Аватар персоны Aleksandr Medvedkin

Aleksandr Medvedkin

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Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin (Russian: Александр Иванович Медведкин; 24 February 1900 – 20 February 1989) was a Soviet Russian film director, best known for his 1935 film Happiness. His life and art are the subject of Chris Marker's documentary films, The Train Rolls On (1971) and The Last Bolshevik (1992). He travelled around Russia in his Kinopoezd, a film-train, in which he carried film equipment and shot movies in Kolkhozy, which he would then screen there.

08-03-1900

Birthday

Pisces

Zodiac Sign

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Genres

6

Total Films

Alexandre Ivanovitch Medvedkine , Aleksandr Ivanovitch Medvedkin

Also known as (male)

Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Place of Birth

Popular works

Creative career

actor

6 Works

producer

3 Works

director

33 Works

writer

10 Works

other

1 Works

The Silence of Pelešjan

The Silence of Pelešjan

A documentary about the Armenian avant-garde filmmaker, Artavazd Pelešjan.
5.8

Year:

2011

The Last Bolshevik

The Last Bolshevik

A documentary on Soviet filmmaker Aleksandr Medvedkin, examining his tumultuous career, the rediscovery of his masterpiece Happiness, and Russia's struggles over the course of the 20th Century.
7.3

Year:

1993

Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man

Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man

The director's reflections on the modern politics of the Reagan administration.
0.0

Year:

1984

Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder

Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder

About the difficult political situation in the world related to the arms race.
0.0

Year:

1979

The Train Rolls On

The Train Rolls On

This half-hour documentary focuses on Medvedkin and his CineTrain of the 1930s, a sort of mobile film workshop, complete with post-production facilities, animation stations and a large laboratory. Traveling thousands of miles across the Russian countryside, the train stopped to have its filmmakers document Ukranian harvest practices, steel production facilities in southern Russia and other industrial / agricultural matters; With each crew member living in 1 square meter living quarters, all individuals on the train were responsible for various odd-jobs and other practical matters in addition to their own film-making concerns.
6.3

Year:

1973

Stop Thief!

Stop Thief!

Lazy or incompetent peasants try to malinger and wriggle their way out of duties at the Kolkhoz.
0.0

Year:

1930