Language:
Undetermined
Pages:
[DVD-R] (55 Min.)
,
s/w
Year of publication:
1992
Series Statement:
Early Russian Cinema Vol. 4
Keywords:
DVD-Video
Abstract:
Althrough the early Russian cinema industry was based mainly in Moscow, provincial film-making contributed some striking novelties. Among these were the Latvian "Wedding Day"" (1912), providing an invaluable record of traditional Jewish customs, and the sensational blackmail melodrama "Merchant Bashkirov's Daughter" (1913), set on the Volga. [Cover]
Abstract:
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)
Note:
Stummfilm mit russ. Zwischentiteln & engl. UT
