Vasiliy Goncharov
2021 - 1915
Оборона Севастополя
Aleksandr Khanzhonkov, Vasili Goncharov
Andrej Gromov, Ivan Mosjoukine
First film ever that was shot by two cameras. Set in 1854-1855, in Sevastopol and Yalta during the Crimean War. Admirals Kornilov (Mozzhukhin) and Nakhimov (Gromov) organize the defense during the siege of Sevastopol. Both admirals are killed during the battle, and the city of Sevastopol is taken by the alliance of British, French, Sardinian, and Turkish troops. The legendary feat of Sailor Koshka (Semenov) was staged at original location. The 100 minute-long film was premiered in 1911 at the Livadia, Yalta, palace for the Tsar Nicholas II.
Defence of Sevastopol
Братья Разбойники
Vasili Goncharov
Arsenii Bibikorand, Ivan Mosjoukine
Based on the poem by Pushkin. A thief and his gang are at their camp next to the Volga River. He tells them of how his father died in a river, and how his brother and he were thrown out of the house as children by their step-mother…
The Brigand Brothers
1812 гoд
Kai Hansen, Vasili Goncharov
Pavel Knorr, Aleksandra Goncharova
«Юбилейная историческая картина Отечественной войны в 4-х частях» — так гласит афиша. Марсельеза, «1812 год» Чайковского, военные марши — за экраном. На экране — длинный ряд картин с Наполеоном, Кутузовым, Ростопчиным и др. Режиссеры заметно тяготеют к известным картинам Верещагина из эпохи двенадцатого года, а «Военный совет в Филях» — точное воспроизведение картины Кившенко.
1812 гoд
Мазепа
Vasili Goncharov
Andrej Gromov, Antonina Pozharskaya
Mazepa, the Ukrainian governor is in love with his goddaughter Maria. He quickly wins her heart. But her old father treats the wooer harshly… Maria runs away. The furious father won’t submit. This intrigue makes the most of the ingredients of historical drama. Maria is confronted to the arbitrary; the young woman is in a dilemma between her love and her family. The tragic outcome is equal to her destiny.
Mazeppa
Русалка
Vasili Goncharov
Aleksandra Goncharova, Vasili Stepanov
"Rusalka" or "Mermaid" based on Pushkin, an opera by Dargomizhsky, and other sources: A prince and a miller's daughter have been involved in a romance together, but now the prince tells her that he must break it off. After the prince leaves, the distraught young woman attempts to drown herself. When the prince's wedding day arrives, he is tormented by her image, which appears wherever he goes. Eventually, he is compelled to return and to try to find out what happened to her, regardless of the consequences.
The Water Nymph
Русская свадьба XVI столетия
Vasili Goncharov
Aleksandra Goncharova, Vasili Stepanov
A dramatization of a wedding in 16th-century Russia, between members of two prominent boyar families (based on paintings by Konstantin Makovskii): Three matchmakers first visit the family of the prospective bride, and then do the same with the prospective bridegroom's family. Later, as the time of the wedding draws near, the bride is dressed with great formality and prepared for the ceremony, as the guests get ready to celebrate the upcoming wedding.
A Sixteenth Century Russian Wedding