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First On The Moon
''First on the Moon'' (russian: Первые на Луне, ''Pervye na Lune'') is a 2005 Russian mockumentary science fiction film about a fictional 1930s Soviet landing on the Moon. The film, which went on to win many awards, was the debut of the director Aleksei Fedorchenko. Plot A group of journalists are investigating a highly secret document when they uncover a sensational story: that before the Second World War, in 1938, the first rocket was made in the USSR and Soviet scientists were planning to send an orbiter to the Moon and back. The evidence is convincing; it is clear that in this case, Soviet crewed lunar program cosmonauts were first. The movie follows the selection and training of a small group of cosmonauts. The one who shines above the others (similar to the clear front-runners in the early historical Soviet space program) is Captain Ivan Sergeyevich Kharlamov (possibly a reference to the real-life cosmonaut Valentin Varlamov). He is helped into a space sui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksei Fedorchenko
Aleksey Fedorchenko (russian: Алексе́й Станисла́вович Федо́рченко; born 1966) is a film director from Yekaterinburg, Russia who won accolades at the Venice Film Festival with the mockumentary ''First on the Moon'' (2005) and later with ''Silent Souls'' (2010), a magical realist tale about the long-extinct Finnic tribe of Merya. His 2012 film '' Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari'' has been selected to be screened in the Vanguard section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. As of 2013, Fedorchenko was involved in producing ''Space Mowgli'', an adaptation of a science fiction novella by the Strugatsky brothers. Fedorchenko's film '' Anna's War'' won the Russian Golden Eagle Award in the Best Film category. He also won the award for Best Director. Filmography *''First on the Moon'' (2005) *''Silent Souls ''Silent Souls'' (Russian: Овся́нки, "The Buntings") is a 2010 Russian road drama film that was nominated for the Golden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |