Early Russian Cinema: The End of an Era: The Revolutionary ; For Luck ; Behind the Screen

Between the February and October revolutions in 1917, Russian cinema reflected urgent new themes, as in "The Revolutionary". But Bauer also continued his vein of tragic melodrama in what was be his last film, "For Luck" - designed by and featuring as an actor the young Kuleshov....

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Weitere Verfasser: Bauer, Evgenij Francevic (RegisseurIn), Mozzuchin, Ivan Il'ic (SchauspielerIn), Lissenko, Nathalie (SchauspielerIn), Christie, Ian (MitwirkendeR)
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Veröffentlicht: London British Film Institute [1992]
Schriftenreihe:Early Russian Cinema Vol. 10
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Zusammenfassung:Between the February and October revolutions in 1917, Russian cinema reflected urgent new themes, as in "The Revolutionary". But Bauer also continued his vein of tragic melodrama in what was be his last film, "For Luck" - designed by and featuring as an actor the young Kuleshov. A poignant fragment, "Behind the Screen", shows the stars Mozzhukhin and Lisenko on the eve of their departure into exile [Cover]
"Behind the Screen" (Fragment) (Kulisy ekrana). Alternate title: " A Life destroyed by Pitiless Fate" (Razbita zhizn’ bezzhalostnoi sud’boi). Director/Screenplay: Georgii Azagarov (?) & Aleksandr Volkov (?) ... Production Company: Ermol’ev. Released November 28, 1917. Drama in 2 parts. [Only one reel preserved.] Cast: Ivan Mozzhukhin (Himself). Natalia Lisenko (Herself). Nikolai Panov (Studio director). Themselves: Lirskii, Iona Talanov, and Andrei Brei. [www.milestonefilms.com]
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)
Beschreibung:[DVD-R] (35 40 ; 13 Min.) : s/w