Directing
Lev Durasov
Born July 19, 1918
Died January 1, 1982 · aged 63
No biography available.
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Man of Music · 1952Man of Music
★ 4.71952
MovieHistoryMusic
The young composer Mikhail Glinka performs his new work at a soiree at earl Vielgorsky's house. However, the public is accustomed to Western music, and reacts coldly to the creation of the composer. This makes him very sad, but soon he decides to go learn the art of music in Italy. After returning from Italy, he is full of desire to write national Russian opera. Vasily Zhukovsky proposes a subject: a feat of Ivan Susanin. Tsar Nicholas I change the name of the opera to A Life for the Tsar and assigns a librettist - Baron Rosen. Acquaintance with the future co-author shocked Glinka: Rosen speaks Russian with a noticeable German accent. The premiere was successful, but Glinka was still not entirely happy with the libretto: "False words were written by Rosen". When Nicholas I learned that Ruslan and Lyudmila was written on Pushkin's subject, he sees it as sedition. The bitter experience of the composer brighten his supporters.
Pavlik Morozov · 1963Pavlik Morozov
1963
MovieDrama
The film was based on the story of the same name by A. Yakovlev about the most famous pioneer of the thirties of the last century, who was inscribed in the history of the pioneers under number 1.
Herdsman's Song · 1957Herdsman's Song
1957
MovieComedyMusic
A young singer from Buryat-Mongolian collective farm is sent to Moscow to study. Despite his strong voice, he fails a music exam. After the police station he becomes a soloist in a choir and a police sergeant, while studying music reading and dreaming of a conservatory.
Stories About Youth · 1961Stories About Youth
★ 6.01961
Movie
Dedicated to the glorious Leninist Komsomol of Belarus. The film consists of four short stories: - The Secretary of the District Committee, based on A. Iskhah’s story “The Execution”; - Komstroy; - The Breakthrough; - The Far Calls.
There's a Sharp Turn Ahead · 1960There's a Sharp Turn Ahead
★ 8.01960
MovieDrama
They're looking for the driver who hit a woman on the highway. The suspect is engineer Peter Sergeev. But Sergeev, who accidentally dropped a photo of his fiancee Irina at the scene, did not commit a crime. When he saw a woman lying on the highway, he drove away so as not to get involved in the story, although timely help could have saved her.
The Wrestler and the Clown · 1957The Wrestler and the Clown
★ 5.81957
MovieDrama
It's a story about two of the most famous russian personages. They become friends, and then go along on the path of glory in parallel.
The Mexican · 1956The Mexican
★ 6.81956
MovieDrama
1910 year. Mexican patriots are preparing an uprising against the dictatorship of Diaz. Young Felipe Rivera joins the revolutionary junta, whose father and mother were shot by dictators. The hour of rebellion is near, but the heroes lack weapons. To get the necessary amount of money, Rivera decides to perform in the ring against Ward, America’s strongest boxer...
In Our City · 1959In Our City
★ 7.01959
MovieComedyFamily
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