Vladimir Rostislavovich Gardin (russian: Влади́мир Ростисла́вович Га́рдин) (born Vladimir Rostislavovich Blagonravov (Благонра́вов); – 28 May 1965) was a pioneering

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n film director and actor who strove to raise the artistic level of

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He first gained renown as a stage actor in the adaptations of Russian classics by

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and other directors. In 1913, he turned to cinema and started producing screen versions of great Russian fiction: ''

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'' (1914), ''

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'' (1914), '' Home of the Gentry'' (1914), ''

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'' (1915, co-directed with

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), and '' On the Eve'' (1915). After the

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, he organized and presided over the first film school in the world, now known as

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. With the advent of sound pictures, he stopped directing and returned to acting. His roles won him a high critical acclaim and the title of People's Artist of the USSR (1947).Кладбища и могилы знаменитостей
/ref> Gardin published two volumes of memoirs in 1949 and 1952. Another book, ''The Artist's Life and Labor'', followed in 1960.

Selected filmography

;director * ''The Keys to Happiness'' (1913); co-directed with

* ''Days of Our Life'' (1914) * ''

'' (1914) * ''The Kreutzer Sonata'' (1914) * ''

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'' (1914) * ''

'' (1915) * ''Petersburg Slums'' (1915); co-directed with

* ''Ghosts'' (1915) * '' Thought'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1919) * ''Hunger... Hunger... Hunger'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''A Spectre Haunts Europe'' (1923) * '' Locksmith and Chancellor'' (1923) * '' Cross and Mauser'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' The Marriage of the Bear'' (1926) * '' The Poet and the Tsar'' (1927) * '' Kastus Kalinovskiy'' (1928) ;actor * '' Sniper (1931) * '' Beethoven Concerto'' (1936) * '' Pugachev'' (1937) * '' Stepan Razin'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1947)

References

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