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Siberiade
''Siberiade'' (russian: Сибириада, translit. ''Sibiriada'') is a 1979 Soviet historical drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and produced by Mosfilm. The four-part epic spans much of the 20th century. Themes The film combines narrative elements from different traditions. Its first part tells of wondrous archetypical elements within the Russian culture, as connected to the pre-electrified epoch that is being narrated. Similarly, elements of the heroic epic are included within the part narrating the protagonist's involvement in World War II. Synopsis The story revolves around two feuding families, the Solomins and the Ustyuzhanins, who live in Yelan. The Solomins were relatively wealthy and the Ustyuzhanins poor. The film begins in 1904. Afanasy "Afonya" Ustyuzhanin is an aging man who spends all of his waking hours chopping a corduroy road "anywhere away from Yelan". His young child Nikolai "Kolya" Ustyuzhanin (b. 1897) must fend for himself by stealing fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Artemyev
Eduard Nikolayevich Artemyev ( rus, Эдуа́рд Никола́евич Арте́мьев, p=ɨdʊˈart ɐrˈtʲemʲjɪf; born 30 November 1937) is a Soviet and Russian composer of electronic music and film scores. Outside of Russia, he is mostly known for his soundtracks for films such as ''At Home Among Strangers'', ''Solaris'', ''Siberiade'', '' Stalker'' and ''Burnt by the Sun''. He was awarded the title People's Artist of Russia in 1999. Biography Artemyev was born in Novosibirsk and studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Yuri Shaporin. His interest in electronic music and synthesizers began after his graduation in 1960, when electronic music was still in its infancy. He wrote his first composition in 1967, on one of the first synthesizers, the ANS synthesizer developed by the Soviet engineer Yevgeny Murzin. He was thus one of the first composers and a pioneer of electronic music. His collaboration with the film director Andrei Tarkovsky in the 1970s made him well-kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Konchalovsky
Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (russian: link=no, Андрей Сергеевич Михалков-Кончаловский; born 20 August 1937) is a Russian filmmaker. He has worked in Soviet, Hollywood, and contemporary Russian cinema. He is a laureate of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", a National Order of the Legion of Honour, an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters, a Cavalier of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and a People's Artist of the RSFSR. He is the son of writer Sergey Mikhalkov, and the brother of filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov. Konchalovsky's work has encompassed theatrical motion pictures, telefilms, documentaries, and stage productions. His film credits include ''Uncle Vanya'' (1970), ''Siberiade'' (1979), ''Maria's Lovers'' (1984), ''Runaway Train'' (1985), ''Tango & Cash'' (1989), '' House of Fools'' (2002), ''The Postman's White Nights'' (2014), ''Paradise'' (2016), and ''Dear Comrades!'' (2020). He also directed the 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Yezhov
Valentin Ivanovich Yezhov (russian: Валентин Иванович Ежов; 21 January 1921 Samara — 8 May 2004 Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian screenwriter, playwright, writer and professor at VGIK.Valentin YEZHOV article from at The Moscow Writers website Early years Valentin Yezhov was born in Samara, Russian SFSR into a family. His father Ivan Vasilyevich Yezhov came from the Belye Kolodezi village (now |
1979 Cannes Film Festival
The 32nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 24 May 1979. The Palme d'Or went to ''Apocalypse Now'' by Francis Ford Coppola, which was screened as a work in progress, and '' Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum)'' by Volker Schlöndorff. The festival opened with ''Hair'', directed by Miloš Forman and closed with '' À nous deux'', directed by Claude Lelouch. Françoise Sagan, the President of the Jury raised a controversy as she complained that Robert Favre Le Bret, director of the Festival, had stepped out of his role and had put pressure on the jury for the choice of Coppola's film, while she had defended ''The Tin Drum'' to the last minute of the competition. Finally the Palme d'Or was given to both films. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1979 feature film competition: Feature films *Françoise Sagan (France) Jury President *Sergio Amidei (Italy) * Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud (Switzerland) *Luis García Berlanga (Spain) *Maurice Bessy (France) *Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalya Andrejchenko
Natalya Eduardovna Andreychenko (russian: link=no, Ната́лья Эдуа́рдовна Андре́йченко; born May 3, 1956) is a Russian actress. Her most famous roles include the title character in ''Mary Poppins, Goodbye'' and Lyuba in '' Wartime Romance''. She has the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1984).Новая Российская энциклопедия: в 12 т. / Ред. кол.: А. Д. Некипелов, В. И. Данилов-Данильян, В. М. Карев и др. – М.: ООО "Издательство "Энциклопедия"» Т. 2 А – Баяр, 2005. – 960 с.: ил. Biography Andreychenko decided to become an actress in early high school. After an unsuccessful attempt to get into the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School, she was admitted to the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography where she studied under Sergei Bondarchuk and Irina Skobtseva. In 1976 she appeared in her first films '' From Dawn Till Sunset'' and Kolybeln ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)
