Aleksandr Medvedkin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin (Russian: Александр Иванович Медведкин; 24 February 1900 – 20 February 1989) was a Soviet Russian film director, best known for his 1935 film Happiness. His life and art are the subject of Chris Marker's documentary films, The Train Rolls On (1971) and The Last Bolshevik (1992).[2]
Aleksandr Medvedkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aleksandr Ivanovitch Medvedkin 24 February 1900 |
| Died | 20 February 1989 (aged 88) |
| Years active | 1929–56 |
| Spouse(s) | Vera Ivanovna Medvedkina |
| Awards | USSR State Prize (1974)[1] |
He travelled around Russia in his Kinopoezd, a film-train, in which he carried film equipment and shot movies in Kolkhozy, which he would then screen there.[3]
Selected filmography
- Happiness (1935)
- The Miracle Worker (1936)
- The New Moscow (1938)
- Blossoming Youth (1939)
- The Liberated Earth (1946)
References
- Nikolai Izvolov (2010-03-12). "Медвед-кино". Синематика.
- "115 лет со дня рождения А. И. Медведкина". The State Archive of the Penza Oblast. 2013-03-02.
- Mikhail Trofimenkov (2016-05-13). "Кинопоезд.Киноутопия о коммунистическом строительстве". Коммерсантъ Weekend №15.
External links
- Aleksandr Medvedkin at IMDb
- The Last Bolshevik by Chris Marker by Chris Marker
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