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Jonas Gricius
Jonas Augustino Gricius (5 August 1928 – 1 February 2021) was a Lithuanian cinematographer, known for his work on a number of classical films starting from the late 1950s, including ''Hamlet'', ''The Girl and the Echo'', and '' The Blue Bird''. Biography In 1954 he graduated from the All-Union Institute of Cinematography, a course by Boris Volchek. He worked at the film studio Lenfilm, as an assistant to director Andrei Moskvin Andrei Nikolaevich Moskvin (russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Москви́н; 14 February 1901, Tsarskoe Selo – 28 February 1961, Leningrad) was a Soviet cinematographer, renowned for his work with Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Tra .... Since 1958 – Operator of the Lithuanian Film Studio (LKS). Secretary of the LSSR Cinematographers' Union (1963–1968), chairman (1981–1988). Director of the Lithuanian Film Studio (1978–1989). Gricius died on 1 February 2021, at the age of 92. References External links * 1928 births 2021 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet (1964 Film)
''Hamlet'' ( rus, Гамлет, r=Gamlet) is a 1964 film adaptation in Russian of William Shakespeare's play of the same title, based on a translation by Boris Pasternak. It was directed by Grigori Kozintsev and , and stars Innokenty Smoktunovsky as Prince Hamlet. Background Grigori Kozintsev had been a founder member of the Russian avant-garde artist group the Factory of the Eccentric Actor (FEKS), whose ideas were closely related to Dadaism and Futurism. In 1923 he had been planning to perform ''Hamlet'' as a pantomime in the experimental manner of FEKS, but the plan was not put into effect, and Kozintsev's energies shifted into the cinema. However, he returned to the theatre in 1941 with a Leningrad production of ''King Lear''. Then, in 1954 Kozintsev directed a stage production of ''Hamlet'' at the Pushkin Theatre in Leningrad, using Boris Pasternak's translation; this was one of the first Soviet productions of the play in the post-Joseph Stalin era. Kozintsev also wrot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl And The Echo
The Girl and the Echo (russian: Девочка и эхо, Devochka i ekho; alternative title: The Last Day of Vacation, Lithuanian: ''Paskutinė atostogų diena'') is a 1964 Soviet drama film directed by Arūnas Žebriūnas and produced by Lithuanian Film Studios. It is based on a short story ''Echo'' by Yury Nagibin, who also wrote the screenplay. Plot Vika is staying for the last day at her grandfather's, a fisherman. Today her father should come but she does not want to leave. In the morning her grandfather goes to sea to check the nets and Vika wanders along the beach and talks with her rocks-friends. The pensive girl creates a special world of relationships with people and nature. Meanwhile, on the bank the children from the coastal village decide who should be the leader in their crew. Vika proclaims that the ringleader is cheating his friends: he has hidden the marked crab which the next leader should catch in the sea amongst the rocks and has thrown an unmarked one int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Bird (1976 Film)
''The Blue Bird'' is a 1976 American-Soviet children's fantasy film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Hugh Whitemore, Alfred Hayes, and Aleksei Kapler is based on the 1908 play '' L'Oiseau bleu'' by Maurice Maeterlinck. It was the fifth screen adaptation of the play, following two silent films, the studio's 1940 version starring Shirley Temple, and a 1970 animated feature. It was famous as one of the few cinematic co-productions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. However unlike prior adaptations the film received little-to-no critical praise and was a flop at the box office. Plot Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl are peasant children who are led on a quest for the Blue Bird of Happiness by the Queen of Light, who gives them a hat with a magic diamond that allows them to call forth the souls of all things, both living and inanimate. On their journey, they are accompanied by the human personifications of a dog, a cat, water, sugar, bread, mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Moskvin
Andrei Nikolaevich Moskvin (russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Москви́н; 14 February 1901, Tsarskoe Selo – 28 February 1961, Leningrad) was a Soviet cinematographer, renowned for his work with Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. Selected filmography * '' The Devil's Wheel'' (1926); directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg * ''The Overcoat'' (1926); directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg * '' Somebody Else's Coat'' (1927); directed by Boris Shpis * '' The Club of the Big Deed'' (1927); directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg * '' Little Brother'' (1927); directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg * ''The New Babylon'' (1929); directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg * '' Alone'' (1931); directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg * ''The Youth of Maxim'' (1935); directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg * '' The Return of Maxim'' (1937); directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Births
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2021 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |