ROUBEN MAMOULİAN (1897-1987)

ROUBEN MAMOULİAN (1897-1987)

Rouben is a film and stage director. Rouben was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. Mamoulian spent part of his childhood in Paris. He studied drama at the University of London. Then, he studied at the Moscow Art Theather. He grew up in a middle class and cultured family. His father Zachary was a manager of a bank  and his mother Virginia was a theatrical actress. As a child, his role-model was his mother. He continued his career on her way. Rauben and Azadia Newman got married in 1945. She was a painter.

Mamoulian was a successful student. He directed his first play at the University of London. Mamoulian began his directing career in Broadway. He made 16 films in the 29 years of his cinema career. His most famous films were Applause, Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde, Queen Christina and The Mark of Zorro. ‘Applause’ was Mamoulian’s first step to free camera and soundtrack from the constraints of the early days technology. His films took lots of awards. His seven films won awards and two films were nominated. He won the best film director award in New York.

I think Mamoulian is similar to Nuri Bilge Ceylan, but Mamoulian is older than Nuri Bilge Ceylan. They are very successful film directors. Rauben directed more films than Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Generally, these two director’s film category is drama. Both of them won the ‘Best Director’ award. Mamoulian died in 1987 of natural causes at the age of  90 in California. 

 

                                                                 Rouben Mamoulian

                                                             Nuri Bilge Ceylan