Search results
Rouben Zachary Mamoulian (/ r uː ˈ b ɛ n m ɑː m uː l ˈ j ɑː n / roo-BEN mah-mool-YAHN; Armenian: Ռուբէն Մամուլեան; [1] October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an American film and theater director.
Oct 4, 2024 · Rouben Mamoulian was a Georgian-born American theatrical and motion-picture director noted for his contribution to the development of cinematic art at the beginning of the sound era. His achievements included the skillful blending of music and sound effects with an imaginative visual rhythm.
Rouben Mamoulian was born on 8 October 1897 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was a director and writer, known for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), Applause (1929) and Becky Sharp (1935). He was married to Catharine Azadia Newman.
A retrospective of the versatile and innovative director Rouben Mamoulian, who made pioneering sound and musical films in Hollywood. Learn about his career, style, and challenges in this comprehensive program of his sixteen features.
Dec 6, 1987 · Rouben Mamoulian, the director of such benchmark musical shows as ''Porgy and Bess'' and ''Oklahoma!'' and more than a dozen innovative and distinctive movies, died Friday night.
Jan 18, 2024 · Defining Cinema: Rouben Mamoulian and Hollywood Film Style, 1929–1957 is an in-depth study of Mamoulian’s films, the ideas behind them, and their place within the history of sound cinema.
Feb 17, 2024 · Rouben Mamoulian's Applause (October 1929) has been widely heralded as a landmark in the development of synchronized sound film practices. Sonically, scholars have pointed to its daring work in such areas as twotrack recording, audio density, off-screen sound, and sonic expressivity.
