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A Frenchman
''A Frenchman'' () is a 2019 Russian black-and-white historical drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Andrey Smirnov. The film takes place in 1957. It tells about the French student Pierre Durand, who goes to Moscow for an internship, where he gets acquainted with the Bolshoi Theatre ballerina and photographer, thanks to whom he immerses himself in the cultural life of Moscow. Plot In August 1957, three young left-wing Parisians — Nicole, Jean-Marie, and Pierre — meet for the last time at a café on the banks of the Seine. Jean-Marie is departing to serve in the Algerian War, while Pierre, a student of Russian descent, travels to the Soviet Union for an academic internship. Upon his arrival in Moscow, Pierre Durand takes up residence in the dormitories of Moscow State University (MGU). He studies Russian literature and conducts research for his thesis on the work of French ballet master Marius Petipa. During his stay, he befriends Valery Uspensky, a photography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Smirnov (actor)
Andrei Sergeyevich Smirnov (; born March 12, 1941) is a Soviet and Russian actor and filmmaker who is known for directing the films '' Belorussian Station'' (1971), ''Autumn'' (1974) and '' A Frenchman'' (2019). He was a member of the jury at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival in 1988. In 2003 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia. Early life and education Andrei Smirnov was born in Moscow to the family of writer Sergey Smirnov, author of books about the defenders of the Brest Fortress. When he was in seventh grade, the family moved to Maryina Roshcha District, where Andrei continued his studies in a special French school. After finishing school, he was accepted into the directing department of VGIK in Moscow, Mikhail Romm's workshop. He graduated in 1962. Career As a director, he made his debut with the war film ''The Land of the Earth'' (1964, together with Boris Yashin) based on the story of the same name by Grigory Baklanov. Andrei Smirnov's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow State University
Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University,. is a public university, public research university in Moscow, Russia. The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, and six branches. Alumni of the university include past leaders of the Soviet Union and other governments. As of 2019, 13 List of Nobel laureates, Nobel laureates, six Fields Medal winners, and one Turing Award winner were affiliated with the university. History Imperial Moscow University Ivan Shuvalov and Mikhail Lomonosov promoted the idea of a university in Moscow, and Elizabeth of Russia, Russian Empress Elizabeth decreed its establishment on . The first lectures were given on . Saint Petersburg State University and MSU each claim to be Russia's oldest university. Though Moscow State University was founded in 1755, St. Petersburg which has had a continuous existence as a "university" since 1819 sees itself as the successor of an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Historical Drama Films
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2010s Russian-language Films
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2019 Films
2019 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming. '' Avengers: Endgame'' was the year's highest grossing film and became the highest-grossing film of all-time until '' Avatar'' regained the top spot in 2021. United Artists celebrated its 100th anniversary. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2019, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "It's the year of apocalyptic cinema of the highest order, the year in which three of our best filmmakers have responded with vast ambition, invention, and inspiration to the crises at hand, including the threats to American democracy, the catastrophic menaces arising from global warming, the corrosive cruelty of ethnic hatreds and nationalist prejudices, and the poisonous overconcentration of money and power. At the same time, it's a yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nika Award
The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. In 2022 nominees were announced, but the Award ceremony was postponed and, eventially, cancelled. The Award ceremony was also cancelled in 2023. History The award was established in 1987 in Moscow by Yuli Gusman, and ostensibly modelled on the Oscars. The Russian award takes its name from Nike, the goddess of victory. Accordingly, the prize is modelled after the sculpture of the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The oldest professional film award in Russia, the Nika Award was established during the final years of USSR by the influential Russian Union of Filmmakers. At first the awards were judged by all the members of the Union of Filmmakers. In the early 1990s, a special academy, consisting of over 500 academicians, was elected for distributing the awards, which recogni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalya Tenyakova
Natalya Maksimovna Tenyakova (; 3 July 1944 – 18 June 2025) was a Soviet and Russian actress of theater and cinema. People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1994), Laureate of the Golden Mask Award (1995), and the Stanislavsky Prize (2005). Life and career Natalya Tenyakova was born in Leningrad in 1944, graduated from the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography (LGITMiK) (Boris Sohn's course). Her fellow students were Olga Antonova, Lev Dodin, Victor Kostetskiy, Sergei Nadporozhsky, Leonid Mozgovoy, Vladimir Tykke, other masters of theater and cinema. After graduation she was accepted into the troupe of the Baltic House Festival Theatre, where she made her debut as Polly Peachum in ''The Threepenny Opera'' (1966). She was in Georgy Natanson's film ''Older Sister'', released in 1966, in one of the main roles. In 1967, Tenyakova became an actress of the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater, Leningrad Bolshoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeny Tkachuk
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Bolshoi Theater
The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈat(ə)r, t=Grand Theater) is a historic opera house in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové. Before the October Revolution it was a part of the Imperial Theatres of the Russian Empire along with Maly Theatre (''Small Theatre'') in Moscow and a few theatres in Saint Petersburg (Hermitage Theatre, Bolshoi (Kamenny) Theatre, later Mariinsky Theatre and others). The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are among the oldest and best known ballet and opera companies in the world. It is by far the world's biggest ballet company, with more than 200 dancers. The theatre is the parent company of The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, a leading school of ballet. It has a branch at the Bolshoi Theater School in Joinville, Brazil. The main building of the theatre, rebuilt and renovated several times during its history, is a landmark of Moscow and Russia (its iconic neoclassical f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
