While it probably isnt for american viewers who requires instant gratification, this film is a must see for those who, like me, love russian literature, and in particular, war and peace. Sep, 2019 sergei bondarchuk last january 2019, janus films announced a us theatrical release of a new restoration of sergei bondarchuks film war and peace 19661967. Described with an unjustified flourish as a lost classic actual filming of sergei bondarchuks english language version of quiet flows the don was completed. Russian ark dvd, 2003 masterworks edition great condition.
Moscow the late soviet director sergei bondarchuk s final film, an adaptation of nobel prize winner mikhail sholokhovs novel and quiet flows the don, has finally made it onto russian screens15 years after he finished shooting. This series contain 4 volumes and quiet flows the don. And quiet flows the don is an epic film based on mikhail. Brilliant, exciting, deeply emotional, bondarchuk captures the swarm life that tolstoy achieved in his masterpiece. Bondarchuk, sergei fedorovich 1920 bondarchuk, sergei fedorovich 19201994. Bondarchuk jr to complete his fathers and quiet flows the don. Serguei o sergei fiodorovich bondarchuk o bondartchouk. A shorter, 3hours version of bondarchuks and quiet flows the don was released on dvd in several countries. Quiet flows the don 2006 edited by paul lamastra, a. Delphine forest, lorenzo amato, natalya andreychenko, mikhail baskov, alexander bespalis, alyona bondarchuk, sergei bondarchuk, quiet flows the don. With world war i, the bolshevik revolution, and the russian civil war as backdrop, its. Bondarchuk, sergei, with bondarchuk, fedor tikhii don and quiet flows the don the quiet don madison motion pictures, prosinema prodakshn, for pervyi kanal, 2006 director of tv version fedor bondarchuk producer enzo rispoli executive producer sergei oganesian. Reviewing bondarchuk s film back in 1969, a young roger ebert wrote. And quiet flows the don original title tikhiy don is a soviet 19571958.
He was born in september 1920 in kherson region, in the village of bilozerka. Rupert everett stars as the cossack, grigory melekhov, and the film follows his colourful life from just before the first world war, through the bolshevik revolution and on to the russian civil war. And of course, sergei bondarchuk s film the destiny of man. Sergei bondarchuk sergey bondarchuk, soviet film director and actor born sept.
Sergey bondarchuk, soviet film director and actor born sept. Ukraineborn actordirector sergei bondarchuk was trained for a performing career at the rostov theatrical institute, then applied himself to learning the intricacies of behindthecamera work at the all union state film institute. And quiet flows the don or quietly flows the don, literally the quiet don is an epic novel in four volumes by michail aleksandrovich sholokhov. With an inflationadjusted budget of half a billion dollars, sergei bondarchuks hubristic film adaptation of leo tolstoys 1,400page novel demands. One of his earliest important roles was in gerasimovs the young guard. I have also included the fate of a man, a short story published in 1957 and made into a popular russian film directed by sergei bondarchuk. Forest sign in to check out check out as guest adding to your cart the item youve selected was not added to your cart. With world war i, the bolshevik revolution, and the russian civil. Russian culture ministry to finance tv series based on. Jokes are fine, but don t post tactlessinappropriate ones. Bondarchuks last feature film, and his second in english, was an epic tv version of. Fyodor bondarchuk son of sergey bondarchuk, actor and director of two. This movie is based on a book written by mikhail sholokhov in the early stalin era 1928 1932 before forced collectivization and the purges. This movie is a second screen adaptation of sholokhovs novel.
Unfortunately, that release had to be made with the best surviving 35mm prints, rather than the original 70mm negative, due to a nationalistic tussle between russia and the ukraine regarding which gets to claim bondarchuk as a native son he was born in a place that became part of the ukraine. Rupert everett, delphine forest, vladimir gostyukhin, and. In the early 1990s bondarchuk signed a contract with an italian company for filming a screen version of the famous novel by the soviet classic mikhail sholokhov and quiet flows the don aka tikhi don but the film was not completed by some commercial reasons. Don t get in arguments with people here, or start long discussions. For fans of the film, exciting news to be sure, but somewhat confusing to hear. His first acting opportunity occured in a special services unit with the soviet army during world war ii, after which he became a member of the actors faculty. Sergei fedorovich bondarchuk haccp was an soviet and russian actor, film director, and screenwriter who was one of the leading figures of russian cinema. With world war i, the bolshevik revolution, and the russian civil war as backdrop, its an oldfashioned, bloodandguts narrative, filled with earthly humor and a wealth of colorful characters. Grigori melekhovs personal life is shown as a rough journey through the experience of world war one, the russian revolution, and. Ivan dzerzhinsky based his opera quiet flows the don tikhiy don on the novel, with the libretto adapted by his brother leonid.
With world war i, the bolshevik revolution, and the russian civil war as backdrop, its an old. He followed up with the military epic waterloo, starring rod steiger as napoleon. In the context of bondarchuk s own biography, and quiet flows the don could have been the beginning of a new career phase after the embarrassing staleness of red bells krasnye kolokola, 1982 and the sad confusion of boris godunov. Described with an unjustified flourish as a lost classic actual filming of sergei bondarchuk s english language version of quiet flows the don was completed in the early 1990s but due to the directors death was to languish in oblivion until 2006 when versions were finally prepared for both a miniseries and a dvd release. Quiet flows the don tihi don by sergei bondarchuk visual 12 editions published.
