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Northern Rhapsody
Northern Rhapsody (russian: Северная рапсодия, Severnaya rapsodiya) is a Soviet musical feature film directed by Eduard Abalov in 1974. Plot The girl Tonya lives in the Far North near Cape Oleniy Nos and loves to dance. She receives from Ivan Tsarevich as a gift a magic ring with a supply of energy for three wishes. Having become the laureate of the regional amateur show, Tonya receives an invitation to the entrance exam in the famous metropolitan song and dance ensemble. Tony's father is against his daughter's hobby, considering dancing a frivolous activity. He prevents her from leaving. Tonya goes to Moscow on skis in a blizzard. The road turns out to be difficult. Tonya rubs the ring and calls the polar aircraft. Polar pilot Ivan Ladeykin helps the girl get to Moscow. In Moscow, Tonya goes to the exam and finds out that the competition is very big (103 people per seat). The girl is shy, but Ladeikin encourages her. Tony's father flies to Moscow for his daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Abalov
Eduard Gaikovich Abalov (Abalyan) (russian: Эдуа́рд Га́йкович Аба́лов (Абаля́н), hy, Էդուարդ Աբալյան); 7 October 1927 – 5 August 1987) was a Soviet film actor and director. Filmography As director * ''At a Quiet Harbor'' (1958) * ''At a Far Point'' (1970) * ''Northern Rhapsody'' (1974) As actor * ''Clean Ponds'' (1965) as officer * '' The Cook'' (1966) as scammer in the market * ''The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers'' (1968) as officer * ''Train Stop – Two Minutes'' (1972) as train passenger * ''Northern Rhapsody'' (1974) as Gurgen Khachaturovich * ''The Twelve Chairs ''The Twelve Chairs'' ( rus, Двенадцать стульев, Dvenadtsat stulyev) is a classic satirical novel by the Odesan Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, published in 1928. Its plot follows characters attempting to obtain jewelry hidden ...'' (1976) as barbeque chef References External links * 1927 births 1987 deaths Soviet film direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigory Shpigel
Grigory Oyzerovich Spiegel (russian: Григо́рий О́йзерович Шпи́гель; 24 July 1914 — 28 April 1981) was a Soviet and Russian actor and voice actor. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1974). Biography He worked as a pleater at a dye factory in Leningrad. He studied at the directing department of the Central School of amateur theater in Moscow. In 1940 he graduated from an acting school at the Mosfilm. He worked as a National Film Actors' Theatre. He took part in voicing cartoon characters, known for his voice being unusually high pitched and sonorous for a man. Death Died April 28, 1981. He was buried in Moscow at the Vvedenskoye Cemetery. Selected filmography * ''The Oppenheim Family'' (Семья Оппенгейм, 1939) as ''high-school student'' (uncredited) * ''Taxi to Heaven'' (Воздушный извозчик, 1943) as ''Anany Svetlovidov'' * ''Ballad of Siberia'' (Сказание о земле Сибирской, 1947) as ''Gregory Galaida'' * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Musical Comedy Films
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1970s Russian-language Films
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1974 Films
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Valentina Leontieva
Valentina Mikhaylovna Leontyeva (russian: Валентина Михайловна Леонтьева; 1 August 1923 in Petrograd – 20 May 2007 in Ulyanovsk) was a famous anchor on Soviet TV. She was one of the first television presenters in the Soviet Union. Leontyeva survived the Siege of Leningrad, which claimed the life of her father. After a brief stint at the Mendeleyev Institute, she attended the Vakhtangov Theatre School in Moscow. In 1948, she joined a theatre in Tambov. As a TV anchor, she became famous for her deeply felt manner of presentation. Among her most popular shows was "Ot Vsei Dushi" ("From the Bottom of My Heart"), which has been praised for its honesty and emotional depth. She toured 54 cities of the Soviet Union with a stage version of the show. She was also the host of the '' Goluboy ogonyok'' ("Blue Light"), a New Year's Eve variety show, and '' Spokoinoi Nochi, Malyshi'' ("Good Night, Little Ones"), a daily program for children. In 1975, Leontyeva w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Murzaeva
