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Aleksandr Kuprin

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Aleksandr Kuprin

Born September 7, 1870 · Narovchat, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Died August 25, 1938 · aged 67

Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin (1870–1938) was a Russian writer best known for his novels The Duel (1905) and Yama: The Pit (1915), as well as Moloch (1896), Olesya (1898), "Captain Ribnikov" (1906), "Emerald" (1907), and The Garnet Bracelet (1911). Kuprin was highly praised by fellow writers including Anton Chekhov, Maxim Gorky, Leonid Andreyev, Ivan Bunin and Leo Tolstoy, the latter proclaiming him…

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Sisters of the GionSisters of the Gion · 1936
Sisters of the Gion
★ 7.11936
MovieDrama
A geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto feels obliged to help her lover when he asks to stay with her after going bankrupt and leaving his wife. However, her younger sister opposes this, thinking that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them.
DuelDuel · 1957
Duel
★ 7.01957
MovieDramaRomance
1896. The regiment, stationed in a small town, is bored, drunk, languishing in soullessness. Lieutenant Romashov falls in love with the captain's wife Shurochka. Society is abuzz on the subject. A quarrel arises between the captain and the lieutenant.
The HoleThe Hole · 1990
The Hole
★ 4.71990
MovieDrama
A few days from the life of average brothel in early XX century Russia. Based on the classical novel by Aleksandr Kuprin.
The Garnet BraceletThe Garnet Bracelet · 1965
The Garnet Bracelet
★ 6.81965
MovieDramaRomance
The story of a sublime unrequited love of a petty official for a young socialite.
Small FrySmall Fry · 2005
Small Fry
2005
MovieDrama
A Girl and an ElephantA Girl and an Elephant · 1969
A Girl and an Elephant
1969
MovieAnimation
The story about an elephant who could read but not write.
The Blonde WitchThe Blonde Witch · 1956
The Blonde Witch
★ 6.11956
MovieDramaRomance
Brulard, a French civil engineer on assignment in a remote Swedish village, meets Ina, who has been raised in forested isolation by her haggish mother and believes herself to be a witch. He falls in love with her and tries to convert her to civilization; but in the meantime, his female boss, Kristina, has fallen in love with him, while the villagers turn against him for consorting with someone they believe is cursed by the Devil.
AnathemaAnathema · 1960
Anathema
★ 8.01960
MovieHistory
It is year 1900 in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Deacon Olympius begins to take interest in secular literature. When he stumbles upon a book by Tolstoy, he is humbled and inspired to lead a just life. Based on a story by Aleksandr Kuprin.

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