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Grigori Roshal
Grigori Lvovich Roshal (russian: Григорий Львович Рошаль; October 21, 1899 – January 11, 1983) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed 26 films between 1926 and 1968. Biography Grigori Roshal was born on 21 in October 1899 (according to other sources either on 20 in October 1899 or in 1898 ), in the city of Novozybkov (now Bryansk Oblast, Russia). After graduating from the Tenishev School in St. Petersburg he was employed at the People's Commissariat for Education of Ukraine and Crimea between the years 1918 and 1919. Since 1919 he was an instructor at the People's Commissariat of Azerbaijan, selected as head of the artistic and educational part of the children's playground in Zheleznovodsk. In 1921 he moved to Moscow to work in the People's Commissariat for Russia as an instructor in the school theater, was chairman of the Council on Arts Education Main Department of Social Education and taught the subject of theater at the Central House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novozybkov
Novozybkov (russian: Новозы́бков; be, Навазыбкаў) is a historical town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. Population: The city has a branch of the Bryansk State University. History It was founded in 1701 and was granted town status in 1809. Novozybkov was a major hemp supplier in the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly for the production of ropes for the Imperial Russian Navy. Following the Crimean War, the demand for hemp fell, and cultivation stopped altogether at the beginning of the 20th century. The world's first ground effect vehicle designer Rostislav Alexeyev was born in the town. During World War II, Novozybkov was occupied by the German Army from 16 August 1941 to 25 September 1943. On April 26, 1986, Novozybkovsky District and the neighbouring Krasnogorsky District were contaminated with radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster. Today, these two areas remain the most contaminated in the Russian Federation as to the total contaminated area and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ukrainian Photo Cinema Administration (VUFKU)
The All-Ukrainian Photo Cinema Administration ( uk, Всеукраїнське фото кіноуправління, translit=Vse-Ukrainske Foto Kino Upravlinnia, or uk, ВУФКУ, translit=VUFKU, label=none) was a cinematographic state monopoly that united the entire film industry in Ukraine (1922–1930). VUFKU was vertically integrated: it controlled production, distribution, and exhibition of films. History VUFKU was established on 13 March 1922 under the National Commissar of Education of the Ukrainian SSR. A directive issued by the Commissar and the NKVD (Narodnyi komissariat vnutrennikh del) on 22 April 1922 brought all movie theatres and all institutions and companies of photo and film industries located in Ukraine under the jurisdiction of VUFKU. VUFKU became the owner of a large studio in Odesa, and two small studios (called ateliers) in Kiev and Kharkiv. It also leased a studio from the Crimean Commissar of Education in Yalta. In 1929, the largest VUFKU film studio o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimsky-Korsakov (film)
''Rimsky-Korsakov'' (russian: Римский-Корсаков) is a 1953 Soviet biopic directed by Gennadi Kazansky and Grigori Roshal and starring Grigori Belov, Nikolai Cherkasov and Aleksandr Borisov. The film portrays the life of the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.Mitchell p.183 The film was shot in Sovcolor. Cast * Grigori Belov as Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov * Nikolai Cherkasov as Vladimir Stasov * Aleksandr Borisov as Savva Mamontov * Liliya Gritsenko as Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel * Viktor Khokhryakov as Alexander Glazunov * Anatoliy Kuznetsov as Anatoly Lyadov * Lidiya Sukharevskaya as Rimskaya-Korsakova * Aleksandr Ognivtsev as Feodor Chaliapin * Boris Kokovkin as Valentin Serov * Sergei Kurilov as Mikhail Vrubel * Lidiya Dranovskaya as Almazova * Anatoli Verbitsky as Mikhailov * Tatyana Lennikova as Lebedeva * Agasi Babayan as Daryan * Bruno Freindlich as Ramensky * Vladimir Balashov as Sergei Diaghilev * Fyodor Nikitin as The Grand Duke * Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mussorgsky (film)
''Mussorgsky'' (russian: Мусоргский, Musorgskiy) is a 1950 Soviet biopic film directed by Grigori Roshal, about the emergence of Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film tells about the activities of the association of composers "The Five (composers), The Five", who were drawing inspiration from Russian folk art. Like many representatives of the Russian intelligentsia, members of this musical community were imbued with the plight of the peasants and sought to write works that would draw people's attention to this poorest layer of society. The young composer Modest Mussorgsky decides to devote his life to music and to make it the property of the people. Only his mother supports his “ignoble” undertakings. The young man leaves military service and ponders writing a work about the peasants, together with members of The Five. The Imperial Musical Society is not pleased with the activities of composers; it exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Pavlov (film)
''Ivan Pavlov'' (russian: Академик Иван Павлов, Akademik Ivan Pavlov) is a 1949 Soviet biopic directed by Grigori Roshal and starring Aleksandr Borisov, Nina Alisova and Nikolai Plotnikov. The film portrays the life of the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849–1936), known for his Pavlov's dog experiments. The film was made during the Stalinist era, despite the fact that Pavlov had been a noted opponent of the Soviet regime.Beumers p.203 ''Synopsis'' The film begins in Ryazan in 1875, and tells about the work of Ivan Pavlov from his first steps in science to sensational discoveries which played a huge role in the development of medicine and psychology. The young doctor Ivan Pavlov wants to live life "honorably and humanely." The path of the scientist is difficult and thorny. The treasury department does not release funds for research nor give access to animals for experimental use, and Pavlov has to buy them on his own savings. The experiments follow one another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Of Paris
