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Theodor Antonius Tugai (23 August 1912 – 8 June 2000), better known as Teuvo Tulio, was a Finnish film director and actor. Beginning his career as an actor at the end of the silent era, Tulio turned to directing and producing in the 1930s. His films are noted for their extremely melodramatic style. [1] [2] [3] Biography.
Teuvo Tulio (alun perin Theodor Antonius Deroschinsky-Tugai; 23. elokuuta 1912 Pietari, Venäjän keisarikunta – 8. kesäkuuta 2000 Helsinki) oli suomalainen elokuvaohjaaja, -leikkaaja, -käsikirjoittaja ja -näyttelijä.
Teuvo Tulio (1912-2000) was a Finnish filmmaker who made melodramas with erotic and feminist themes. He also edited and acted in some of his films, such as Unelma karjamajalla (1940) and Sensuela (1973).
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- St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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- Helsinki, Finland
Summary. As Paolo Cherchi Usai has perceptively stated, Teuvo Tulio makes ‘Douglas Sirk look like Robert Bresson’. In its sheer excessiveness, Tulio's brand of melodrama transcends not only other examples of this genre in Finnish cinema, but almost any other related tradition.
Jun 8, 2000 · Theodor Antonius Tugai (23 August 1912 – 8 June 2000), better known as Teuvo Tulio, was a Finnish film director and actor. Beginning his career as an actor at the end of the silent era, Tulio turned to directing and producing in the 1930s. His films are noted for their extremely melodramatic style.
A co-script writer as a young enthusiast at the age of only 16, Teuvo Tulio … made his debut as director in 1936 and soon won questionable fame for his banal romantic stories with heavy theatrical acting, sensuality and moral overtones.
It's rare these days that we can introduce a new name from the past to our sophisticated film audiences, but here is one to know: Teuvo Tulio, the wild and willful director of Finnish melodramas from the 1930s and 1940s.
