| Description |
1 videodisc (61 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Early Russian cinema ; v. 3 |
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Early Russian cinema ; v. 3
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| Contents |
Strekoza i muraveĭ = The dragonfly and the ant / Akt͡s. o-vo "A. Khanzhonkov" (1913) -- Nochʹ pered Rozhdestvom = Christmas Eve / Akt͡s. o-vo "A. Khanzhonkov" (1913) -- Stradanii͡a i vozrozhdenie Belʹgii : allegorii͡a sovremennosti = The suffering and resurrection of Belgium / [Skobelev Committee] |
| Summary |
"Strekoza i muraveĭ": animated film based on the I. Krylov's fable about careless dragonfly and hardworking ant. "Nochʹ pered Rozhdestvom": adaptation of the N. Gogol's story about Christmas eve in a small Ukrainian village when the devil meets his match. "Stradanii͡a i vozrozhdenie Belʹgii": grandfather tells anti-German allegory The Lily of Belgium (Liliia Bel'gii) |
| Notes |
This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives |
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Title from the disc label |
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Container erroneously states: "Total running time: 78 minutes." |
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DVD release of collection originally released by the British Film Institute, 1992 |
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"Restoration program led by Yuri Tsivian in partnership with the Central Film Museum, Moscow; programmes selected by Ian Christie; technical supervisor, Erich Sargeant; production co-ordinator Melanie Tebb; accompanying music improvised and performed by Neil Brand." |
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The Dragonfly and the Ant is based on a fable by Krylov. Christmas Eve is based on the story by Nikolai Gogol |
| Credits |
Director, Vladislav Starevich |
| Cast |
Ivan Mozzhukhin, Olʹga Obolenskai͡a, Lidii͡a Tridenskai͡a, P. Lophukin (in the 2nd work); Irina Starevich (in the 3d work) |
| Notes |
DVD-R ; NTSC format ; stereo |
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Silent films with Russian intertitles and English subtitles |
| Subject |
Insects -- Drama.
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Devil -- Drama.
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Christmas -- Ukraine -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Silent films.
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Animated films.
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Short films.
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Puppet films.
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Drama.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Starewicz, Władysław, 1882-1965.
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Mozzhukhin, Ivan Ilʹich, 1889-1939.
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Obolenskai͡a, Olʹga.
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Tridenskai͡a, Lidii͡a.
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Krylov, Ivan Andreevich, 1768-1844.
Strekoza i muravei
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Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852.
Nochʹ pered Rozhdestvom.
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Akt͡sionernoe obshchestvo "A. Khanzhonkov."
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Milestone Film & Video.
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British Film Institute.
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