Isidor Markovich Annensky (russian: Исидор Маркович Анненский; 13 March 1906 - 2 May 1977) was a Soviet screenwriter and film director. Annensky was named Merited Artist of the RSFSR in 1971.

Life and career

Annensky studied at a music school in Odessa and graduated from the Odessa Theater School in 1922. He then worked as a stage actor and director in Odessa, Arkhangelsk, Baku, and Moscow, before enrolling in the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts, where he stayed until 1934, and in the VGIK, graduating in 1936. Annensky debuted at

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with the medium-length

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adaptation '' The Bear'' (1938), which brought attention to him as a director. One of his biggest box-office successes was the screen version of Chekhov’s early comedy '' The Wedding'' (1944). He worked in a variety of genres; adventure movies such as the pilot drama ''The Fifth Ocean'' (1940), melodrama '' Ekaterina Voronina'' (1957), musical ''A Sailor from the Comet'' (1958), youth comedy''

The First Trolleybus ''The First Trolleybus'' (russian: Первый троллейбус, Perviy trolleybus) is a 1963 Soviet romance film directed by Isidor Annensky. Plot The film tells about a beautiful trolleybus driver named Svetlana, who enchants all the youn ...

'' (1964), and revolutionary chronicle''

Tatyana's Day ''Tatyana's Day'' (russian: Татьянин день) is a 1967 Soviet drama film directed by Isidor Annensky. Plot The film takes place in Petrograd. The film tells about the organization of the first working youth organization... Cast * Ly ...

(1967). ''He regularly adapted and popularized Russian classical literature well into the 1970s, ending his career with Aleksandr Ostrovsky’s comedy'' Talents and Admirers'' (1973).

Filmography (selected)

Talents and Admirers (film) ''Talents and Admirers'' (russian: Таланты и поклонники) is a 1973 Soviet drama film directed by Isidor Annensky. Plot The film tells the dramatic story of an actress who has to make a difficult choice. Cast * Svetlana Peli ...

(1973) * Troye (1969) *

(1968) *

(1963) * Vashingtonskaya istoriya (TV Movie) (1962) * Sleepless Night (1960) * Matros s "Kometi" (1958) * Ekaterina Voronina (1957) *'' Princess Mary'' (1955) *''

The Anna Cross ''The Anna Cross'' (russian: Анна на шее, Anna na shee) is a 1954 Soviet film directed by Isidor Annensky. It won the "Golden Olive Branch" prize at the International Film Festival in Italy in 1957 Plot This is the story of a very beau ...

'' (1954) *'' The Wedding'' (1944) * Neulovimy Jan (1942) * Pyatyy okean (1940) *'' The Wedding'' (1944) *''

Man in a Shell Man in a Shell (russian: Человек в футляре) is a 1939 Soviet drama film directed by Isidor Annensky. This film is based on the short story " The Man in the Case" written by Anton Chekhov in 1898. Plot The film tells about the t ...

'' (1939) *'' The Bear'' (1938)

References

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'' (1954) - Prize "Golden Olive Branch" at the International Film Festival in Italy, 1957
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Исидор Анненский. «В театре и кино».( Isidor Annensky. "In the theater and cinema" )
1906 births 1977 deaths Soviet film directors {{USSR-film-director-stub