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Svetlana Ivanova
Svetlana Andreyevna Ivanova (; born 26 September 1985) is a Russian theater and film actress. Her feature film debut was in ''The 9th Company'' (2005). Subsequently, she starred in such films as ''Franz + Polina'' (2006), ''August Eighth'' (2011), ''Friends of Friends'' (2014), and others. Ivanova received a number of accolades for the role of Polina in ''Franz + Polina''. Early life Ivanova was born in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, into a family of power engineers. Education In 2006, Ivanova graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, where she studied at the Igor Yasulovich's class. Career Ivanova made her major debut as Olya in the 2005 film ''The 9th Company'' by Fyodor Bondarchuk. Then, she played the main female role in the film "''Franz + Polina''" directed by Mikhail Segal. Both the film and Ivanova as Polina received numerous awards at various film festivals. Ivanova was awarded the Special Jury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark World (2010 Film)
''Dark World'' (, Transliteration, translit. Temny Mir) is a 2010 cinema of Russia, Russian urban fantasy film directed by Anton Megerdichev. The film was the first Russian 3-D film, 3D format movie. Plot A group of students on a field trip to Sápmi, Lapland uncovers an ancient shield. One of the students gets possessed by some sort of spirit essence and when a supposed rescue team arrives an epic battle over an entity trapped in the shield begins. Cast * Svetlana Ivanova — Maria * Ivan Zhidkov — Kostya * Elena Panova — Helvi * Sergej Ugryumov — Aleksandr Volkov * Ilya Alekseyev — Arthur * Maria Kozhevnikova — Vika * Vladimir Nosik — Expedition Leader (professor) * Kseniya Radchenko — Valya * Aleksandra Valker * Ira Antikajnen * Denis Yushechkin External links * * 2010 films 2010s Russian films 2010s Russian-language films 2010s fantasy thriller films 2010s mystery thriller films Russian 3D films Russian fantasy adventure films Russian adventure th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playing The Victim (film)
''Playing the Victim'' () is a Russian 2006 black comedy film. Plot Valya, a 30-year-old university drop-out, works for the police acting out murder victims during reconstructions of crimes. His co-workers are a charismatic straight-edge captain, camerawoman Lyuda, and a dim-witted sergeant Seva. At home, Valya's widowed mother has started a relationship with Valya's uncle, who considers Valya to be a "punk" and thinks he should get a normal job. At night Valya has recurring nightmares of his father, who also seems to disapprove of him. Throughout the film we see the reconstructions taped by Lyuda (from the perspective of her camera), in which the captain has the accused recreate their actions step by step. These scenes are often riddled with absurdly comical situations that contrast the grim nature of the work being done. Valya does not seem to take anything seriously, which irritates the captain, amuses the sergeant, and infuriates his uncle/stepfather. As the movie progresses, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Particular Pioneer
''One Particular Pioneer'' () is a 2013 Russian comedy film directed by Aleksandr Karpilovsky. Plot The film tells the story of two boys, Misha and Dima, who are preparing for the birthday of a pioneer organization. While fishing, Misha falls into the river, but is saved by a stray dog, Savva, who after that was taken by a furrier. Only the two boys can save her. They have to make a difficult choice. // КиноПоиск They miss a school holiday. Misha and Dima tried to save Savva, by any means, risking jail. They secretly swam to the illegal shelter of the keeper, who is revealed to be a dangerous criminal. The boys save Savva and 10 other dogs. Later on, Misha's father regrets his actions and Mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend № 17
''Legend No. 17'' () is a 2013 Russian biographical sports film directed by Nikolai Lebedev and produced by Trite Studio. The film is based on real events and tells of the rise to fame of the Soviet hockey player Valeri Kharlamov and about the first match of the Summit Series USSR — Canada 1972. The film was awarded with six Golden Eagle awards, including the best Russian film of the year. The filmmakers received the State Prize of the Russian Federation for the year 2013. Plot The picture begins set in 1956 with children's experiences during the Running of the Bulls in Spain where Kharlamov's mother originally was from. Then the action is transferred to Moscow in 1967, where the young hockey player gets acquainted with the famous trainer Anatoly Tarasov, who sends Valeri along with his friend Alexander Gusev to the city of Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where they will play for the local "Zvezda" team. Having overcome the difficulties of adaptation in the lower league te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidiya Avilova
Lydia Alexeyevna Avilova (, née Стра́хова (Strakhova); 15 June 1864 – 27 September 1943) was a Russian writer and memoirist, best known for her book ''A.P. Chekhov in My Life'', published posthumously in 1947.Avilova's biography at Russian Writers (dictionary), pp. 19-20 // Русские писатели 1800–1917: Биогр. слов. – М., 1989.-Т.1.-С.19-20. Biography Lydia Alekseyevna Strakhova was born in the Klekotki estate, , Russian Empire, into the family of a local gentry. After graduating from a gymnasium in 1882, she worked for a while ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Admirer (2012 Film)
''The Admirer'' () is a 2012 Russian drama film directed by Vitaliy Melnikov. Plot The film tells about the relationship of the seriously ill Anton Chekhov with the married writer Lydia Avilova. ( КиноПоиск) Cast * Kirill Pirogov * * Oleg Andreyev * Aleksandr Adabashya ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairytale
A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, household tale, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings. In most cultures, there is no clear line separating myth from folk or fairy tale; all these together form the literature of preliterate societies. Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of the events described) and explicit moral tales, including beast fables. Prevalent elements include dragons, dwarfs, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, griffins, merfolk, monsters, monarchy, pixies, talking animals, trolls, unicorns, witches, wizards, magic, and enchantments. In less technical contexts, the term is also used to describe something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy-tale ending" (a happy ending) or "fairy-tale romance". Colloquially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
