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Lev Kulidzhanov
Lev Aleksandrovich Kulidzhanov (russian: Лев Александрович Кулиджанов; 19 March 1924 – 17 February 2002) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and professor at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. He was the head of the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR (1965—1986). People's Artist of the USSR (1976). He directed a total of twelve films between 1955 and 1994. Biography Born on 19 March 1924 (according to other sources including his tomb — on 19 August 1923) in Tiflis, Transcaucasian SFSR. His father Aleksandr Nikolayevich Kulidzhanov (originally Kulidzhanyan) was an Armenian revolutionary who served as a high-ranking Communist Party official. He was arrested during the Great Purge of 1937 and disappeared without a trace. Kulidzhanov's mother Yekaterina Dmitriyevna was either of Russian or of Armenian descent. She was arrested along with her husband and sentenced to five years in the Akmol labor camp in Kazakhstan. She r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Tbilisi was founded in the 5th century AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia, and since then has served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Between 1801 and 1917, then part of the Russian Empire, Tiflis was the seat of the Caucasus Viceroyalty, governing both the northern and the southern parts of the Caucasus. Because of its location on the crossroads between Europe and Asia, and its proximity to the lucrative Silk Road, throughout history Tbilisi was a point of contention among various global powers. The city's location to this day ensures its position as an important transit route for energy and trade projects. Tbilisi's history is reflected in its architecture, which is a mix of medieval, neoclassical, Beaux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigori Kozintsev
Grigori Mikhailovich Kozintsev (russian: link=no, Григорий Михайлович Козинцев; 11 May 1973) was a Soviet theatre and film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1964. In 1965 he was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Two years later he was a member of the jury of the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1971 he was the President of the Jury at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. Biography Grigori Kozintsev was born in the family of a doctor, therapist and pediatrician Moisei Isaakovich Kozintsov (1859–1930) and his wife Anna Grigorievna Lurie was from a rabbinical family from Kyiv. His mother's sister was the gynecologist and scientist-physician Rose G. Lurie. The mother's brother was the dermatologist Alexander G. Lurie (1868–1954), a professor and chair of venereal skin diseases at the Kyiv Postgraduate Medical Institute (1919–1954). The parents were ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Trees Were Tall
''When the Trees Were Tall'' (russian: Когда деревья были большими, translit. ''Kogda derevya byli bolshimi'') is a 1961 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kulidzhanov. The film was screened at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. This film happened to be one of the first for Yuri Nikulin. This was also one of the most significant role for Inna Gulaya's career, female lead role performer in this film. It was also Lydmila Chursina's debut film. Plot After losing his wife during World War II Veteran Kuzma Kuzmich Iordanov does not work, drinks alcohol, makes his living by doing odd jobs. From time to time the Police department calls him in to shame him and threaten him with jail time because of his "parasitic" lifestyle, but all this does not bother him much. One day Kuzma agrees to help an old lady to deliver a washing machine to her house, (there used to be different fees for doing do - if the building had an elevator - there would be one price for it, if ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world. Founded in 1946, the invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The festival was formally accredited by the FIAPF in 1951. On 1 July 2014, co-founder and former head of French pay-TV operator Canal+, Pierre Lescure, took over as President of the Festival, while Thierry Frémaux became the General Delegate. The board of directors also appointed Gilles Jacob as Honorary President of the Festival. It is one of the "Big Three" major European film festivals, alongside the Venice Film Festival in Italy and the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, as well as one of the "Big Five" major international film fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Cannes Film Festival
The 12th Cannes Film Festival was held from 30 April to 15 May 1959. The Palme d'Or went to the ''Orfeu Negro'' by Marcel Camus. The festival opened with '' Les Quatre Cents Coups'', directed by François Truffaut and closed with ''The Diary of Anne Frank'', directed by George Stevens. In 1959, the Marché du Film (lit. Film Market) was established as the business counterpart of the Cannes Film Festival, with the aim of helping meet the needs of film industry professionals. Before this year the market was held unofficially in the cinemas of the rue d'Antibes in Cannes. Another important development of that year for the Festival, was that the French cinema moved away from the Ministry of Industry and became part of Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1959 competition: Feature films *Marcel Achard (France) Jury President * Antoni Bohdziewicz (Poland) *Michael Cacoyannis (Greece) *Carlos Cuenca (Spain) *Pierre Daninos (France) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palme D'Or
The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. In 1964, The Palme d'Or was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975. The Palme d'Or is widely considered one of the film industry's most prestigious awards. History In 1954, the festival decided to present an award annually, titled the Grand Prix of the International Film Festival, with a new design each year from a contemporary artist. The festival's board of directors invited several jewellers to submit designs for a palm, in tribute to the coat of arms of the city of Cannes, evoking the famous legend of Saint Honorat and the palm trees lining the famous Promenade de la Croisette. The original design by Parisian jeweller Lucienne Lazon, inspired by a sketch by director Jea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Home For Tanya
