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Yuri Klimenko
Yuri Viktorovich Klimenko (Russian: Ю́рий Ви́кторович Климе́нко; born March 24, 1944, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Soviet and Ukrainian cinematographer and photographer, laureate of State Prize (2000), a sixfold winner of the Nika Award (1999, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2019). He worked with such directors as Stanislav Govorukhin, Georgiy Daneliya, Sergei Solovyov, Alexei Uchitel, Aleksei German Sr., Sergei Paradjanov. Selected filmography *''About Vitya, Masha and the Marines'' (1973, Mikhail Ptashuk) *''Contraband'' (1974, Stanislav Govorukhin) *''The Man is after Birds'' (1975, Ali Hamroyev) *'' The Bodyguard'' (1979, Ali Hamroyev) * '' Tears Were Falling'' (1982, Georgiy Daneliya) * ''A Simple Death'' (1985, Alexander Kaidanovsky) * ''The Legend of Suram Fortress'' (1985, Sergei Paradjanov) *'' Wild Pigeon'' (1986, Sergei Solovyov) * '' Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love'' (1990, Sergei Solovyov) * '' Anna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnieper River, Dnipro River, from which it takes its name. Dnipro is the Capital (political), administrative centre of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. It hosts the administration of Dnipro urban hromada. Dnipro has a population of Archeological evidence suggests the site of the present city was settled by Cossacks, Cossack communities from at least 1524. Yekaterinoslav ("glory of Catherine") was established by decree of the Emperor of all the Russias, Russian Empress Catherine the Great in 1787 as the administrative center of Novorossiya Governorate, Novorossiya. From the end of the 19th century, the town attracted foreign capital and an international, multi-ethnic workforce exploiting Kryvbas iron ore and Donbas coal. Renamed Dnipropetrovsk in 1926 after the Ukrainian Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Communist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of Suram Fortress
''The Legend of the Suram Fortress'' ( ka, ამბავი სურამის ციხისა, tr) is a 1985 art film directed by Georgian SSR, Georgian director Sergei Parajanov and Georgians, Georgian actor Dodo Abashidze. Sergei Parajanov's first film after 15 years of censorship in the Soviet Union, it is a film stylistically linked with his earlier'' The Color of Pomegranates'' (1968): The film consists of a series of Tableau vivant, tableaux; once again minimal dialogue is used; the film abounds in surreal, almost Oneirology, oneiric power. Plot The story is a retelling of a well-known Georgian folk-tale brought into written literature by the 19th-century writer Daniel Chonkadze. Durmishkhan is a serf freed by his master. Now, he has to buy the freedom of his lover Vardo to marry her. He leaves his land and encounters a merchant named Osman Agha who tells his story. He was born a serf named Nodar Zalikashvili. After he had lost his mother due to his master's cru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech. * Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilda (2017 Film)
''Matilda'' () is а 2017 Russian historical romantic drama film directed by Alexei Uchitel. It was released in cinemas on October 26, 2017. The picture tells the story about the relationship between ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya and Nicholas II. Criticised by monarchist groups as a "distortion of historical events", the picture became controversial after State Duma deputy Natalia Poklonskaya led a campaign to ban the film on religious grounds. The premiere of the film took place on October 23, 2017 at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. Plot The film tells the story of the romantic relationship between the heir to the Russian throne, Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov, and the ballerina of the Imperial Theater, Matilda Kshesinskaya, beginning when the 22-year-old tsesarevich and 17-year-old dancer first meet in 1890 and continuing through the coronation of Nikolai and his wife, Aleksandra Feodorovna, in 1896. Their intense, passionate romance is fraught with tension, as they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break Loose
''Break Loose'', also known as ''Breaking Loose'' ( "figure eight", a nickname of the Lada Samara) is a 2013 Russian crime drama film directed by Alexei Uchitel. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. In July 2014, in the context of the Donbass conflict, the state cinema agency of Ukraine has banned the film, along with number of other Russian films deemed to be "glorifying the Russian army and security forces". Plot The film depicts a personal conflict between young OMON OMON is a system of military special police units within the Armed Forces of Russia. It previously operated within the structures of the Soviet and Russian Ministries of Internal Affairs (MVD). Originating as the special forces unit of the So ... operatives and a local crime boss, few days before New Year's Eve 1999–2000. Almost everybody wants to settle the matter peacefully and let it pass, but a romantic interest of young OMON oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Edge (2010 Film)
''The Edge'' (, translit. Kray) is a 2010 Russian historical drama film directed by Alexei Uchitel. The film was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was also selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it didn't make the final shortlist. Plot At the end of World War II, thousands of former Soviet POWs, repatriated from Germany, were sent to Siberia by Stalin, to be ‘re-educated'. Despite being a war hero, Ignat, a disgraced Red Army locomotive driver, is sent to one such labour camp, on the edge of a dense forest, as punishment for destroying the fastest locomotive in the Soviet Union during a reckless race. Upon arrival at the camp, Ignat quickly establishes a reputation for devotion to the labor camp's own steam railway engine. The railway line goes no further west than the camp because a bridge was washed out just before the start of the war. On a hunch, Ignat follows the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captive (2008 Film)
