Pjeter Gjoka (August 3, 1912 – May 2, 1982) One of the icons of Albanian acting in theater and cinematography. He holds the highest title: People's Artist. He was born on August 3, 1912. He came from a well-known family from Dukagjini, which was more appreciated in the public opinion for the processing of coal, the mastery of opening wells and furnaces. The blood feud problems forced his family to leave the land and travel to Macedonia and Ulcinj in Montenegro, where Pjetri was born and baptized in the church of Shestan in that area. In that environment, Pjetri would turn 3 years old, to settle together with his family in Shkodër. He is regarded as one of the first artists who overcame the declamatory theater to skillfully bring close communicative figures. His roles in "The return of Skenderbeu for the freedom of Albania", "Halili and Hajria", "The seven shaljans", "The good brave with many friends", "The mountain chick", "The great faith", "The general of the army" of the dead', 'Mark me and me', 'The era before the trial', give the features of the man of that time in history, the war and hardship, the features of the mountaineer, the men of the rifle and wisdom. Looking at the archival materials, you learn that Pjetër Gjoka was the actor of characters in the works of great world playwrights, such as Shakespeare, Moliere, Gogol, Ibsen, Schiller, Brecht, Gorky, etc., and managed to create close communicative figures with the spectator of that time. The character Shtokman in 'Enemy of the People', Bubinov in 'The Inn of the Poor', Hartinov in 'For those who are in the sea', Luljakov in 'The Auditor', Gracianai in 'Othello', Zanelini in 'Kremlin Clocks' are mentioned here. , Miller in 'Love Intrigue', Klydi in 'Hamlet', Doranti in 'Noble Bourgeois', Liri in 'King Lir', Dogsborg in 'Arturo Ui', and other roles that gave Pjetër Gjoka the opportunity to show his talent his extraordinary to reach his artistic heights. His level as an artist was also shown in the field of directing, but also as a teacher of acting skills, a conductor of the artistic word on stage and screen, a lover of poetic art, a supporter and educator of young talents, a dear companion and friend. for colleagues and spectators. He started his activity in the theater in the amateur movement in the 30s in Shkoder. In 1947, he came to the People's Theater as an actor, after debuting with the Army Theater. He performed about 90 roles in this theater, dozens of leading roles from the world dramaturgy, while he stayed on stage for 52 years in a row, even performing completely blind. In 1961, she is among the four actresses who were awarded the high title "People's Artist". He also acted in several feature films, creating accomplished figures. In addition to working as an actor, he has staged several parts as a director. His most prominent roles are; Shpendi in "Halili and Hajria" by Fatmir Djata, Mileri in "Love intrigue" by Shiler, Kardinal in "Conspiracy of the convicts" by Virte, Kharitonov in "For those who are at sea" by Llavrentjev. Pjeter Gjoka as a director has staged the national dramas "The Fight" by Xhemal Broja and "The Fisherman's Family" by Sulejman Pitarka. He has left an indelible mark on Albanian cinematography. He started his film career in 1953 with the film "Skenderbeu", which won the Cannes Film Festival award in 1954, to continue with the films "Her Children", "Tana", "Furtuna", "Guerrilla Unit", "The Footsteps". ", "The Third", "General of the dead army" and "Stars above Drin". Pjeter Gjoka was one of the oldest collaborators of the microphone of Radio Tirana. He passed away on May 2, 1982. _____________________ Albanian cinematography in activity since 2013 Previously published on the page "Albanian Cinematography" on Facebook – August 2014 and reviewed in the following years.
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