutor on Emperor's personal order.
His father Iosif Boleslawovich Rostotsky (18901965) was an acclaimed
doctor, docent, author of 200 monographs, as well as a secretary of
the Scientific Medical Council at the People's Commissariat for
Health. His mother Lidia Karlovna Rostotskaya (18821964) was a
milliner turned a housewife; she was half-French. His brother Boleslaw
Norbert Iosifovich Rostotsky (19121981) was a famous theater
historian.At the age of five, Stanilsav watched Battleship Potemkin
and became obsessed with cinema. In 1936 he met Sergei Eisenstein and
took part in his unfinished Bezhin Meadow movie as an actor.
Eisenstein became his teacher and good friend later on. He convinced
Stanislav that only a well-read and educated person may become a film
director. This influenced his decision to enter the Institute of
Philosophy and Literature in 1940, with an intention to enter VGIK.In
1942 he was enrolled in the Red Army. He left for the front line in a
year. He served as a photojournalist in the 6th cavalry corps and
traveled from Vyazma through Smolensk to Rivne. In 1944 Rostotsky was
seriously injured during the fight near Dubno when he was driven over
by a Nazi tank. He survived only due to a trench where his body was
partly buried. According to Rostotsky, one of his legs was ruined, as
well as his rib cage and his hand. "In addition, a shell fragment hurt
me in the head... Good thing the mates took my gun away otherwise I
would've probably shot myself. Because I spent 22 hours lying in that
swamp, losing my consciousness, so I had time to think".
10 August 2001, in Vyborg) was a Soviet film director and
screenwriter, the recipient of the two USSR State Prizes and a Lenin
Prize. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1974.Stanislav
Rostotsky was born in Rybinsk on April 21, 1922 into a Russian-Polish
family. His grandfather Boleslaw Rostotsky served as a General in the
Imperial Russian Army and a prosecutor on Emperor's personal order.
His father Iosif Boleslawovich Rostotsky (18901965) was an acclaimed
doctor, docent, author of 200 monographs, as well as a secretary of
the Scientific Medical Council at the People's Commissariat for
Health. His mother Lidia Karlovna Rostotskaya (18821964) was a
milliner turned a housewife; she was half-French. His brother Boleslaw
Norbert Iosifovich Rostotsky (19121981) was a famous theater
historian.At the age of five, Stanilsav watched Battleship Potemkin
and became obsessed with cinema. In 1936 he met Sergei Eisenstein and
took part in his unfinished Bezhin Meadow movie as an actor.
Eisenstein became his teacher and good friend later on. He convinced
Stanislav that only a well-read and educated person may become a film
director. This influenced his decision to enter the Institute of
Philosophy and Literature in 1940, with an intention to enter VGIK.In
1942 he was enrolled in the Red Army. He left for the front line in a
year. He served as a photojournalist in the 6th cavalry corps and
traveled from Vyazma through Smolensk to Rivne. In 1944 Rostotsky was
seriously injured during the fight near Dubno when he was driven over
by a Nazi tank. He survived only due to a trench where his body was
partly buried. According to Rostotsky, one of his legs was ruined, as
well as his rib cage and his hand. "In addition, a shell fragment hurt
me in the head... Good thing the mates took my gun away otherwise I
would've probably shot myself. Because I spent 22 hours lying in that
swamp, losing my consciousness, so I had time to think".
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