The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or, and it replaced the Special Jury Prize, which was considered a "second place" award until after this award was introduced. History The award was first presented in 1967. The prize was not awarded in 1977. The festival was not held at all in 2020. In 1968, no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the May 1968 events in France. Also, the jury vote was tied, and the prize was shared by two films on 10 occasions (1967, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2011, and 2021–22). Andrei Tarkovsky, Bruno Dumont, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and Matteo Garrone have won the most awards in this category, each winning twice. Three directing teams have shared the award: Paolo and Vittorio Taviani for ''The Night of the Shooting Stars'' (1982), Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1993, 1995, 1999) and is a Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland". Nikita Mikhalkov won the Golden Lion of the 48th Venice International Film Festival, Venice Film Festival (1991) and was nominated for the Academy Awards, Academy Award (1993) in the category List of Russian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Best International Feature Film for the film ''Close to Eden''. He won an 67th Academy Awards, Academy Award (1995) for Best Foreign Language Film and the Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival), Grand Prix of the Cannes Film Festival (1994) for the film ''Burnt by the Sun''. Mikhalkov received the "Special Lion" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyudmila Gurchenko
Lyudmila Markovna Gurchenko (née Gurchenko; russian: link=no, Людмила Марковна Гурченко; 12 November 1935 – 30 March 2011) was a popular Soviet and Russian actress, singer and entertainer. She was given the honorary title People's Artist of the USSR in 1983. Biography Lyudmila Gurchenko was born in Kharkiv, USSR (now Ukraine) in 1935 as Lyudmila Gurchenkova to Mark Gavrilovich Gurchenkov (1898–1973) and Yelena Aleksandrovna Simonova-Gurchenkova (1917–1999). Her father came from a Russian peasant family, while her mother was from Russian nobility — both from around Smolensk. Before World War II they lived in a single room apartment on the ground floor at Mordvinovsky Lane No. 17 (now Gurchenko Lane #7). At that time, her parents worked at the Kharkiv Philharmonic Society. Mark Gurchenko was known to play the bayan (Russian accordion). Gurchenko spent a part of her childhood with her mom during the time of the German occupation of USSR in her native ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Shakurov
Sergey Kayumovich Shakurov (russian: Сергей Каюмович Шакуров, tt-Cyrl, Сергей Каюм улы Шәкүров, translit=Sergey Qayum ulı Şäkürov; born 1 January 1942) is a Soviet and Russian actor of theater. He has appeared in more than ninety films since 1967. Life and career Sergey Shakurov was born in Russian-Tatar family of Moscow. In 1964, after graduating from the school-studio, actor started working at the Theatre on Malaya Bronnaya, and a year later he was accepted into the troupe of the Central Academic Theatre of the Soviet Army. Out of the theater together with Leonid Kheyfetz in the Maly Theatre after the close of the play "Two Friends" by Vladimir Voinovich, but it was not adopted. Since 1971, Sergey Shakurov worked in the Stanislavsky Drama Theatre. Now the actor Moscow Youth Theatre. In the movie Sergey Shakurov made his debut in 1966, appearing soon in the lead role in the movie Manos Zacharias, "''I'm a Soldier Mom''". He playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PPK (duo)
PPK (russian: ППК) is a Russian trance duo based primarily in Rostov-on-Don. The group consists of and . The name 'PPK' is the abbreviation of founding members' initials; K was for short-time member DJ Kordj (Roman Korzhov). Career PPK became known internationally due to their single "ResuRection", which was available to download for free on mp3.com. A few million people downloaded it and such a wave of popularity brought to signing a contract with Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto label and was used to celebrate the New Year 2003 in Warsaw, Poland (seen on Sky News Active, 31 December 2002). This song was the first from a Russian act or USSR act to ever enter the UK Singles Chart. The song reached number 3 in the UK and Sergei Pimenov, Alexander Polyakov and band's manager Yury Marychev were awarded with Silver Disc award certificated by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and indicated sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK alone. "ResuRection" was based on the original melody wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Samoilov (actor)
Vladimir Yakovlevich Samoilov (russian: Влади́мир Я́ковлевич Само́йлов; 1924–1999) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1984). Winner of the Stanislavsky State Prize (1972), and two USSR State Prizes (1976, 1986). Selected filmography * 1959 — '' Unrequited Duty'' as Zhgutov * 1960 — '' A Man with a Future'' as Professor Preobrazhensky * 1964 — '' Believe Me, People'' as Anokhin * 1967 — ''Wedding in Malinovka'' as Nazar Duma, Red squadron commander * 1968 — ''Liberation'' as Divisional Commander Gromov * 1971 — '' Shadows at Noon'' as Arkady Arsentevich Klychkov, manufacturer and gold mines * 1972 — ''Investigation Held by ZnaToKi: Dinosaur'' as Sergei Mikheyev, a counterfeiter * 1973 — '' Stepmom'' as Viktor Vikentievich * 1974 — ''Earthly Love'' as Anisimov * 1974 — '' Sokolovo'' as Lieutenant general * 1975 — ''Bonus'' as Batarcev * 1976 — ''The Days of the Turbins'' as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitaly Solomin
Vitaly Mefodievich Solomin (russian: link=no, Виталий Мефодьевич Соломин; 12 December 194127 May 2002) was a Soviet and Russian actor, director and screenwriter, best remembered for playing Dr. Watson in a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations for Soviet television. He was the younger brother of Yury Solomin. Biography Vitaly Solomin was born in 1941 in Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Soviet Union, to a family of professional musicians. From childhood he was fascinated by music and learned to play the piano. On leaving school he went to Moscow and in 1959 he entered Shchepkin's drama school. He studied in the class of Nikolay Annenkov. While a student, Vitaly rehearsed and performed at the Maly Theatre. After finishing the school he became an actor at this theater. In the 1960s Vitaly Solomin began to appear in films. He debuted in 1963 in ''1 Newton street''. His first big role was as Kirill in the 1966 film ''Elder sister''. Vitaly Solomin shot to fame after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
