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Mikhail Zharov
Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Жа́ров; 27 October 1899 – 15 December 1981) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor and director. People's Artist of the USSR (1949) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1974). He studied under the prominent director Theodore Komisarjevsky and debuted in Yakov Protazanov's ''Aelita'' (1924). Later he became a Protazanov regular, appearing in ''The Man from the Restaurant'' (1927) together with Mikhail Chekhov. In the 1930s he was a leading actor of Alexander Tairov's Chamber Theatre, before moving to the Maly Theatre where he was engaged from 1938 till the rest of his life and most fully unfolded his actor's gift, mainly playing classical repertoire parts (in ''Wolves and Sheep'', ''The Inspector-General'', ''Heart is not a Stone'', ''The Thunderstorm'', etc.) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ɪjzʲɪnˈʂtʲejn, 2=Sergey Mikhaylovich Eyzenshteyn; 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, film editor and film theorist. He was a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. He is noted in particular for his silent films ''Strike'' (1925), ''Battleship Potemkin'' (1925) and ''October'' (1928), as well as the historical epics ''Alexander Nevsky'' (1938) and ''Ivan the Terrible'' (1944, 1958). In its 2012 decennial poll, the magazine ''Sight & Sound'' named his ''Battleship Potemkin'' the 11th greatest film of all time. Early life Sergei Eisenstein was born on 22 January 1898 in Riga, Latvia (then part of the Russian Empire in the Governorate of Livonia), to a middle-class family. His family moved frequently in his early years, as Eisenstein continued to do throughout his life. His father, the architect Mikhail Osipov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Comrades (1935 Film)
''Three Comrades'' (russian: Три товарища, Tri tovarishcha) is a 1935 Soviet drama film directed by Semyon Timoshenko. Plot The new chief of construction Zaitsev visits a small town in which his friends work (director of the paper factory Glinka and chief of the timber merchant Latsis). Zaitsev will paint himself as a group of rascals to expand the factory. Starring * Mikhail Zharov as Zaitsev * Anatoly Goryunov as Glinka * Tatyana Guretskaya as Varya, Glinka's wife * Nikolai Batalov as Latsis * Nikolai Michurin as hustler * Veronika Polonskaya as Irina, Latsis's wife * Valeri Solovtsov The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name ''Valerius''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The S ... as Gubenko References External links * * 1935 drama films 1935 films Films scored by Isaak Dunayevsky 1930s Russian-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Storm (1933 Film)
The Storm (russian: Гроза) is a 1933 Soviet film directed by Vladimir Petrov. Plot The film is based on play by Alexander Ostrovsky, '' The Storm''. Cast * Alla Tarasova as Katerina Petrovna Kabanova * Ivan Chuvelyov as Tikhon Kabanov, her husband * Mikhail Tsaryov as Boris Grigoriyevich, her lover * Varvara Massalitinova as Marfa Ignatovna Kabanova, her mother-in-law * Irina Zarubina as Barbara Kabanova, her sister-in-law * Mikhail Zharov as Koudryash * Yekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya as The Old Seer cript Name: Feklusha* Mikhail Tarkhanov as Saveli Prokofiyevich Dikoy Awards * 1934: Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ... (Cup one of the six best films — Vladimir Petrov) References External links * 1933 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marionetki
''Niemen Vol. 1'' and ''Niemen Vol. 2'' (also called ''"Marionetki"'' - ''"Puppets"'') - Czesław Niemen's double album released in two separate issues in 1973. In 1994 released on single CD by Digiton under title ''"Marionetki"''. Niemen Vol. 1 Track listing # Requiem dla Van Gogha - 17:37 (music and lyrics Helmut Nadolski) # Sariusz - 3:06 (lyrics Cyprian Kamil Norwid) # Inicjały - 12:53 (instrumental, music by all band members) Personnel *Józef Skrzek - organ, piano, violin, bass, harmonica, vocal *Jerzy Piotrowski - drums * Antymos Apostolis - guitar * Helmut Nadolski - double bass *Andrzej Przybielski - trumpet *Czesław Niemen - organ, piano, vocal Niemen Vol. 2 Track listing # Marionetki - 4:10 (lyrics Cyprian Kamil Norwid) # Piosenka dla zmarłej - 13:49 (lyrics Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz) # Z pierwszych ważniejszych odkryć - 9:17 (music Józef Skrzek, lyrics Leszek Aleksander Moczulski) # Ptaszek - 1:07 (lyrics Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska) # Com uczyni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okraina (1933 Film)
