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Yevgeni Bauer
Yevgeni Franzevich Bauer () (1865 – ) was a Russian film director of silent films, a theatre artist and a screenwriter. His work had a great influence on the aesthetics of Russian cinematography at the beginning of the 20th century. Bauer made more than seventy films between 1913 and 1917 of which 26 survived. He already used the relatively long sequence shots and displacements that would come to be associated with camera virtuosos. ''Los Angeles Times'' film critic Kenneth Turan called Bauer "The greatest director you've never heard of." Georges Sadoul called him "the first true artist in the history of cinema". Biography Bauer was born in Moscow in 1865, the son of the Bohemian immigrant musician Franz Bauer and his wife, an operatic singer. From childhood, Bauer displayed artistic tendencies and participated in his favourite dramatised scenes (his sister was a professional actress). In 1887, Bauer graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in Moscow metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's List of largest cities, largest cities, being the List of European cities by population within city limits, most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest List of urban areas in Europe, urban and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of the Russian lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinematography
Cinematography () is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens (optics), lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sensor or Photographic film, light-sensitive material inside the movie camera. These Exposure (photography), exposures are created sequentially and preserved for later processing and viewing as a motion picture. Capturing images with an electronic image sensor produces an Charge-coupled device, electrical charge for each pixel in the image, which is Video processing, electronically processed and stored in a video file for subsequent processing or display. Images captured with photographic emulsion result in a series of invisible latent images on the film stock, which are chemically "Photographic developer, developed" into a Positive (photography), visible image. The images on the film stock are Movie projector, projected for viewing in the sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lev Kuleshov
Lev Vladimirovich Kuleshov (; – 29 March 1970) was a Russian and Soviet filmmaker and Film theory, film theorist, one of the founders of the world's first film school, the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Moscow Film School. He was given the title People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1969. He was intimately involved in development of the style of film making known as Soviet montage theory, Soviet montage, especially its psychological underpinning, including the use of editing and the Cut (transition), cut to influence the emotions of audience, a principle known as the Kuleshov effect. He also developed the theory of creative geography, which is the use of the action around a cut to connect otherwise disparate settings into a cohesive narrative. Life and career Lev Kuleshov was born in 1899 into an intellectual Russians, Russian family.Lev Kuleshov, Aleksandra Khokhlova, ''50 Years in Films''. Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1975, 303 pp. (Autobiography) His father Vladimir Sergeyevich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Happiness
''For Happiness'' () is a 1917 Russian short drama film directed by Yevgeny Bauer. Plot Zoya Verenskaya and Dmitry Gzhatsky have been loving each other for 10 years, but Zoya does not want to harm the psyche of her daughter Lee, therefore, lovers are still not together. One day, Zoya goes with her daughter to the resort and there she learns that her daughter also loves Dmitry... Cast * Emma Bauer as The girl * Tasya Borman as Lee, her daughter * N. Dennitsyna as Lee's nurse * Aleksandr Kheruvimov as Doctor * Lidiya Koreneva as Zoya Verenskaya, rich widow * Lev Kuleshov as Enrico, painter * Nikolai Radin Nikolai Mariusovich Radin (Russian: Николай Мариусович Радин; 15 December 1872 – 24 August 1935) was a Russian stage and silent film actor and director. Biography Radin was born as Nikolai Mariusovich Kazankov on 15 Decem ... as Dmitry, a lawyer References External links * {{Yevgeni Bauer 1917 films 1910s Russian-language films Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Karalli
Vera Alexeyevna Karalli (; 27 July 1889 – 16 November 1972) was a Russian people, Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and silent film actress during the early years of the 20th century. Early life and career Born in Moscow, Karalli graduated from the Moscow Theatre School in 1906 under the direction of the prominent Russian instructor Alexander Alexeyevich Gorsky, Alexander Gorsky. Karalli performed with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company in 1909, as well as 1919 and 1920.Andros on Ballet She became a soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre after two years and became a ballerina in 1915. Karalli was frequently paired with ''danseur'' Mikhail Mordkin. In 1914 Karalli also embarked on a successful acting career, and became one of Russia's first celebrated film actresses. Her first role was in the 1914 Pyotr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Perestiani
Ivan Nikolayevich Perestiani (also Ivane, ka, ივანე პერესტიანი; ; — 14 May 1959) was a Georgian/Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor, and People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1949). He was of Kefalonian Greek descent. Biography Ivan Perestiani was born in the city of Taganrog into the family of Nikolay Afanasyevich Perestiani on . His first actor's experience was onstage of Taganrog Theatre under name of ''Ivan Nevedomov'' in 1886. The first movie roles played by Perestiani were ''Grif starogo bortsa'' a.k.a. ''Griffon of an Old Warrior'' and ''Zhizn za zhizn'' a.k.a. ''A Life for a Life'' in 1916. During Russian Civil War, he wrote scenario for several short films. In 1920 Ivan Perestiani moved to Tbilisi, becoming one of the founding fathers of Georgian cinematography. In 1921, he staged the first Soviet Georgian historical and revolutionary film ''Arsen Jorjiashvili'' a.k.a. ''The Murder of General Gryaznov'', where he also playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitold Polonsky