''Dawn of Paris'' (russian: Зори Парижа) is a 1936 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Roshal. Plot The film tells about the Polish revolutionary democrat, Jaroslav Dombrowski, who led the army of the Paris Commune in 1871. Cast * Nikolai Plotnikov as General Dombrovsky * Yelena Maksimova as Catherine Millard (as Ye. Maksimova) * Andrei Abrikosov as Etienne Millard * Viktor Stanitsyn as Battalion commander Shtaiper (as V. Stanitsin) * Dmitri Dorlyak as Eugene Gorrot * Anatoliy Goryunov as Richet the artist (as A. Goryunov) * Vladimir Belokurov as Prosecutor Rigot * Vera Maretskaya Vera Petrovna Maretskaya ( Russian: Вера Петровна Марецкая) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of the USSR (1949) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1976). Early years Vera Petrovna Maretskaya was bo ... as Mother Pinchot References External links * {{IMDb title, id=0129289 1936 films 1930s Russian-language films Soviet drama fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oppenheim Family
The Oppenheim Family (russian: Семья Оппенгейм, Semja Oppengejm) is a 1938 (released in May 1939 in the USA) Soviet drama film, directed by Grigori Roshal. It is one of the earliest film directly dealing with the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany. Based on ''The Oppermanns'' - a novel by Lion Feuchtwanger. Cast *Vladimir Balashov - Berthold Oppenheim *Joseph Tolchanov - Martin Oppenheim * Ada Wójcik - Liselotte *Nikolai Plotnikov - Edgar Oppenheim *Galina Minovitskaya - Ruth Oppenheim *Raisa Esipova - Sybil *Osip Abdulov - Jacques Lavendel *S.D. Zykov - Heinrich Lavendel, schoolboy, friend of Bertolt *Solomon Mikhoels - Jacobi *Sergey Dnieper - Francois, director of the gymnasium *Arkady Blagonravov - Lorenz, director of the clinic *Nikolay Bogolyubov - Weller *Vladimir Solovyov - Pahinke *Aleksey Konsovsky - Richard *Mikhail Astangov - Vogelsang *Konstantin Karelian - Rittersteg *Sergey Martinson Sergey Alexandrovich Martinson (russian: Серге́й Алекс ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salamander (1928 Film)
''Salamander'' (russian: Саламандра, Salamandra) is a 1928 Soviet-German silent biopic film directed by Grigori Roshal and starring Bernhard Goetzke, Natalya Rozenel and Nikolay Khmelyov.Christie & Taylor p.440 Plot The film is based on real events and reveals the tragic episodes from the life of the Austrian biologist scientist-materialist Paul Kammerer (1880-1926), hunted by regressive scientists and Catholic reactionaries who committed suicide. The film is set in Leipzig, Germany, which is ruled by clergy and aristocracy, at a time when fascism is starting to emerge, and the working class is forced to live in poverty. Professor Zange is employed here and he is one of the few who sympathizes with the poor. The scientist uses salamanders for his experiments and learns that their inheritance is dependent on external factors. As he makes this discovery he becomes a menace to the existing political system and the clergy conspires with the aristocracy to get rid of him. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Excellency (1928 Film)
''His Excellency'' (russian: Его превосходительство, Yego prevoskhoditelstvo) is a 1928 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Roshal. It was released in the United States under the name, "Seeds of Freedom.""Seeds of Freedom," Variety, 11 September 1929 The film is based on real events. On 5 May 1902, shoemaker-laborer Hirsh Lekert, a member of the Jewish party Bund, attempted to murder the governor of Vilnius, Victor von Wahl. Plot On the eve of 1 May leaflets turn up in the city with the appeal to support the May Day demonstration of Vilnius workers. Cossacks disperse the May Day workers' march killing some and arresting others. Among the dead and arrested are Jewish laborers. Fearing riots, the Jewish bourgeois elite send their representatives to the governor with the request that he punish only the prisoners, and not the rest of the Jewish population. The governor agrees; he orders those who were arrested to be flogged. Hirsh Lekert, a cobbler, is outra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Stroyeva
Vera Pavlovna Stroyeva (russian: link=no, Ве́ра Па́вловна Стро́ева, (''née'' Richter); 21 September 1903 – 26 August 1991) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. Between 1926 and 1983, she directed fifteen films and wrote ten screenplays. Her film adaptation of Modest Mussorgsky's opera ''Boris Godunov'' was nominated for a Golden Lion at the 16th Venice International Film Festival and screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Many of her films are musicals or adaptations of operas and feature heavy influence from socialist realism. Stroyeva was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of the Badge of Honor, , and People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchest .... She died in Moscow on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuntsevo Cemetery
The Kuntsevo Cemetery (russian: Ку́нцевское кла́дбище, kúntsevkoye kládbishche) is a cemetery servicing Kuntsevo, Moscow. It is located on the bank of the Setun River, to the south of the Mozhaisk Highway (the continuation of the Kutuzovsky Prospekt). The local five-domed church was commissioned in 1673 by Artamon Matveyev. The cemetery is administered as part of the Novodevichy Cemetery complex. Interred * Vsevolod Bobrov, * Andrei Chabanenko, Soviet naval officer * Lona Cohen, wife of Morris Cohen, spy * Morris Cohen, spy * Leonid GaidaiList of interred at '''' * Fedor Gusev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow State Art And Cultural University
Moscow State Art and Cultural University (russian: Московский государственный университет культуры и искусств) is a Russian university, a vocational training center in the field of culture and art, located in the Levoberezhny District, Khimki, Moscow Oblast. It is under control of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. History Created by the decision of the Sovnarkom July 10, 1930, on the initiative of Nadezhda Krupskaya as the Moscow Library Institute. The first director was Henrietta Karlovna Derman. The first building of the institute was in the center of Moscow on Moss Street. In 1936, the Institute moved to the town of Khimki. In 1940 he became a state, in the period 1940–1957 years was named Molotov. In 1964 it was transformed into the Moscow State Institute of Culture. In 1980, the university was awarded the Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner (russian: Орден Красного ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