''Outskirts'' (russian: Окра́ина, meaning "fringe" or "periphery"), also known in English as ''The Patriots'' or by the transliterated Russian title ''Okraina'', is a 1933 Soviet film directed by Boris Barnet. Plot summary In a small town in a remote part of the Russian Empire, factory workers struggle to organize against the owners. When World war I comes, they unite as soldiers of the Tsar on the Eastern Front. Local girl Anka forges a relationship with a German POW. The film criticises war profiteers and encourages workers to reach out to one another across national lines. In 1917, the Tsar is forced to abdicate following the February Revolution. Cast *Sergey Komarov — Alexander P. Greshin * Elena Kuzmina — Anka Greshina *Robert Erdmann — Robert Karlovich, tenant *Alexander Chistyakov — Pyotr Kadkin *Nikolay Bogolyubov — Nikolai Kadkin *Nikolai Kryuchkov — Senka Kadkin *Mikhail Zharov — Kraevich *Hans Klering — Mueller, a German prisoner of war * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of The Dead (1932 Film)
''The House of the Dead'' (russian: Мёртвый дом, Myortvyy dom) is an 1932 Russian film directed by Vasili Fyodorov from a script by Viktor Shklovsky, based on the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Shklovsky changed the name of the script several times, eventually calling it ''The House of the Dead'' (''Mertvyi dom''). The film stars Nikolay Khmelyov, Nikolay Podgorny, Nikolai Vitovtov and Mikhail Zharov. Cast * Nikolay Khmelyov as Fyodor Dostoyevsky * Nikolai Podgorny as K.P. Pobedonstzev * Nikolai Vitovtov as Tsar Nikolai I * Nikolai Radin as L.V. Doubelt * Vladimir Belokurov as Stammering Announcer * Vladimir Uralsky * Vasili Kovrigin as Uspensky * Gleb Kuznetsov as Guards soldier * Viktor Shklovsky as Petrashevsky * Georgiy Sochevko Georgy (; russian: Георгий, Georgiy; bg, Георги, Georgi) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Georgios. It corresponds to the English name George. The name Georgi is the most used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Diego And Pelagia
''Don Diego and Pelagia'' (russian: Дон Диего и Пелагея, Don Diego i Pelageya) is a 1928 Soviet silent comedy drama directed by Yakov Protazanov.Christie & Taylor p.428 The film's art direction was by Sergei Kozlovsky. Plot The stationmaster of a small railway station, Yakov Ivanovich Golovach, is obsessed with reading historical novels about knights. Fancying himself as the hero of one book – Don Diego - he loves to fight with an imaginary opponent. He is caught in the act by the female residents of the surrounding villages who came to the station to meet the arriving mail train, in order to sell foodstuffs. The laughter of the peasant women makes Yakov Ivanovich furious. In a rage, he orders the detention of violators of the railway rules who are crossing the railway line. But he only manages to catch the dawdling old woman Pelageya Diomina ... Cast * Mariya Blyumental-Tamarina as Pelageya Diomina * Anatoliy Bykov as 'Don Diego', station master * Vlad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man From The Restaurant
''Man from the Restaurant'' (russian: Человек из ресторана, italic=yes) is a 1927 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov based on the story by Ivan Shmelyov. The main role was written for Ivan Moskvin, but he was changed for Chekhov because of illness. Plot After the death of his son at the front, and his wife's demise, widower waiter Skorohodov rents his room to Sokolin, a young man who works as a messenger in one of the offices. The lodger and Skorohodov's daughter fall in love with each other, but an unexpected contender has appeared to the modest young man in the guise of Karasyov, a constant patron of the restaurant, a factory owner who decides to seduce the woman who he has taken a liking to. Cast * Michael Chekhov * Vera Malinovskaya * Ivan Koval-Samborsky * Mikhail Narokov * Mikhail Klimov * Andrey Petrovsky * K. Alekseyeva * Mikhail Zharov Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Жа́ров; 27 Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chess Fever
''Chess Fever'' (russian: Шахматная горячка, Shakhmatnaya goryachka) is a 1925 Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ... silent comedy film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Nikolai Shpikovsky. ''Chess Fever'' is a comedy about the Moscow 1925 chess tournament, made by Pudovkin during the pause in the filming of ''Mechanics of the Brain''. The film combines acted parts with actual footage from the tournament. Plot In Moscow during the international chess tournament of 1925, the hero (Vladimir Fogel) and heroine (Anna Zemtsova) of the story are engaged to be married. Caught up in a society-wide chess fever, the hero forgets about his marital obligations and must beg for her forgiveness. As he kneels before his dismayed fiancée on a checkered cloth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Call
''His Call'' (russian: Его призыв, Yego prizyv) is a 1925 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov. It was also released as ''23 January'' (russian: 23 января, italic=yes) in the Soviet Union and as ''Broken Chains'' in the United States. at the kino-teatr.ru Plot The main protagonists of the film are Katya, the daughter of a factory worker and Andrey, the son of the former owner of the factory who illegally returns to the USSR to find treasures hidden by his father. The film title refers to the Communist party's appeal, after 's death, to enlarge its membership.Cast * |
