Early Russian Cinema: Iakov Protzanov: The Departure of a Great Old Man ; The Queen of Spades

Protazanov, together with Bauer the leading director of the early Russian cinema, did not shrik from controversy in either his highly successful pre- or post- 1917 careers, "The Departure of a Great Old Man" (1912), about the last days of Tolstoi, provoked legal action by the outraged fami...

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Weitere Verfasser: Protazanov, Jakov Aleksandrovic (RegisseurIn), Christie, Ian (MitwirkendeR), Mozzuchin, Ivan Il'ic (SchauspielerIn)
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Veröffentlicht: London British Film Institute 1992
Schriftenreihe:Early Russian Cinema Vol. 8
Zusammenfassung:Protazanov, together with Bauer the leading director of the early Russian cinema, did not shrik from controversy in either his highly successful pre- or post- 1917 careers, "The Departure of a Great Old Man" (1912), about the last days of Tolstoi, provoked legal action by the outraged family. "The Queen of Spades" (1916) starred Mozzhukhin in one of his most compelling roles as Pushkin's haunted hero. [Cover]
Departure of a Grand Old Man: The film depicts a group of peasants who come to the home of Leo Tolstoy to ask for land. We see the old sage attempting to help the peasants while his wife, Sofia Andreevna, is counting money and quarreling. Overwhelmed, Tolstoy is driven to the edge of suicide. It ends with Tolstoy on his death bed being visited by Christ. The film was banned because of the negative portrayal of Tolstoy's wife Sofia Tolstaya, who threatened to sue the filmmakers for libel. [wikipedia.org]
An anthology in ten volumes of Russian filmmaking from the early years of the 20th century. The films were rediscoved at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 1989. This selection was made by Ian Christie for an exhibition ‘Twilight of the Tsars’ at London’s Hayward Gallery in 1991. The films were transferred at appropriate running speeds, with improvised music by Neil Brand, and English subtitles by Julian Graffy of the School of Slavonic and European Studies, University of London. The collection includes adaptations of classic authors and examples of popular genres. (bfi)
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