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Maria Mironova
Maria Andreyevna Mironova (; born 28 May 1973) is a Soviet and Russian actress. She was named People's Artist of Russia in 2020. Biography Maria was born on 28 May 1973 in Moscow, to actors Andrei Mironov and Ekaterina Gradova. After graduating from school, she entered The Vakhtangov Theatre Academy. In 1992, she gave birth to a son, Andrei. In 1993, she turned to Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Since 1997, she has been working at the Lenkom Theatre. Divorced since 2003. Honours She received the title of Meritorious Artist of the Russian Federation in April 2007. In April 2007 she also received the national Golden Mask theatre award in the Best Actress category for her performance as Phaedra in the play '' Phaedra: Golden Braid''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Vladimirovna Mironova
Maria Vladimirovna Mironova (; – 13 November 1997) was a Soviet and Russian actress who worked in film, television and theatre. She was a member of the popular comedy-duo Mironova and Menaker (), which she performed with her husband, , for decades on stage. Her son, Andrei Mironov (actor), Andrei Mironov, was a well-known actor. She was named People's Artist of the USSR by the Soviet government in 1991. Life and career Mironova was born in Moscow to Elizaveta Ivanovna Firsova, a schoolteacher, and Vladimir Nikolayevich Mironov, a merchant from a family. In 1927, Mironova graduated from the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts ( the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts). She became a member of the popular comedy-duo Mironova and Menaker, which she performed on stage with her husband, Alexander Menaker, for about three and a half decades since the duo debuted in 1939, until Menaker's death in 1982. They typically acted out scenes of a quarrelling couple; Mironova's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Watch (2004 Film)
''Night Watch'' is a 2004 Russian urban fantasy supernatural thriller film directed by Timur Bekmambetov who wrote the screenplay along with Laeta Kalogridis. It is loosely based on the 1998 novel ''The Night Watch'' by Sergei Lukyanenko. It was Russia's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film received a limited theatrical release in the United States, where it grossed $1.5 million. It overperformed in the American home video market, generating more than $9.5 million in home video sales and $12 million in home video rentals. It received mixed reviews from critics. A sequel, '' Day Watch'', was released in 2006. Plot Since the beginning of time, there have been " Others" – humans endowed with supernatural abilities – and for just as long, the Others have been divided between the forces of Light and Dark. In Medieval times, the armies of both sides met by chance, and a great b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1973 Births
Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 1972 Miami Dolphins season, Miami Dolphins defeated the 1972 Washington Redskins season, Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII, with the Dolphins ending the season a perfect 17-0. This marked the first and only time that an NFL team has had a perfect undefeated season, an achievement the team holds to this day. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 22 ** ''Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman, The Sunshine Showdown'': George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica. ** A Royal Jorda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky (2021 Film)
''Sky'' () is a 2021 Russian aviation action war film written and directed by Igor Kopylov, about the Russian military pilots in Syria, and the 2015 shootdown of an Su-24 over Turkey-Syrian airspace. The film was shot with the support of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and is included in the list of films that must be watched in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The three main characters are: Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Soshnikov (Igor Petrenko), Captain Konstantin Muravyov ( Ivan Batarev), and Major Vadim Zakharov ( Sergey Gubanov). Three different characters, three different fates, which are destined to converge at the Khmeimim Air Base. ''Sky'' was theatrically released in Russia on November 18, 2021 by Central Partnership. Background The film is based on events in the lives of aviators Oleg Peshkov and Konstantin Murakhtin: on November 24, 2015, during a combat flight, their Russian Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet was shot down by a Turkish fighter in n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Courier (2020 Film)
''The Courier'' is a 2020 historical fiction, historical spy film directed by Dominic Cooke and written by Tom O'Connor. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne, and is based on the true story of a British businessman who was recruited by the Secret Intelligence Service to be a message conduit with Russian spy source Oleg Penkovsky (played by Merab Ninidze) in the 1960s. Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, and Angus Wright (actor), Angus Wright also star. ''The Courier'' had its world premiere under its original title ''Ironbark'' at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2020, and was theatrically released in the United States on 19 March 2021, and the United Kingdom on 13 August 2021. The film received generally favourable reviews from critics. Plot In 1960, Oleg Penkovsky, a high ranking Soviet official and GRU (Soviet Union), GRU intelligence officer with access to top secret nuclear information, is disillusioned with Nikita Khrushc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serf (film)
