24 may – 09 august
In the XVIII century the “Bogatyrs” - legendary characters of the East Slavonic heroic epic - ‘migrated’ from bylinas to author's literature and theatre, and - with the advent of cinema - to cinema screens.
The film programme prepared by the museum for the exhibition ‘Bogatyr of the Russian Land’ will make it possible to trace the main milestones of the development of the ‘Bogatyr’ theme in the national art of cinema - from early Russian cinematography first appearances of heroes on the screen to their heyday in the 1970-80s.
The different approaches of cinematographers in working with the Bylina material determined the aesthetic diversity of artistic solutions of the films - both with reliance on the traditions of Russian iconography and historical painting, and with reference to the work of masters of decorative and applied art. A special place in the programme is occupied by animated films by Soyuzmultfilm directors who turned to Bylina material in the post-war period. Special programmes are dedicated to two masters of Russian animation - Ivan Aksenchuk and Roman Davydov, in whose work the ‘Bogatyr’ theme reached its highest peak in the last two decades of the Soviet Union.
Curator - Maxim Pavlov.
/ Entrance is free, by pre-registration and entrance ticket to the exposition.
Schedule:
24 May at 16:00. The film programme is presented by its curator - Maxim Pavlov. Registration
/ ‘The Tale of the Sleeping Princess and the Seven Knights (lit. Bogatyrs)”, 1914. A silent film based on Alexander Pushkin's fairy tale of the same name. The film will be accompanied by live music. Pianist - Philip Cheltsov.
Director: Pyotr Chardynin
Production: Khanzhonkov Trading House
Running time: 31 min.
/ ‘Ruslan and Lyudmila’, 1938. The first Soviet film adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's poem of the same name.
Directors: Ivan Nikitchenko and Viktor Nevezhin
Production: ‘Mosfilm’
Timing: 50 min.
7 June at 16:00. Programme of animated films of ‘Soyuzmultfilm’ studio. Registration
/ The Tale of the Dead Princess and Seven Knights (Bogatyrs),1951.
Directed by: Ivan Ivanov-Vano
Timing: 32 min.
/ ‘Dobrynya Nikitich’, 1965.
Directed by: Vladimir Degtyarev
Running time: 15 min.
/ ‘The Battle of Kerzhenets’, 1971.
Directors: Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Yury Norshtein
Timing: 10 min.
21 June at 16:00. Registration
/ ‘Ilya Muromets’, 1956. The first USSR wide-screen feature film based on the epic tales of the legendary Russian hero Ilya Muromets.
Director: Alexander Ptushko
Production: ‘Mosfilm’
Timing: 1 hour 33 min.
/ 5 July at 16:00. Animated films by Roman Davydov.
‘Ratibor's Childhood’, 1973.
Timing: 19 min.
‘Vasilisa Mikulishna’, 1975.
Timing: 18 min.
‘Swans of Nepryadva’, 1980.
Running time: 25 min.
‘The Tale of Eupatiy Kolovrat’, 1985.
Running time: 20 min.
Production: ‘Soyuzmultfilm’.
Roman Davydov is an animation director, production designer and cartoonist. His five-part film ‘Mowgli’, as well as his works in the genre of historical and fairy-tale cartoons are widely known.
/ 19 July at 16:00.
‘Ruslan and Lyudmila’, 1972.
Director: Alexander Ptushko
Production: ‘Mosfilm’
Running time: 2 hours 29 min.
The last work of the famous Soviet storyteller Alexander Ptushko in feature film - adaptation of Pushkin's poem of the same name.
/ 2 August at 16:00. Animated films by Ivan Aksenchuk.
‘Milk apples’, 1974.
Timing: 19 min.
‘Ilya Muromets (Prologue)’, 1975.
Running time: 10 min.
‘Ilya Muromets and the Nightingale Bandit’, 1978.
Running time: 10 min.
‘Blue-Eyed Girl’, 1984.
Running time: 15 min.
Production: ‘Soyuzmultfilm’
Ivan Aksenchuk is a classic of Soviet animation, a special place in his work is occupied by films based on the plots of Russian bylinas and tales.
/ 9 August at 16:00.
‘Vasily Buslaev’, 1982.
Director: Gennady Vasiliev
Production: Gorky Film Studio
Running time: 1 hour 21 min.
Late Soviet film adaptation of epic tales of the Novgorod cycle, directed by Gennady Vasilyev, whose name is associated with the emergence of the Slavic fantasy genre in Russian cinema.
