Nadezhda Kosheverova

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Nadezhda Kosheverova

Born September 23, 1902 · Saint Petersburg, Russia

Died February 22, 1989 · aged 86

Film director Nadezhda Kosheverova is mostly famous for her fascinating fairy tale movies, which have become classics of the Russian cinema. Nadezhda Nikolaevna Kosheverova was born in Saint Petersburg on September 23rd (Gregorian Calendar), 1902. In 1923 she graduated Actor's School at Petrograd Theater Free comedy and till 1928 performed as an actress on stages of Leningrad theaters, including …

Known For

Be Careful, Grandma!Be Careful, Grandma! · 1961
Be Careful, Grandma!
★ 4.21961
MovieComedy
Young Lena becomes a chief manager of a workers' club. The problem is this club is not constructed yet and finishing it takes too much effort from a young girl. The solution is found by her grandmother and her 'old guards'. Look out Lena's enemies. Here's her grandma coming!
A Very Old StoryA Very Old Story · 1968
A Very Old Story
★ 6.41968
MovieFamilyFantasy
Based on the famous fairytale "The Tinderbox" by Hans Christian Andersen. The main character of the film is a puppeteer who lives in a poor and gray world. He composes a fairy tale in which he himself, in the guise of a brave soldier, finds a flint and is helped by a kind wizard. The soldier falls in love with a spoiled, capricious princess who, as befits a princess, poses riddles to her numerous suitors. Her father, the king, is eager to see the soldier as her husband, as he believes the soldier has a great deal of gold. In the fairy tale, everything ends well, but in real life, not so much. "But life is not a fairy tale," his beloved girl says to him as she bids him farewell.
Donkey's HideDonkey's Hide · 1982
Donkey's Hide
★ 6.41982
MovieFantasyFamily
At the festivities marking the christening of princess Theresa, daughter of King Gaston IX, a wicked fairy made a mysterious prophecy about the girl's life. Seventeen years later, Theresa falls in love with a poor prince named Jacques. Then the prophecy starts coming true...
The NightingaleThe Nightingale · 1980
The Nightingale
★ 6.61980
MovieMusicFamily
Based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's Nightingale and The Emperor's New Clothes.
Tiger GirlTiger Girl · 1954
Tiger Girl
★ 6.21954
MovieRomanceComedy
The story is about heiress of the circus family who organizes show "Let's get married" right in the cage for the tigers. Famous motorcyclist Fedya Yermolaev is invited to the circus for a ‘death-defying number’ – to perform a jump on a motorcycle under the big dome! Lena, a custodian at the circus, dreams of becoming a tiger tamer. Stray tigers growl and frighten. Lena enters the cage and...
How Ivanushka the Fool Travelled in Search of WonderHow Ivanushka the Fool Travelled in Search of Wonder · 1977
How Ivanushka the Fool Travelled in Search of Wonder
★ 7.01977
MovieAdventureFamily
A story about Ivanushka the Fool based on classic Russian fairytales.
CinderellaCinderella · 1947
Cinderella
★ 6.61947
MovieComedyFamily
In the fairy kingdom live stepmother, her evil daughters — Anna and Maryana, a limp husband-forester and his daughter from his first marriage — Cinderella. The stepmother exploits the poor girl as a housekeeper. With the help of her godmother-fairy, Cinderella gets to the royal ball, where a beautiful and very kind prince falls in love with her. At midnight, the magic ends, and poor Cinderella has to return to her former life. But on the crystal shoe that Cinderella lost while fleeing the palace to the battle of the palace chimes, the prince searches for the bride.
Cain the XVIII-thCain the XVIII-th · 1963
Cain the XVIII-th
★ 5.41963
MovieRomanceAdventure
A traveling musician falls in love with a princess who is betrothed to a dictator planning to defeat his enemies with the help of an exploding mutant mosquito.

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