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Benya Krik
Benya Krik (russian: Беня Крик) is a fictional character from '' The Odesa Tales'', a collection of short stories by Isaac Babel, the derived works and "fan fiction". These stories primarily deal with the Jewish underworld of Moldavanka, a ghetto of Odesa, and the mob leader, Benya Krik, known as the King, a romanticized " gallant thug". His character was loosely based on the real gangster, Mishka Yaponchik. These stories were the base of the 1927 silent film '' Benya Krik''. The screenplay was published in 1926 in a book form titled ''Беня Крик (кино-повесть)'' ("Benya Krik (Cinema-Novel)"). In 1926-1928 Babel wrote a play ''Sunset'' loosely based on the story with the same name from ''The Odesa Tales''. In 1990 a film ' was shot based on the same story. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benya Krik
Benya Krik (russian: Беня Крик) is a fictional character from '' The Odesa Tales'', a collection of short stories by Isaac Babel, the derived works and "fan fiction". These stories primarily deal with the Jewish underworld of Moldavanka, a ghetto of Odesa, and the mob leader, Benya Krik, known as the King, a romanticized " gallant thug". His character was loosely based on the real gangster, Mishka Yaponchik. These stories were the base of the 1927 silent film '' Benya Krik''. The screenplay was published in 1926 in a book form titled ''Беня Крик (кино-повесть)'' ("Benya Krik (Cinema-Novel)"). In 1926-1928 Babel wrote a play ''Sunset'' loosely based on the story with the same name from ''The Odesa Tales''. In 1990 a film ' was shot based on the same story. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Center For Jewish Film
The National Center for Jewish Film is a non-profit motion picture archive, distributor, and resource center. It houses the largest collection of Jewish-themed film and video outside of Israel. Its mission is to collect, restore, preserve, catalogue, and exhibit films with artistic and educational value relevant to the Jewish experience, and to disseminate these materials to the widest possible audience. Founded in 1976 by Miriam Saul Krant, the National Center for Jewish Film (NCJF or the Center) became an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 1981. The Center is located on the campus of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Collections The NCJF archive exclusively owns an estimated 10,000 cans of film (35 mm, 16 mm, 8 mm, super 8) and thousands of master videotapes. This collection of feature films, documentaries, fiction and non-fiction short films, newsreels, home movies, and institutional films includes material dating from 1903 to the prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odesa In Fiction
Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative centre of the Odesa Raion and Odesa Oblast, as well as a multiethnic cultural centre. As of January 2021 Odesa's population was approximately In classical antiquity a large Greek settlement existed at its location. The first chronicle mention of the Slavic settlement-port of Kotsiubijiv, which was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, dates back to 1415, when a ship was sent from here to Constantinople by sea. After a period of Lithuanian Grand Duchy control, the port and its surroundings became part of the domain of the Ottomans in 1529, under the name Hacibey, and remained there until the empire's defeat in the Russo-Turkish War of 1792. In 1794, the modern city of Odesa was founded by a decree of the Russian empress Catherine t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Russian Jews
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, "fiction" refers to written narratives in prose often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly marketed and so the audience expects the work to deviate in some ways from the real world rather than presenting, for instance, only factually accurate portrayals or characters who are actual people. Because fiction is generally understood to not fully adhere to the real world, the themes and context of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture Of Odesa
The culture of Odesa is a unique blend of Russian, Yiddish, and Ukrainian cultures, and Odesa itself has played a notable role in Russian and Yiddish folklore.Robert A. Rothstein, "How It Was Sung in Odessa: At the Intersection of Russian and Yiddish Folk Culture", ''Slavic Review,'' vol. 60, no. 4 (2001), pp. 781-801 Dialects The Russian language as spoken in Odesa is influenced by Yiddish and Ukrainian in grammar, vocabulary, and phraseology. As a result, many phrases sound inherently and uniquely humorous to Russian speakers and constitute a staple of Odesa humour. Also, the Odesa dialect of Yiddish has plenty of Russianisms. Cultural image of Odesa To a significant extent the image of Odesa in Russophone culture is influenced by '' The Odesa Tales'' of Isaac Babel. Odesa is often referred to by the collocation "Odesa Mama" (Mom Odesa), a term that originated in Russian criminal (''blatnoy'') subculture. The reputation of the city as a criminal center originated in Imperial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Drayman And The King
