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Silva (film)
''Silva'' (russian: Сильва) is a 1944 Soviet musical film directed by Aleksandr Ivanovsky and starring Zoya Smirnova-Nemirovich and Sergei Martinson. It was part of a cycle of operetta films made in European cinema during the era. Cast * Zoya Smirnova-Nemirovich as Silva Varescu * Niyaz Dautov as Edvin * Margarita Sakalis as Stassi * Sergey Martinson as Boni * Sergey Dybcho as Leopold Volyapyuk * Nina Dintan as Julianna Volyapyuk * Georgiy Kugushev as Ferry * Vladimir Taskin as Rons Volyapyuk * Aleksandra Korvet as the maid * Aleksandr Matkovsky as assistant director * Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova as Princess Weglersheim Production The film is an adaptation of the 1915 operetta ''Die Csárdásfürstin'' (also known as ''Silva'' after its title character) composed by Emmerich Kalman with a libretto by Leo Stein (writer), Leo Stein and Bela Jenbach. The first staging of the operetta took place in Russia in 1916 in St. Petersburg during the war with Germany, but patr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Ivanovsky
Aleksandr Viktorovich Ivanovsky (; November 29, 1881 – January 12, 1968) was a screenwriter and film director in Soviet Union. He was awarded the USSR State Prize, Stalin Prize in 1941, for his work on the 1940 film ''Musical Story''. His 1944 operetta film ''Silva (film), Silva'' was one of the most popular releases in the Soviet Union that year.Spring & Taylor p.50 Selected filmography * ''Comedienne (film), Comedienne'' (1923) * ''The Palace and the Fortress'' (1924) * ''The Decembrists (film), The Decembrists'' (1927) * ''House of Greed'' (1933) * ''Dubrovsky (film), Dubrovsky'' (1936) * ''Musical Story'' (1940) * ''Spring Song (1941 film), Spring Song'' (1941) * ''Anton Ivanovich Is Angry'' (1941) * ''Silva (film), Silva'' (1944) * ''Russian Ballerina'' (1947) * ''Tamer of Tigers'' (1955) References Bibliography * Spring, Derek & Taylor, Richard. ''Stalinism and Soviet Cinema''. Routledge, 2013. External links * 1881 births 1968 deaths Mass media people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |