Olga Preobrazhenskaya (director)
Olga Preobrazhenskaya | |
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Born | Actress | 24 July 1881
Years active | 1913–1961 |
Olga Ivanovna Preobrazhenskaya (
She is best known for directing the films Women of Ryazan (1927) [6] and And Quiet Flows the Don (1930).[7][8]
Biography
Olga Ivanovna Preobrazhenskaya was born on 24 July 1881, in Moscow. From 1901 to 1904, she studied in the actor school of
In 1913, she debuted as film actress in
In 1916 Preobrazhenskaya directed Miss Peasant — it was her directorial debut.[4][10] When it was released it received praise, but since it was the debut film of a woman director, it was treated with distrust, and on the posters and reviews her name was often written with a male ending or attributed to other directors.[11]
After graduating from the Moscow Art Theater School in 1923 she worked as a director at the Goskino film studio (now Mosfilm), was the second director on the films Locksmith and Chancellor (1923). Starting in 1927, she collaborated with film director Ivan Pravov, with whom she made several films together. Their most well-known films were Women of Ryazan (1927) and And Quiet Flows the Don (1930)[2]
Filmography
- As Actress
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1924 | Locksmith and Chancellor
(Слесарь и канцлер) |
[12] | |
1923 | The Landowner (Помещик) | ||
1919 | The Iron Heel (Железная пята) | ||
1916 | Whose Guilt? (Чья вина?) | ||
1916 | Deep Pool (Омут) | ||
1916 | The Great Passion
(Великая страсть) |
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1915 | Privalov's Millions
(Приваловские миллионы) |
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1915 | Plebeian (Плебей) | ||
1915 | Peterburg Slums
(Петербургские трущобы) |
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1915 | On the Eve (Накануне) | ||
1915 | The Garnet Bracelet
(Гранатовый браслет) |
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1915 | War and Peace (Война и мир) | ||
1914 | Mask of Death (Маска смерти) | ||
1914 | A Nest of Gentlefolk
(Дворянское гнездо) |
[12] | |
1914 | Dionysus' Anger
(Гнев Диониса) |
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1913 | The Keys to Happiness
(Ключи счастья) |
- As Director
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1941 | Lad from Taiga (Парень из тайги) | Director | co-directed with Ivan Pravov |
1939 | Stepan Razin (Степан Разин) | Director | co-directed with Ivan Pravov [13][14] |
1935 | Paths of Enemies (Вражьи тропы) | Director | co-directed with Ivan Pravov [15] |
1930 | And Quiet Flows the Don (Тихий Дон) | Director | co-directed with Ivan Pravov [8][16] |
1929 | The Last Attraction (Последний аттракцион) | Director | co-directed with Ivan Pravov [17] |
1928 | A Town Full of Light (Светлый город) | Director | co-directed with Ivan Pravov |
1927 | Women of Ryazan (Бабы рязанские) | Director | [18][19] |
1927 | Anne (Аня) | Director | |
1926 | Kashtanka
(Каштанка) |
Director | |
1925 | Fedka's truth
(Федькина правда) |
Director | |
1923 | The Landowner
(Помещик) |
Director | |
1918 | Tale of Priest Pankrat
(Сказка о попе Панкрате) |
Director | |
1917 | Victoria (Виктория) | Director | |
1916 | Miss Peasant
(Барышня - крестьянка) |
Director | co-directed with Vladimir Gardin[4][19] |
References
- ISBN 978-0-7147-1613-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
- ISBN 978-0-911974-09-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55862-357-6.
- ^ Hysteria. Hysteria Magazine Collective. 1982. p. 18.
- ISBN 978-0-8143-1905-5.
- ^ Jay Leyda (1960). Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film. George Allen & Unwin. p. 231.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Ольга Преображенская". Encyclopedia of Native Cinema. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-691-22786-3.
- ^ Yulia Shamporova (20 August 2021). "Человек с киноаппаратом: 5 женщин-режиссеров, стоявших у истоков кинематографа" [5 women directors who stood at the dawn of cinematography]. Forbes.
- ^ a b Leyda, Jay (1973). Kino, a History of the Russian and Soviet Film. Collier Books. pp. 419, 428.
- ISBN 978-0-520-04128-8.
- ISBN 978-0-7486-3243-5.
- ^ Motion Picture Review Digest. H.W. Wilson Company. 1936. p. 67.
- ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (1 August 2013). "Russian Culture Ministry to Finance TV Series Based on Classic Novel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-56478-824-5.
- ISBN 978-0-521-36986-2.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-28803-6.
External links
- Olga Preobrazhenskaya at IMDb