''The Drayman and the King'' (russian: Биндюжник и Король) is a 1989 Soviet comedy film directed by Vladimir Alenikov. Plot The film takes place in the legendary Moldavanka. The film tells the story of the attractive bandit Benya Krik named King, the son of a binder, who leaves the family for the beautiful Marusa. Cast * Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as Mendel Krik * Zinoviy Gerdt as Arie Leib * Raisa Nedashkovskaya as Nekhama * Irina Rozanova as Maruska * Maksim Leonidov as Benya Krik * Andrey Urgant as Levka * Tatyana Vasileva * Roman Kartsev as Boyarsky * Yevgeny Evstigneev as Nikifor * Mariya Itkina References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drayman and the King, The 1989 films 1980s Russian-language films Soviet comedy films Films directed by Vladimir Alenikov 1989 comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate "production numbers". The musical film was a natural development of the stage musical after the emergence of sound film technology. Typically, the biggest difference between film and stage musicals is the use of lavish background scenery and locations that would be impractical in a theater. Musical films characteristically contain elements reminiscent of theater; performers often treat their song and dance numbers as if a live audience were watching. In a sense, the viewer becomes the diegetic audience, as the performer looks directly into the camera and performs to it. With the advent of sound in the late 1920s, musicals gained popularity with the public and are exemplified by the films of Busb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich
Georgi Emilyevich Yungvald-Khilkevich (russian: Георгий Эмильевич Юнгвальд-Хилькевич; 22 October 1934 – 11 November 2015) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, theatre director and set designer. Most famous for his musicals and Alexandre Dumas adaptations. He directed 22 motion pictures and TV films between 1966 and 2009. Honored Artist of the Russian SFSR (1990) and Ukraine (1995). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset (play)
The play ''Sunset'' was written by Isaac Babel in 1926, based on his short story collection '' The Odessa Tales''. Plot The play is set in Moldavanka, Odessa's Jewish Quarter in 1913. The plot revolves around the volatile relationship between neighborhood mob boss Benya Krik and his philandering, alcoholic father Mendel Krik. As the curtain rises, the Krik family awaits the arrival of Bobrinets, a wealthy suitor who wishes to marry Dvoira Krik. Although his daughter is already considered an old maid, Mendel Krik refuses to give her a dowry and insults Bobrinets, who leaves in a huff. Later, a weeping Nekhama Krik reminds her husband that the Jewish elders are about to bar him from the synagogue. However, Mendel mocks her as she laments having no grandchildren. Later, Mendel drinks up his family's money at the local saloon and begins an extramarital affair with Marusia Kholodenko, a 20-year-old Gentile. Despite their Russian Orthodox faith, the Kholodenko family is ecstatic to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benya Krik (film)
''Benya Krik'' (russian: Беня Крик, Benya Krik) is a 1927 Soviet silent film directed by and starring as Benya Krik. Benya Krik is a fictional character in Isaac Babel's cycle of short stories, ''Odessa Stories''. He is a Jewish Russian gangster, and he and his gang of thugs are the main focus of the stories. The film was based on a screenplay written by Babel in 1926, in which he adapted parts of his short stories "The King" and "How It Was Done in Odessa", in addition to creating new content. The film was restored and supplied with English subtitles by the National Center for Jewish Film. Cast *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odessa Stories
''Odessa Stories'' (russian: Одесские рассказы, Odesskiye rasskazy), also known as ''Tales of Odessa'', is a collection of four short stories by Isaac Babel, set in Odessa in the last days of the Russian empire and the Russian Revolution. Published individually in Soviet magazines between 1921 and 1924 and collected into a book in 1931, they deal primarily with a group of Jewish thugs that live in Moldavanka, a ghetto of Odessa. Their leader is Benya Krik, known as the King, and loosely based on the historical figure Mishka Yaponchik. In 1926, Babel adapted parts of the first two stories and additional content as a screenplay, ''Benya Krik'', directed by and released in 1927, as well as the play ''Sunset'', which premiered in October 1927. Stories The four stories originally included in the 1931 collection are: * The King (Король) (1921) * How It Was Done in Odessa (Как это делалось в Одессе) (1923) * The Father (Отец) (1924) * Ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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