EMC: Abstract: Early Russian Cinema, Part 1: Beginnings*

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Early Russian Cinema, Part 1: Beginnings*

• 1992 ----- b & w ----- 39 min ----- vhs
• From the archives of Gosfilmofond, transferred by the British Film Institute, this series consists of 28 astonishing films from Russia before the Revolution. Documentaries made by foreign companies, like Pathe's A Fish Factory in Astrakhan (1908) stimulated a demand for home-produced films which was answered by the enterprising Dranokov. The first Russian dramatic production, Sten'ka Razin (Romashkov, 1908) enjoyed immense success. Meanwhile, the Moscow branch of Pathe produced its own version of the film d'art, Princess Tarakanova (Hansen/Maitre, 1910) and soon followed with the first of many Chekhov adaptations, Romance with Double Bass (Hansen, 1911). [Musical soundtrack; English subtitles] (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)
• Topics: (History: Russian, East European and Central Asian, Motion Pictures: History, Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, Slavic Languages and Literature)

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