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The Ferocious One
''The Ferocious One'' (russian: Лютый, Lyutyy, also known as ''The Fierce One'', Kazakh language: ''Көксерек / Kökserek'') is a 1974 Soviet drama film directed by Tolomush Okeyev. It was selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Name of Kokserek ''Коксерек'' (Kokserek) or ''Көксерек'' (Kökserek) is a name given to strong, tough wolves. The name is a combination of the Kazakh words "Көк" ("blue" color, metaphorically "sky") and "Серек" ("protruding" for ears, metaphorically "hearing well"). Plot The movie is adapted from a story named Kökserek of Kazakh author Mukhtar Auezov. The film tells the story of friendship of a little boy who lives in the desert and a wolf cub. The boy named this wolf cub "Kokserek" (In Kazakh language it is pronounced exactly as ''"Kökserek"''.) One day, Kurmash's uncle takes him hunting, where on the way they come across a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolomush Okeyev
Tölömüsh Okeyevich Okeyev (; 11 September 1935 – 18 December 2001) was a Kyrgyz screenwriter and film director born in Bokonbayevskoye. In 1973, he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1975 film, ''The Red Apple'', was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival while his 1984 film, '' The Descendant of the Snow Leopard'', was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement. In 1999, he was a member of the jury at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival. Filmography Directed films * ''Genghis Khan'' (1992) *''Miracle of Love'' (Сүйүүнүн Көркү, 1986) *'' The Descendant of the Snow Leopard'' (Ак илбирсти тукуму, 1984) *''Skulptor Olga Manuylova'' (1982) *''Golden Autumn'' (Алтын Күз, 1980) *''Ulan'' (1977) *''The Red Apple The Red Apple is a 40-storey, residential skyscraper on Wijnhaven Island in Rot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kambar Valiyev
Kambar may refer to: *Kambar (given name), a Kazakh male name * Kambar (poet), a prominent Tamil language poet, writer and playwright, popularly known for authoring ''Ramavatharam'' *Kambar Taluka, a tehsil in Shahdadkot, Sindh, Pakistan See also * Qambar (person) Qambar ( ar, قنبر) was a freed slave of the Rashid Caliph, Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) imm ..., a freed slave of the Islamic caliph Ali * Chandrashekhara Kambara {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Russian-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Drama Films
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and people of Russia, regardless of ethnicity *Russophone, Russian-speaking person (, ''russkogovoryashchy'', ''russkoyazychny'') *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *Russian alphabet *Russian cuisine *Russian culture *Russian studies Russian may also refer to: *Russian dressing *''The Russians'', a book by Hedrick Smith *Russian (comics), fictional Marvel Comics supervillain from ''The Punisher'' series *Russian (solitaire), a card game * "Russians" (song), from the album ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles'' by Sting *"Russian", from the album ''Tubular Bells 2003'' by Mike Oldfield *"Russian", from the album '' '' by Caravan Palace *Nik Russian, the perpetrator of a con committed in 2002 *The South African name for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Drama Films
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the German national team won the championship title, as well as The Rumble in the Jungle, a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire. Events January–February * January 26 – Bülent Ecevit of CHP forms the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Films
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the German national team won the championship title, as well as The Rumble in the Jungle, a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire. Events January–February * January 26 – Bülent Ecevit of CHP forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Soviet Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
The Soviet Union submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film between 1963 and 1991. The Foreign Language Film award is handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. Each year, the Academy invites countries to submit their best films for competition, with only one film being accepted from each country. The Soviet Union had a strong record in the category, receiving a total of nine nominations between 1968–1984, including three winners – ''War and Peace'', ''Dersu Uzala'' and ''Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears''. Eight of the nominees, including all three winners, were produced by Russian film studios. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, films representing the Russian Federation won a further seven nominations, including one Oscar win for ''Burnt by the Sun''. Submissions The Academy of Motion Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Submissions To The 47th Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 47th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. For the 47th Academy Awards, nineteen films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from Argentina, France, Hungary, Italy and Poland. Italy won the Oscar for Federico Fellini's slice-of-life comedy-drama, ''Amarcord.'' Submissions Notes * Japan submitted ''The Fossil'', but the film was n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeny Surkov
Yevgeny Danilovich Surkov (russian: Евгений Данилович Сурков; October 18 11915, Nizhny Novgorod — June 28, 1988, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian literary, theater and film critic, editor and pedagogue. Candidate of Philological Sciences (1955). In December 1949, Surkov entered the main editorial office of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, where he worked until April 1951 as a senior scientific and control editor. In the years 1953–1958, Surkov taught at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute, and in 1964–1988 at VGIK, where he conducted a cinema studies workshop. Among his students are Sergey Kudryavtsev, Pyotr Shepotinnik, Ayaz Salayev. From 1969 to 1982 he was the chief editor of ''Iskusstvo Kino''. In February 1979, Surkov led a delegation of Soviet cinematographers at the Berlin International Film Festival and, seeing the insult of the Vietnamese people in the film ''The Deer Hunter'', initiated a boycott of the festival by delegations from soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliman Zhankorozova
Aliman () is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It includes four villages: * Aliman * Dunăreni (historical name: ''Mârleanu'' or ''Mîrleanu'' until 1968) * Floriile (historical name: ''Bac Cuius'', tr, Bakkuyusu) * Vlahii (historical name: ''Vlahchioi'') The territory of the commune also includes the former village of ''Adâncata'' (historical name: ''Polucci''), at , disestablished by Presidential Decree in 1977. The Dacian fortress of Sacidava was located close to the village of Dunăreni. According to Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, in a hypothesis endorsed by Iorgu Iordan, the name ''Aliman'' derives from the Turkish word for "German", ''Alaman or ''Aleman''.Iorgu Iordan, ''Nume de locuri Româneşti în Republica Populară Română'', Volume 1, p.124. Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, 1952 Demographics At the 2011 census, Aliman had 2,798 Romanians (99.75%), 5 Roma (0.18%), 2 others (0.07%). Natives of Aliman * Dan Spătaru Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyrgyz Language
Kyrgyz (; autonym: , tr. ''Kyrgyz tili'', ) is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia. Kyrgyz is the official language of Kyrgyzstan and a significant minority language in the Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, China and in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. There is a very high level of mutual intelligibility between Kyrgyz, Kazakh, and Altay. A dialect of Kyrgyz known as Pamiri Kyrgyz is spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Kyrgyz is also spoken by many ethnic Kyrgyz through the former Soviet Union, Afghanistan, Turkey, parts of northern Pakistan, and Russia. Kyrgyz was originally written in Göktürk script, gradually replaced by the Perso-Arabic alphabet (in use until 1928 in the USSR, still in use in China). Between 1928 and 1940 a Latin-script alphabet, the Uniform Turkic Alphabet, was used. In 1940, Soviet authorities replaced the Latin script with the Cyrillic alphabet for all Turkic countries. When Kyrgy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Konchalovskiy
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 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