''A Home for Tanya'' (russian: Отчий дом, translit. Otchiy dom) is a 1959 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kulidzhanov. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Vera Kuznetsova as Natalya Avdeyevna * Lyudmila Marchenko as Tanya * Valentin Zubkov as Sergei Ivanovich * Nikolai Novlyansky as Grandfather Avdey (as N. Novlyansky) * Nonna Mordyukova Noyabrina Viktorovna Mordyukova (Russian: Но́нна (Ноябри́на) Ви́кторовна Мордюко́ва; 25 November 1925 – 6 July 2008) was a Soviet and Russian actress and People's Artist of the USSR (1974). She was the star ... as Stepanida * Lyusyena Ovchinnikova as Nyurka * Pyotr Kiryutkin as Mokeich * Pyotr Alejnikov as Fyodor * Yelena Maksimova as Markarikha * Yuri Arkhiptsev References External links * 1959 films 1959 drama films 1950s Russian-language films Soviet black-and-white films Films directed by Lev Kulidzhanov Gorky Film Studio films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhanna Bolotova
Zhanna Andreyevna Bolotova (russian: Жанна Андреевна Болотова; October 10, 1941, Novosibirsk Oblast, USSR) is a Soviet film actress who was popular in the 1970s and the early 1980s. In 1977 she became a USSR State Prize laureate and was designated as a People's Artist of Russia in 1985. The actor and theatre/film director Nikolai Gubenko was her husband. Biography Zhanna Bolotova was born in the Siberian resort Karachi Lake nearby Novosibirsk, on October 19, 1941. She debuted on screen while still at school, in ''The House That I Live In'' by Lev Kulidzhanov and Yakov Segel. In 1964 she graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography where she studied in the class of Sergei Gerasimov and Tatyana Makarova, to join the Cinema Actor Studio Theatre. As a first year student she married Nikolai Gubenko; the pair soon divorced but re-united several years later. Among Zhanna Bolotova's best-known films were ''People and Animals'' (1962) and ''To Love Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KinoPoisk
Kinopoisk (russian: Кинопоиск, a portmanteau of "cinema" and "search") is a Russian online database of information related to films, TV shows including cast, production team, biographies, plot summaries, ratings, and reviews. Since 2018 (as КиноПоиск HD) also a subscription video on demand streaming service with several thousand films, TV series, cartoons and including premieres and exclusive ones, has also been available. In 2013, Kinopoisk was purchased by Yandex, one of Russia's largest IT companies. In 2015, KinoPoisk underwent a total redesign. However, the new design was met with strong criticism by both users and the media for its inferior functionality and slower loading time. Within four days Yandex reverted the site to its former design that remains in use to this day. It is one of the most popular movie portals of the Runet. The website has 93 million visits per month. Among the sites dedicated to films, it occupies the 3rd place in the world in term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakov Segel
Yakov (alternative spellings: Jakov or Iakov, cyrl, Яков) is a Russian or Hebrew variant of the given names Jacob and James. People also give the nickname Yasha ( cyrl, Яша) or Yashka ( cyrl, Яшка) used for Yakov. Notable people People named Yakov * Yakov Blumkin (1900–1929), a Left Socialist-Revolutionary * Yakov Cherevichenko (1894–1976), Soviet military leader * Yakov Chubin (1893–1956), Soviet official * Yakov Dzhugashvili (1907–1943), the oldest son of Joseph Stalin * Yakov Eliashberg (born 1946), American mathematician * Yakov Ehrlich (born 1988), former Russian football player * Yakov Eshpay (1890–1963), Soviet composer * Yakov Estrin (1923–1987), Soviet chess player * Yakov Fedorenko (1896–1947), Soviet military leader * Yakov Frenkel (1894–1952), Soviet physicist * Yakov Fliyer (1912–1977), Soviet pianist * Yakov Gakkel (1901–1965), Soviet oceanographer * Yakov "Yan" Gamarnik (1894–1937), Soviet official * Yakov Grot (1812–1893 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House I Live In (1957 Film)
''The House I Live In'' (russian: Дом, в котором я живу, Dom, v kotorom ya zhivu) is a Soviet war film, shot in the Gorky Film Studio in 1957, directed by Lev Kulidzhanov and Yakov Segel. The film was the movie premiere of Zhanna Bolotova. Plot The story begins in 1935 as some recent arrivals occupy a new house on the outskirts of Moscow. The occupants' lives throughout the events of the Second World War are chronicled. Cast * Vladimir Zemlyanikin as ''Seryozha'' * Yevgeny Matveyev as ''Konstantin'' *Rimma Shorohova as ''Katya'' * Valentina Telegina as ''Klavdia Kondratyevna Davydova'' *Nikolay Elizarov as ''Pavel Davydov'' *Pavel Shalnov as ''Nikolay'' * Mikhail Ulyanov as '' Dmitry Fedorovich Kashirin, geologist'' * Ninel Myshkova as ''Lida Kashirina'' * Klavdia Yelanskaya as ''Ksenia Nikolaevna, actress'' * Zhanna Bolotova as ''Galya Volynskaya'' * Cleopatra Alperova as ''Elena Petrovna Volynskaya'' * Lev Kulidzhanov Lev Aleksandrovich Kulidzhano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genrikh Oganisyan
Genrikh ( cyrl, Генрих) is a masculine Russian given name derived from the Germanic name Heinrich, a variant of Henry. Notable people with the name include: *Genrich Altshuller (1926–1998), Soviet engineer, inventor and scientist, journalist and writer * Genrikh Borovik (born 1929), Russian publicist, writer, playwright and filmmaker, the father of journalist Artyom Borovik * Genrikh Fedosov (1932–2005), Soviet football player * Genrikh Gasparyan (1910–1995), Armenian chess player, composer and writer *Genrikh Graftio, Russian/Soviet engineer credited as a pioneer of the hydroelectric station construction, one of the founders of the GOELRO plan * Genrikh Lyushkov (1900–1945), officer in the Soviet secret police NKVD and its highest-ranking defector * Genrikh Manizer (1889–1917), Russian ethnographer *Genrikh Novozhilov, Soviet and Russian aircraft designer,key designer of multiple Ilyushin passenger aircraft including the Il-18, Il-62, Il-76, and Il-96 *Genrikh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