Vitold Alfonsovich Polonsky (Russian: Витольд Альфонсович Полонский; 1879 – 5 January 1919) was a Russian silent film actor. Biography The son of a nobleman, Polonsky took drama courses in the Moscow theatre school, graduating in 1907. He acted in the Maly Theatre (Moscow) until 1916. He was one of the most popular actors in pre-Revolutionary Russian cinema. His first role was that of Prince Andrey Bolkonsky in the 1915 film Natasha Rostova. He played several hero-lover roles including Boris in ''The Brothers Boris and Gleb''; Boris in ''Irina Kirsanova''; Evgeny in ''The Song of Tumultuous Love''; Andrey Bargov in ''After Death''; Vladislav Zaritsky in ''Shadows of Sin'' (all 1915); Prince Baratynsky in ''A Life for a Life'' (1916); Lanin in ''By The Fireplace'' (1917) and Prince Mirsky in ''Evening Sacrifice''. Polonsky was married twice. His first wife was the Maly Theatre actress Vera Nikolaevna Pashennaya (1887–1962), who became a National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Kholodnaya
Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya (née Levchenko; ; ; 5 August 1893 – 16 February 1919) was a Russian cinema actress. She was the first star of Imperial Russian silent cinema. Only five of her films still exist, and the total number she acted in is unknown, with speculation ranging from 50 to 100. She predominantly acted in the genres of drama, melodrama, and short films, working with directors such as Yevgeni Bauer, Pyotr Chardynin, and others. Her co-stars included Vitold Polonsky, Vladimir Maksimov, and Osip Runich. She gained fame for her roles in films such as ''The Song of Triumphant Love'' (1915), ''Mirages'' (1915), ''A Life for a Life'' (1916), ''Forget the Fireplace...'' (1917), and many others. Only five films featuring Vera Kholodnaya have survived, though the actual number of her films may range from 50 to 100. Even after her death at the age of 25, her popularity endured during the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Civil War. The official cause of her death was Spani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Mozzhukhin
Ivan Ilyich Mozzhukhin ( rus, Иван Ильич Мозжухин, p=ɪˈvan ɨˈlʲjitɕ mɐˈʑːʉxʲɪn; – 18 January 1939), usually billed using the French transliteration Ivan Mosjoukine, was a Russian silent film actor. Career in Russia Ivan Mozzhukhin was born in Kondol, in the Saratov Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Penza Oblast in Russia), the youngest of four brothers. His mother Rachel Ivanovna Mozzhukhina (née Lastochkina) was the daughter of a Russian Orthodox priest, while his father Ilya Ivanovich Mozzhukhin came from peasants and served as an estate manager for the noble Obolensky family. He inherited this position from his own father—a serf whose children were granted freedom as a gratitude for his service.Oleg Sirotin (2014). Double Star: Aleksandr and Ivan Mozzhukhin' double biography in the Penza Regional Library, electronic version (in Russian)Oleg Sirotin. Family and fatherland of Ivan Mozzhukhin' article from the Notes on Film Studie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Life For A Life (1916 Film)
''A Life for a Life'' () is a 1916 drama film directed by Yevgeni Bauer. Plot The film is based on ''Serge Panine (novel), Serge Panine'', a novel by Georges Ohnet. Starring * Olga Rakhmanova as Mrs. Khromova * Lidiya Koreneva as Musya Khromova * Vera Kholodnaya as Nata Khromova * Vitold Polonsky as Prince Vladimir Bartinsky * Ivane Perestiani as Zhurov, the merchant References External links * 1916 films 1910s Russian-language films Russian silent films Russian black-and-white films Russian drama films 1916 drama films Films of the Russian Empire Silent drama films Films based on works by Georges Ohnet {{Russia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Death (1915 Film)
After Death (, ''Pósle smérti'', "After death") is a 1915 Russian film directed by Yevgeni Bauer. It is based on the novella ''Klara Milich'' by Ivan Turgenev. Plot The film is based on the novella ''Klara Milich'' (1883) by Ivan Turgenev. "Reclusive young man Andrei is reluctantly persuaded out to social events by his friend Tsenin, and encounters the beautiful actress Zoia. The two meet briefly but then he does not see her for months. He is then shocked to learn that she has collapsed and died, and he becomes morbidly and madly obsessed with her." Starring * Vitold Polonsky – Andrei Bagrov * Olga Rakhmanova – Kapitolana Markovna, Andrei's aunt * Vera Karalli – Zoia Kadmina * Mariya Khalatova – Zoia's mother (as M. Khalatova) * Tamara Gedevanova – Zoia's sister * Marfa Kassatskaia – Princess Tarskaia * Georg Asagaroff Georg Asagaroff (1892–1957) was a Russian-born actor and film director.Bock & Bergfelder p. 211 He left Russia following the Russian Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daydreams (1915 Film)
''Daydreams'' (Грёзы) is a 1915 Russian silent film directed by Yevgeni Bauer.Review, synopsis and link to watch the film: Plot Sergei is devastated by the death of his beloved wife Yelena. He becomes more and more obsessed by her and more and more often sees visions of her ghost. He starts an affair with an actress who looks like his dead wife but progressively drifts into madness with dramatic consequences. Production ''Daydreams'' was produced by A. Khanzhonkov and Co. the company created by Aleksandr Khanzhonkov, Russia's first cinema entrepreneur. Film crew Director: Evgeny Bauer Scriptwriters: M. Basov and Valentin Turkin Cameraman: Boris Zavelev Producer: Alexander Khanzhonkov Cast * Alexandr Vyrubov as Sergei Nikolaevich Nedelin * F. Werchowzewa as Yelena, his wife * Viktor Arens as Solski, a painter * N. Chernobajewa as Tina Wlarskaja, an actress References External links * (1915)''aA Cinema History Russian black-and-white films Russian sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