Irina Vsevolodovna Murzaeva (russian: Ири́на Все́володовна Мурза́ева; May 15, 1906 — January 3, 1988) was a Soviet actress of theater and cinema. Biography She graduated from the GITIS, Lunacharsky Theater College (1927). In 1927-1928 and 1930-1931 an actress Sverdlovsk Youth Theater, in 1928-1937 Ruben Simonov's theater studio, in 1937-1956 an actress and director of Moscow Lenkom Theatre. In the movie she made her debut in the film ''Four Hearts (1941 film), Four Hearts'' by Konstantin Yudin. Repeatedly shot in the newsreels ''Yeralash'' and ''Fitil''. One of the most popular comic old women of Soviet cinema. She died on January 3, 1988, in Moscow at the age of 82. Buried in Moscow in the Don Cemetery. Personal life Son Boris Nikolayevich Murzaev (1938), who was brought up alone; grandson Igor Murzaev (1975), granddaughter Yekaterina Lazareva (1968), great-grandsons Boris (1999), Tamara (1999), Mikhail (2002). Selected filmograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatoly Kubatsky
Anatoly Lvovich Kubatsky (russian: Анато́лий Льво́вич Куба́цкий) (1 November 1908 – 29 December 2001) was a Soviet stage and film actor. Life Kubatsky was born in Moscow to parents of Polish ancestry. After studying under Yuri Zavadsky, he found acting work in various theaters throughout Moscow. From 1931 to 1942 he was an actor for Union Radio; from 1942 to 1957 he worked at the Mayakovsky Theatre; from 1957 to 1959 he worked at the Film Actors' Theater; from 1959 to 1973 he worked at the Gorky Theater. Kubatsky was a prolific character actor, known especially for his roles as eccentric stock characters in fantasy films: robbers, kings, sorcerers, etc. at rusactors.ru His most prominent role was that of King Yagupop the 77th in '' |
Nina Agapova
Nina Fyodorovna Agapova (russian: Ни́на Фёдоровна Ага́пова; 30 May 1926 – 19 November 2021) was a Soviet and Russian actress.Ruskino.ru.Nina Agapova Life and career Agapova was born in Moscow in May 1926. She graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 1951. In 1987, she was named an Honored Artist of the RSFSR.Kino-teatr.ruNina Fyodorovna Agapova Agapova died on 19 November 2021, at the age of 95. Selected filmography *'''' (1959) as host of the contest *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgy Vitsin
Georgy Mikhailovich Vitsin (russian: Георгий Михайлович Вицин; 18 April 1917 – 22 October 2001) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1990). Biography Vitsin was born in Terijoki, former Finland, now Zelenogorsk, Saint Petersburg in 1917 (Soviet documents list him as having been born in Petrograd — now Saint Petersburg). He enjoyed a long acting career and continued performing until close to the end of his life. Apart from playing with Yuri Nikulin and Yevgeny Morgunov, he appeared in dozens of films that earned him the adoration of millions.''In Brief: Beloved Comic Actor Vitsin Dies.'' Valeria Korchagina. ''The Moscow Times''. p. 4. October 24, 2001. Modest and sympathetic characters played by Vitsin evoked kindly feelings of viewers. At the same time the actor played in detective, historical and lyrical feature films. His first film roles date to the 1940s.''Obituaries; Passings; Georgy Vitsin, 83; Russian Movie, Theater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeny Morgunov
Yevgeny Alexandrovich Morgunov (russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Моргуно́в; April 27, 1927 – June 25, 1999) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, and script writer, Merited Artist of Russian SFSR (1978). Early life He started out as a worker in a Moscow factory, but - "a little naive and obsessed with becoming an actor" - he wrote a letter to Joseph Stalin about his dream. Morgunov reportedly received a reply from Stalin that said that a place was allocated for him in the acting class at the State Institute of Cinematography. Morgunov launched his film career while still a student. Career Yevgeny Morgunov was one of Russia's leading comic actors.''Soviet-Era Comic Screen Legend Dies.'' Valeria Korchagina. The Moscow Times. No. 1738. June 29, 1999. "Plump and bald," Morgunov often "represented a traditional character of Soviet satire - Byvaly, or Experienced, a slightly dull, strong-built drunk whose attempts to commit petty crimes alw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Kremlin Palace
The State Kremlin Palace (russian: Государственный Кремлёвский Дворец), formerly and unofficially still better known as the Kremlin Palace of Congresses (Кремлёвский Дворец съездов), is a large modern building inside the Moscow Kremlin. History The building was built at the initiative of Nikita Khrushchev as a modern arena for Communist Party meetings. The building replaced several heritage buildings including the old neo-classical building of the State Armoury and some of the back corpuses of the Great Kremlin Palace. This, and that the architecture of the projected building contrasted with the historic milieu resulted in quite an uproar, particularly after other historic buildings of the Kremlin, such as the Chudov and Ascension cloisters, had already been replaced and laws by the mid-1950s ought to prevent demolishion of historic structures, making the construction in some ways illegal. The construction work started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