''Serf'', also known as ''Son of a Rich'' () is a 2019 Russian comedy film directed by Klim Shipenko. The plot follows a wealthy businessman's son who is made to believe he has traveled back to the time of serfdom in Russia, in order to reform his uncouth behaviour. The film produced by Yellow, Black and White, the film stars Miloš Biković, with Aleksandra Bortich, Aleksandr Samoylenko, Ivan Okhlobystin, and Mariya Mironova. The film had its world premiere at the :commons:Oktyabr Cinema, Moscow, Karo 11 October at Arbat Square in Moscow on 19 December 2019, and was theatrically released in Russia on 26 December 2019 by Central Partnership. A sequel, ''Serf 2'', was released on Central Partnership in January 2024. Plot In Moscow, Grisha (Miloš Biković) is the son of wealthy businessman Pavel (Aleksandr Samoylenko). He is a spoiled youth who spends almost all his time in nightclubs, has casual sex with women, and does whatever he wants with no consequences. One day Grisha g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robo (2019 Film)
''Robo'' () is a 2019 Russian children's adventure film directed by Sarik Andreasyan and screenwriters Aleksey Gravitskiy and Sergey Volkov will tell about a boy and a robot with whom he managed to make friends, starring Daniil Muravyov-Izotov and Sergey Bezrukov as the voice of Robo. The film released on October 31, 2019, by Central Partnership. Plot Mitya Privalov is a twelve year old boy, and he is only and perhaps the most powerful dream is to draw comics. Naturally, as everyone already knows, superheroes who have superpowers prevail here. The only problem is that the parents do not understand the attraction of the youth. The parents of the child themselves, work in the field of robotics, and dream of the fact that someday their son will follow in their footsteps. Taking into account that Mitya is still a youth and needs support, only his parents do not give him this support. But the guy could never even think about the fact that the robot could support him, and he would do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loud Connection
''Loud Connection'' () is a 2019 Russian comedy film directed by Aleksey Nuzhnyy. It is a remake of the 2016 Italian film ''Perfect Strangers (2016 film), Perfect Strangers'' (2016). Plot Seven friends, gathered in a country house, jokingly begin the game-the participants must read aloud all the messages coming to them, and answer calls only on the speakerphone. They can not imagine what amazing revelations they have to make about each other. Cast * Kamil Larin as Lev * Maria Mironova as Eva, Lev's wife * Rostislav Khait as Boris * Irina Gorbacheva as Alina, Boris's wife * Leonid Barats as Vadim * Anastasia Ukolova as Yekaterina, Vadim's wife *Aleksandr Demidov as Dmitry See also * Perfect Strangers (2016 film), Perfect Strangers *''Perfect Strangers (2017 film), Perfect Strangers'' (2017), Spanish remake of ''Perfect Strangers'' *''Nothing to Hide (2018 film), Nothing to Hide'' (2018), French remake of ''Perfect Strangers'' *''Intimate Strangers (2018 film), Intimate Stran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salyut 7 (film)
''Salyut 7'' () is a 2017 Russian disaster film directed by Klim Shipenko and written by Aleksey Samolyotov, the film stars Vladimir Vdovichenkov and Pavel Derevyanko. The story is based on the Soyuz T-13 mission in 1985, part of the Soviet Salyut programme; it was the first time in history that a 'dead' space station was docked with, and brought back into service. The film was released in Russia on October 12, 2017 by Nashe Kino in RealD 3D. In 2018, the picture was awarded the “Golden Eagle (Film Award, 2018)” prize for Best Film and Best Film Editing; “ Nika (Film Award, 2018)” awards for “Best Cinematography” and “Nika” nominations for “Best Feature Film”. Plot The Soviet Union, June 1985. After contact with the Salyut 7 space station is lost, cosmonauts Vladimir Fyodorov and Viktor Alyokhin attempt to dock with the empty, frozen craft to bring it back to life. Cast * Vladimir Vdovichenkov as Vladimir Fyodorov (based on Vladimir Dzhanibekov), c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earthquake (2016 Film)
''Earthquake'' (, ) is a 2016 Russian-Armenian disaster drama film directed by Sarik Andreasyan based on the 1988 Armenian earthquake. It was selected as the Armenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. However, the film was disqualified by the Academy for not meeting the submission requirements. Cast * Sebastien Sisak as Didier, a cynologist * Sabina Akhmedova as Gayane * Konstantin Lavronenko as Konstantin Berezhnoy * Artyom Bystrov as a hoistman * Armen Margaryan as Armen * Arsen Grigoryan as Ryzhiy * Maria Mironova as Anna Berezhnaya * Michael Poghosyan as Erem Box office According to Box Office Mojo, Earthquake grossed $3.6 million in Russia and ex-Soviet countries, against a budget of RUB 200,000,000 (approximately $3.3 million in 2016), according to Kinopoisk. Reception Critical reception of the film in Russian media ranged from mixed to positive. ''Earthquake'' had the best critical reception of all films directed by Sarik Andreas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day Watch (film)
''Day Watch'' is a 2006 Russian fantasy film directed and co-written by Timur Bekmambetov. It opened in theatres across Russia on 1 January 2006, the United States on 1 June 2007, and the United Kingdom on 5 October 2007. It is a sequel to the 2004 film '' Night Watch'', featuring the same cast. Despite sharing its title with the second novel in the series, it is actually based on the second and third parts of Sergey Lukyanenko's novel '' Night Watch'', the first part of which the 2004 film was based on. Plot In the first film, Anton Gorodetsky was recruited into the Night Watch in 1992 after hiring a witch to cast a spell that would return his adulterous wife to him, even if it meant miscarrying her illegitimate child. Fourteen years later, he encounters two immensely powerful "Others": nurse Svetlana, who joins the Night Watch after becoming aware of her abilities; and 12 year-old Yegor, who Anton realizes is his own son (not his wife's lover's), and who turns against him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
