Аватар персоны Aleksandr Sanin

Aleksandr Sanin

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Aleksandr Sanin was a Russian and Soviet actor, director, and pedagogue. He began his career in theater, working with the Moscow Art Theatre and later transitioning to film. Sanin directed the silent film Polikushka (1919), based on Leo Tolstoy's novella, which is considered a significant work in early Russian cinema. He was also a respected acting teacher, influencing a generation of Russian performers.

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А. Санин

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Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

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Polikushka

Polikushka

"Polikushka" was the only film directed by Aleksandr Sanin, one of Moscow Art Academic Theatre's founders, and is based on Lev Tolstoy's homonym short story. In spite the many differences between the literary oeuvre and its film adaptation it is a remarkable work that is outstanding for its depiction of the cruel realities of Russian society -the harsh life condition of its main character and his family in contrast to the wealth of his mistress;
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1922

Maiden's Mountains

Maiden's Mountains

The film tells the story of Judas and Satan wandering the world in search of a virgin who could become the mother of the new Evil.
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1919