2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25
Film Studio im. Gorky was very popular in the Soviet Union and was considered one of the main competitors of Mosfilm. However, over time, the alignment of forces has changed: after the 90s, the Gorky studio faded into the background. What films managed to become famous cinema concern in the XX century? And what projects are supervised by the studio. Gorky today?
Film Studio im. Gorky: address, history of creation
Gorky film studio was founded in 1915 in Moscow. The history of the company began with a single shooting pavilion, which was located on Butyrskaya Street. The owner of this pavilion was the Moscow merchant Mikhail Trofimov, and the company itself was called the film studio "Rus".
During the First World War, importing paintings from abroad became a problem. Trofimov caught a profitable trend and organized the release of domestic paintings. Basically, preference was given to Russian classics. Actors from the Moscow Art Theater acted as performers in the adaptations.
During the years of general collectivization and nationalization, the film studio "Rus" was turned into"Mezhrabprom-Rus". Yakov Protazanov became the artistic director of the company.
In the late 1940s, Stalin himself saved the film concern from being disbanded. After the reorganization, the film company received the name "Central Film Studio for Children's and Youth Films named after M. Gorky" and moved to Sergei Eisenstein Street, 8.
In 2003, the prefix "JSC" was added to the company's name.
Quiet Flows the Don (1957)
The films of the Gorky film studio have repeatedly acquired cult status. One of these films is the film adaptation of the novel by M. Sholokhov "Quiet Don".
Until now, Sergei Gerasimov's film epic, released on screens in 1957, is considered exemplary. So far, no one has been able to transfer the creation of the Nobel laureate to the screens as realistically and on a large scale.
The main roles in the film were played by Elina Bystritskaya and Pyotr Glebov.
The epic film won a lot of international prizes: a big award in Karlovy Vary, a diploma from the Directors Guild of the USA, several awards from the All-Union Film Festival and a diploma from the Mexican Film Festival.
It is noteworthy that the author of the novel, Mikhail Sholokhov, saw the mounted Quiet Flows the Don first of all. He gave the first three episodes of the picture a high rating.
The film is the leader of the Soviet distribution for 1958
"Officers" (1971)
In 1971, the film studio. Gorky released the film "Officers" to the cinema. Subsequently, the picture became a landmark for at least three generations of viewers.
The film shows the history of the Trofimov family from the 1920s to the 1960s. In the Trofimov family, all men chose the military profession, each generation had its own military trials and tragic events. But difficulties and emotional experiences did not become a reason to abandon their own vocation.
The main roles in the drama were played by Georgy Yumatov, Vasily Lanovoy and Alina Pokrovskaya. The picture became a box office record holder and was awarded a prize at a film festival in Czechoslovakia.
"The Dawns Here Are Quiet" (1973)
Film Studio im. Gorky has repeatedly supervised tapes that caused a sensation in the Soviet box office. The military drama "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" is also in this row - in 1973 it was watched by 66 million Soviet viewers.
A screen adaptation by Stanislav Rostotsky tells how in Karelia one foreman and five young girls held back a whole group of well-trained German saboteurs during the Great Patriotic War. Forces from the very beginning were unequal. Some girls died because of their inexperience, someone had to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their comrades. As a result, the saboteurs were stopped, but the foreman had to complete the case alone, since his entire group was destroyed.
The film is a classic of Soviet cinema, a laureate of the Venice Film Festival and an Oscar nominee.
Pirates of the 20th Century (1979)
In 1979, the Gorky film studio distinguished itself by creating the first action movie in the history of Soviet cinema. Pirates of the 20th Century was the top box office movie in 1980 with a record 90 million viewers.
For the first time on the Soviet screen one could see hard skirmishes and brawls, as well as the use of karate techniques. Actors Nikolai Eremenko Jr. and Talgat Nigmatulin performed all the stunts without stunt doubles.
The plot of the picture is quite simple: a Soviet ship is captured by pirates, and a team of sailors is trying to defend the ship and save their lives. The script for the action movie was written by Stanislav Govorukhin (“The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed”) and directed by Boris Durov (“Vertical”).
More paintings
The best of their work film studio. Gorky was released during the period of the Soviet Union. But even after the collapse of the USSR, the company continues to function successfully.
In 1990, under her patronage, the film "Humiliated and Insulted" was released with A. Abdulov and N. Kinski in the lead roles. In the 91st and 92nd years. the studio delighted audiences with adventure films Captain Blood's Odyssey and Richard the Lionheart.
Then there were projects "Publican", "Country of the Deaf", "Snake Spring".
The 21st century began for the film studio team with Oleg Yankovsky's Come See Me, Vladimir Grammatikov's Sibirochka, Vera Storozheva's Greek Holidays and a number of documentary projects.
The latest film work from the company dates back to 2015 - then the popular science film by Ekaterina Eremenko "Litual Geometry" was released. In recent years, documentary films can be called a working “horse”Gorky Film Studio.
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