''Captive'' () is a 2008 Russian-Bulgarian film by Alexei Uchitel on the novel by Vladimir Makanin, ''Caucasian Captive''. The working title of the film was also ''Caucasian Captive''. Premiere of the film took place September 5, 2008 in St. Petersburg. The Russian film movie came out September 11, 2008. Plot The film takes place in the summer of 2000, during the Chechen War. Two Russian soldiers are instructed to call for help for the army column that fell under fire and left unattended. During the assignment, they take a prisoner of the Chechen youth Jamal. Apparently unadapted for the burdens of war, the young man evokes sympathy from the elder of the soldiers, Rubakhin. As a result of a failed exchange of prisoners of war in a Chechen village, soldiers are forced to hide in thickets surrounded by companies of militants seeking Jamal, and Rubakhin is forced to strangle a Chechen boy to stop his attempts to attract attention. Awards and nominations Among other awards and nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreaming Of Space
Dreaming, Dreamin', or The Dreaming may refer to: * Dreaming, experiencing a dream during sleep Culture and religion * The Dreaming, a term for the religio-cultural worldview in Australian Aboriginal cultures * Dreaming (Australian Aboriginal art), a term used for designs in contemporary indigenous Australian art * The Dreaming: Australia's International Indigenous Festival, an arts and culture festival held from 1997 until 2012 Film * ''Dreaming'' (1944 British film), a comedy film * ''Dreaming'' (1944 German film), a historical musical drama film * ''The Dreaming'' (film), a 1988 Australian horror film Music Bands * The Dreaming (American band), a 2001–2018 rock band from Hollywood * The Dreaming (Scottish band), a 1990s Celtic rock band Albums * ''Dreamin (album) by Liverpool Express, or the title song, 1978 * ''The Dreaming'' (album) by Kate Bush, or the title song (see below), 1982 * '' Dreaming #11'', an EP by Joe Satriani, 1988 * ''Dreaming'' (Grace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stroll (2003 Film)
''The Stroll'' (, translit. Progulka) is a 2003 Russian romantic drama film directed by Alexei Uchitel. It was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot While Olya, a young woman in her twenties, is walking through Saint Petersburg, she meets Alexey (Alyosha), who starts chatting with her, flirting, and quickly befriends her. Olya, who enjoys imagining scenarios and making up stories, agrees to go with Alexey to Moscow but insists on paying for her own ticket. Alexey soon falls for her and believes she feels the same. He introduces her to his close friend Petya, who joins them, but Olya confides to Petya that she's unsure about going to Moscow with Alexey and finds Petya more mature. As Olya and Petya become friendly, Alexey grows jealous, asking Petya not to interfere, but Petya asserts that Olya might be better suited to him. Tensions rise, leading to a fistfight between the friends, which Olya mediates. Afterwards, they continue walking and chatting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Wife's Diary
''His Wife's Diary'' () is a 2000 Russian biographical film directed by Alexei Uchitel. It is a story about the last love affair of Ivan Bunin (played by Andrei Smirnov). It is set in French Riviera in the 1940s. ''His Wife's Diary'' was awarded the Grand Prize of the Kinotavr Festival and the 2000 Nika Award for Best Film, Best Male Actor (Smirnov) and Best Cinematography (Klimenko). It was Russia's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot A tragic story of love and loneliness – this is the unknown life of the Russian writer Ivan Bunin. The love story that involved Bunin, his wife Vera, the young poet Galina Plotnikova, opera singer Marga Kovtun and literary man Leonid Gurov. Cast * Andrei Smirnov as Ivan Bunin * Galina Tyunina as Vera Bunina *Olga Budina as Galina Plotnikova * Yevgeny Mironov as Leonid Gurov *Elena Morozova as Marga Kovtun * Dani Kogan as Zhanna * Yuri Stepanov as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Sisters (1994 Film)
''Three Sisters'' (, ''Tri sestry'') is a 1994 Russian film, based on Anton Chekhov's 1901 play of the same name. The movie was very successful in the former countries of the USSR and had one Nika Award nomination for the best cinematographer. Plot In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their return to their former home in Moscow, where life is charming and stimulating meaningful. But for now they exist in a malaise of dissatisfaction. Soldiers from the local military post provide them some companionship and society, but nothing can suffice to replace Moscow in their hopes. Andrei marries a provincial girl, Natasha, and begins to settle into a life of much less meaning than he had hoped. Natasha begins to run the family her way. Masha, though married, yearns for the sophisticated life and begins a dalliance with Vershinin, an army officer with a sick and suicidal wife. Even Irina, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rustam Khamdamov
Rustam Usmanovich Khamdamov (, born 24 May 1944 in Tashkent) is a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian film director and artist. His film ''Anna Karamazoff'' (1991) was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * 1967 — In the Mountains of My Heart (short; student film, at VGIK) * 1974 — Unintentional Pleasures (unfinished) * 1991 — Anna Karamazoff * 2005 — Parallel Voices * 2010 — Diamonds (short) * 2010 — The Nutcracker in 3D, as costume designer * 2017 — The Bottomless Bag References External links * Статьи о Рустаме Хамдамове на сайте журнала «Сеанс» Soviet film directors Russian film directors 1944 births Living people Soviet screenwriters Soviet male screenwriters 20th-century Russian screenwriters Russian male screenwriters 20th-century Russian male writers Mass media people from Tashkent 20th-century Uzbekistani painters Soviet painters Russian scenic designers Honorary members of the Russian Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
