Soviet and Russian film company
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Mosfilm (
Russian : Мосфильм , Mosfil’m pronounced
[məsˈfʲilʲm] ) is a
film studio which is among the largest and oldest in the
Russian Federation and in
Europe . Founded in 1924 in the
USSR as a production unit of that nation's film monopoly, its output includes most of the more widely acclaimed Soviet-era films, ranging from works by
Andrei Tarkovsky and
Sergei Eisenstein , to
Red Westerns , to the
Akira Kurosawa co-production
Dersu Uzala (Дерсу Узала ) and
War and Peace (Война и мир ).
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History
Old Mosfilm logo
Entrance sign to Mosfilm Studios in
Mosfilmovskaya Street .
The
Moscow film
production company with
studio facilities was established in November 1920 by the motion picture mogul
Aleksandr Khanzhonkov ("first film factory") and I. Ermolev ("third film factory") as a unit of
Goskino , the USSR's film monopoly. The first movie filmed by Mosfilm was On the Wings Skyward (directed by Boris Mikhin).
In 1927, the construction of a new film studio complex began on Potylikha Street (renamed to
Mosfilmovskaya Street in 1939) in
Sparrow Hills of Moscow. This film studio was named after the Moscow amalgamated factory Soyuzkino "Tenth Anniversary of
October Revolution " . In 1934, the film studio was renamed to Moskinokombinat , and in 1936 was relaunched under the Mosfilm name, the name it carries till today. During
World War II the film studio personnel were evacuated to
Alma-Ata (August 1941) and merged with other
Soviet production units into the Central United Film Studio (TsOKS ). The Mosfilm personnel returned to Moscow at the end of 1943.
The Mosfilm intro, representing the monument "
Worker and Kolkhoz Woman " by
Vera Mukhina and
Spasskaya Tower of
the Kremlin , was introduced in 1947 in the musical comedy
Springtime directed by
Grigori Aleksandrov and starring
Lyubov Orlova and
Nikolai Cherkasov .
After the
dissolution of the Soviet Union , Mosfilm had produced more than 3,000 films, some of them being granted awards at international
film festivals . It continued operations as a quasi-private
production company , led by film director
Karen Shakhnazarov . As of 2005, the company embraced ten independent studios, located within 13 sound stages occupying an area of 13,000 sq. meters. Tours through this "Russian Hollywood" included a view of Mosfilm's enormous depot with 170 tanks and 50 vintage cars. The biggest sound stage is leased annually to hold the
Golden Eagle Awards .
In 2011, Mosfilm
released a selection of its classic films online for free viewing.
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Selected films
Entrance to Mosfilm Studios with a large
clapperboard sign at left
Cascading pond at Mosfilm Studios
Wooden props used as landscaping features in Mosfilm Park
Directed by
Sergei Eisenstein
Directed by
Andrei Tarkovsky
Others
1934
Jolly Fellows directed by
Grigori Alexandrov (
musical comedy )
1935
Aerograd directed by
Alexander Dovzhenko (science fiction)
1936
Circus directed by Alexandrov (musical comedy)
1938
Volga-Volga also directed by Alexandrov (musical comedy)
1939
Minin and Pozharsky directed by
Vsevolod Pudovkin and
Mikhail Doller (historical film)
1950
The Fall of Berlin directed by
Mikheil Chiaureli , (war,
propaganda ). Music by
Dmitri Shostakovich
1956
Ilya Muromets directed by
Aleksandr Ptushko (
fantasy film )
1957
The Cranes Are Flying , a war drama directed by
Mikhail Kalatozov , 1958 winner of
Palme d'Or at the
Cannes Film Festival
1957
Miles of Fire , an
ostern film directed by
Samson Samsonov
1959
Ballad of a Soldier , a
war film directed by
Grigori Chukhrai , a 1959 special jury prize winner of
Cannes Film Festival and 1961
Academy Award nominant.
1962
Hussar Ballad directed by
Eldar Ryazanov (comedy)
1963
Walking the Streets of Moscow directed by
Georgi Daneliya (comedy)
1964
Welcome, or No Trespassing directed by
Elem Klimov (comedy)
1964
I Am Cuba directed by
Mikhail Kalatozov (
expressionism ,
propaganda )
1965
Adventures of a Dentist directed by
Elem Klimov (comedy)
1966
Watch Out for the Automobile directed by
Eldar Ryazanov (comedy)
1966
Wings directed by
Larisa Shepitko (drama)
1966
The Elusive Avengers directed by
Edmond Keosayan (
Ostern )
1967
Viy (
Film adaptation ,
horror film )
1968
War and Peace directed by
Sergei Bondarchuk (historical),
Academy Award for
Best Foreign Language Film in 1968 winner.
1968
The Nile and the Life (feature film)
1968
The Diamond Arm directed by
Leonid Gaidai (comedy)
1969
Liberation directed by
Yuri Ozerov (historical drama)
1969
The Brothers Karamazov (historical),
Academy Award for
Best Foreign Language Film in 1969 nominant.
1969
White Sun of the Desert directed by
Vladimir Motyl (
Ostern )
1971
Tchaikovsky directed by
Igor Talankin (historical),
Academy Award for
Best Foreign Language Film in 1971 nominee.
1971
Stariki-razboyniki directed by
Eldar Ryazanov (comedy)
1972
Gentlemen of Fortune (comedy)
1973
Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future directed by
Leonid Gaidai (comedy)
1974
At Home Among Strangers directed by
Nikita Mikhalkov (
ostern )
1974
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia directed by
Franco Prosperi and
Eldar Ryazanov
1975
Dersu Uzala (Soviet-Japanese joint production) directed by
Akira Kurosawa (historical),
Academy Award for
Best Foreign Language Film in 1975 winner.
1975
Siberiade directed by
Andrei Konchalovsky (saga)
1975
Afonya directed by
Georgi Daneliya (comedy)
1975
The Irony of Fate directed by
Eldar Ryazanov (comedy)
1976
The Ascent directed by
Larisa Shepitko (
war film ), the Golden Bear Award at the
Berlin Film Festival in 1977 winner.
1976
Queen of the Gypsies directed by
Emil Loteanu (
drama )
1977
Mimino directed by
Georgi Daneliya (comedy)
1977
Office Romance directed by
Eldar Ryazanov (comedy)
1979
Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears (melodrama),
Academy Award for
Best Foreign Language Film in 1980 winner.
1981
Private Life (drama) directed by
Yuli Raizman ,
Academy Award for
Best Foreign Language Film in 1981 nominee.
1981
Teheran 43 (spy)
1982
Lenin in Paris (historical)
1985
Come and See directed by
Elem Klimov (
war film ; a co-production with
Belarusfilm )
1986
Kin-dza-dza! directed by
Georgi Daneliya (science-fiction)
1987
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (
red western ) directed by Alla Surikova
1990 Lessons at the End of Spring (Уроки в конце весны ), written and directed by
Oleg Kavun (drama)
2002
The Star (
war film ) directed by Nikolai Lebedev
2007
The Irony of Fate 2
2008
You and I
2008 The Vanished Empire (Исчезнувшая империя )
2012 Kromov (Кромовъ )
2012
White Tiger
2016
Mrs K (Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea.)
2017
Anna Karenina: Vronsky's Story
2019
Soldier Boy
See also
References
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