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Shadowboxing (2005 Film)
''Shadowboxing'' (russian: Бой с тенью, Boy s tenyu; literally "Fight with Shadow") is a 2005 Russian 4-episode sports drama movie. The film stars Denis Nikiforov, Yelena Panova, and Andrey Panin, and it was directed by Aleksey Sidorov. The title track from the music score was performed by Finnish cello rock band Apocalyptica. The film's sequel, '' Shadowboxing 2: Revenge'', was released in Russia in 2007. Plot Artyom Kolchin, the story's protagonist, is a boxer, who has become a contender for the world boxing championship. The whole country knows him and wants him to win. In the beginning of the film, while they are both waiting at a crosswalk for the light to change, Sasha Belov asks for his autograph for his son Ivan, who is in England and is learning boxing. Artyom likes his car and Sasha says he will give it to Artyom if he wins the fight. Valiyev, a man well known in both the criminal and business worlds, takes care of Artyom and refuses to accept the fights scena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelena Viktorovna Panova
Yelena Viktorovna Panova also Elena Panova (russian: link=no, Елéна Ви́кторовна Панóва; born 9 June 1977) is a Russian actress. A noted stage actress at the Moscow Art Theater, she has been active in film and television since 1997. She is a recipient of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (2001). Biography Panova's father was a theater director and an art director of the Arkhangelsk Regional Youth Theatre and her mother is a piano teacher at Arkhangelsk Pedagogical College. Her elder sister is also an actress. Panova graduated from the school-studio of Moscow Art Theater in 1999 and joined the same theater. At the theatre she has had some notable roles including Catherine in '' The Storm'', Glagolev in '' Petticoat Government'', The Governess in '' The Light Shines in the Darkness'', Mavka in ''Forest Song'', Kate in '' The Light Taste of Betrayal'' and Sonia in ''Crime and Punishment''. She debuted in 1997 in the movie '' Christmas Story'' and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |