Cinema in Russia

The film tells about the origin of cinematography in Russia, about directors, actors, cameramen. The film uses fragments of pre-revolutionary fiction and documentary films, among them: fragments of early films by the Lumiere brothers, a chronicle of celebrations in honor of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov, shooting by Leo Tolstoy, fragments of films by A. Drankov "Stenka Razin", A. Khanzhonkov " Russian wedding of the 16th century "," The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish "(Br. Path)," Dead Souls "," 1812 "," Defense of Sevastopol "," Georgy Sedov's Expedition ". The laying of the A. Khanzhonkov film factory and the consecration of the film factory in Moscow (1912-1914), working moments of filming. Fragments from the films "The Queen of Spades", "Uncle's Apartment", "Father Sergius", "Silence Sadness, Be Silent" and other films. The funeral of Vera Kholodnaya in Odessa, 1919.

B&W

7

1979