Efraim Sevela
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Efraim Sevela was a Russian
writer, screenwriter
, director, producer, who after his emigration from the Soviet Union lived in Israel, USA and Russia.
Efraim Sevela was born to Jewish parents. His father was an officer. He was evacuated from the frontline in 1941. After the school Sevela was admitted into the Belarusian State University
and became a screenwriter for many Soviet patriotic films. At the end of the 60s, Sevela joined the Jewish Soviet dissidents
and took part in the capture of the main office of the head of the Soviet government in 1971. Sevela was expatriate
d to Israel
.Aссording his words 45 years old Sevella participated in the Yom Kippur War
being wounded. In 1977 he left Israel for the USA. Efraim Sevela worked and lived in many cities such as London
, Paris
, and West Berlin
.
In 1990 Efraim Sevela came back to the USSR and started filming very successful movies based on his works.
Director:
Actor:
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Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
writer, 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:...
, director, producer, who after his emigration from the Soviet Union lived in Israel, USA and Russia.
Efraim Sevela was born to Jewish parents. His father was an officer. He was evacuated from the frontline in 1941. After the school Sevela was admitted into the Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University , Minsk, Belarus, was founded on October 30, 1921. The BSU is a higher education establishment in the Republic of Belarus.-History:...
and became a screenwriter for many Soviet patriotic films. At the end of the 60s, Sevela joined the Jewish Soviet dissidents
Soviet dissidents
Soviet dissidents were citizens of the Soviet Union who disagreed with the policies and actions of their government and actively protested against these actions through either violent or non-violent means...
and took part in the capture of the main office of the head of the Soviet government in 1971. Sevela was expatriate
Expatriate
An expatriate is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing...
d to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.Aссording his words 45 years old Sevella participated in the Yom Kippur War
Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War , also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, was fought from October 6 to 25, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria...
being wounded. In 1977 he left Israel for the USA. Efraim Sevela worked and lived in many cities such as London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and West Berlin
West Berlin
West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...
.
In 1990 Efraim Sevela came back to the USSR and started filming very successful movies based on his works.
Filmography
Screenwriter:- Annushka (1959)
- Nashi sosedi (1957)
- Krepkiy oreshek (1967)
- Goden k nestroevoy (1968)
Director:
- Kolysanka (1986) Lullaby, Kolybelnaja
- Popugay, govoryashchiy na idish (1990) Попугай, говорящий на идиш (Soviet Union: Russian title) The Parrot Speaking Yiddish
- Noyev kovcheg (1992) Ноев ковчег (Russia) Noah's Ark
- Blagotvoritelnyy bal (1993) Благотворительный бал (Russia) Charity ball
- Belye dyuny (1996) The White Dunes
Actor:
- Noyev kovcheg (1992) Ноев ковчег (Russia) Noah's Ark
Producer:
- Noyev kovcheg (1992) Ноев ковчег (Russia) Noah's Ark
- Blagotvoritelnyy bal (1993) Благотворительный бал (Russia) Charity ball
Novels
- Monya Tsatskes (Monya Cackes http://testwebapi.pl/show_item.php?item=301917683#photo)
- We Were Not Like Other People.
- Farewell, Israel!