Murray abraham, ben gazzara, natalya andrejchenko, sergei bondarchuk, regizor. Popular videos sergei bondarchuk sergei bondarchuk topic. Bondarchuk was the originator of a large dynasty that continues to affect russian film, art and public discourse today. I saw the recent rerelease of the film a few years ago here in chicago it was pretty astonishing. Forest brief description brand new, official studioreleased bluray of this great film, imported from germany. He was born sergei fedorovich bondarchuk on september, 25, 1920, in the village of belozerka, kherson province, ukraine. Sergey bondarchuk i 19201994 sergei bondarchuk was one of the most important russian filmmakers, best known for directing an academy awardwinning film epic war and peace 1966, based on the book by leo tolstoy, in which he also starred as pierre bezukhov. Sergey bondarchuk russian director and actor britannica. Quiet flows the don 2006 directed by sergey bondarchuk. And quiet flows the don was the first of russian writerdirector sergei gerasimovs trilogy of films based on the popular novel by mikhail sholokhov. Sergei fedorovich bondarchuk was a soviet film director, screenwriter and actor. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Sergei bondarchuk made his film acting debut as a stock company player while still attending film school in moscow. He was conscripted into the great patriotic war, and was discharged in 1946, after which he worked on films. Sholokhov is best known for writing about the life and fate of don cossacks during the first world war, the russian revolution and civil war, primarily in his epic novel and quiet flows the don 192840. Compared to this 70mm monster five years in the making, and running 507 minutes in its original russian version, most other epics have the visual dimensions of an edgar wallace potboiler. All soviet movies soviet and russian movies in english online. Sergei bondarchuk article about sergei bondarchuk by the.
Quiet flows the don new cult bluray disc sergei bondarchuk r. Childhood bondarchuk was held in eysk, and the youth in taganrog, where passion for the theatre and cinema led him to. The lost letter 1972 with switchable english and russian subtitles. It was filmed in 199293 but premiered on channel one only in november 2006, 6 as there were disputes concerning the italian studio that was coproducing over unfavourable clauses in his contract. Quiet flows the don bluray uk region german import.
Movie premier battle of neretva by stevan kragujevic. Actordirector sergei bondarchuk, one of the legendary figures inpostwar soviet cinema, originally shot and quiet flows the don in 1992, twoyears before his death. And quiet flows the don or quietly flows the don is an epic novel in four volumes by russian. Sergei bondarchuk directs this epic adaptation of mikhail sholokovs nobel prizewinning novel. Among his two sons and two daughters, plus numerous inlaws and grandchildren, there number some six actors and directors, a composer and a television host.
And quiet flows the don series by mikhail sholokhov. Sergei bondarchuk, lyudmila saveleva, vyacheslav tikhonov, boris. And quiet flows the don original title tikhiy don is a soviet 19571958 threepart epic drama directed by sergei gerasimov and based on the novel by mikhail sholokhov. Quiet flows the don project gutenberg selfpublishing. Bondarchuk s later films include the steppe, which he also acted in and scripted, and the russian television miniseries adapted from mikhail sholokhov, and quiet flows the don. Bondarchuk s last feature film, and his second in english, was an epic tv version of sholokhovs and quiet flows the don, starring rupert everett. The leading character grigori melekhov is a rugged cossac, who is torn between his first and true love aksiniya, and his wife natalya. Sergei bondarchuk outstanding film director and brilliant. Download mikhail sholokhov and quiet flows the don fate. The fourvolume cossack saga that brought mikhail sholokhov recognition as a classic of soviet literature and worldwide fame when it. It gave him a chance to start a long awaited project a mini series based on sholokhovs nobel prize winning quiet flows the don. Sergei bondarchuk filmography filmography moviefone. Fourpart film by sergei gerasimovs quiet flows the don, i watched a few times.
There is remarkably very political propaganda in this movie except for a. Bondarchuks last feature film, and his second in english, was an epic tv version of sholokhovs and quiet flows the don, starring rupert everett. Tikhiy don and quiet flows the don 1957 rotten tomatoes. Quiet flows the don 1957 directed by sergei gerasimov. Quiet flows the don 2006 after falling in love with a beautiful woman, a russian soldier is called to duty as the country is torn apart by civil war.
Described with an unjustified flourish as a lost classic actual filming of sergei bondarchuk s english language version of quiet flows the don was completed. Known for her iconic portrayal of aksiniya in the epic and quiet flows the don, elina bystritskaya still remains one of the brightest stars of soviet and russian cinema, despite having made only 19 movies. His first acting opportunity occured in a special services unit with. There is remarkably very political propaganda in this movie except for a couple of small segments. Bondarchuk often seems here to be attempting to synthesize the entire. Born in kiev in 1928, she first started acting in a student. His first acting opportunity occured in a special services unit with the soviet army during world war ii, after which he became a member of the actors faculty of. A shorter, 3hours version of bondarchuk s and quiet flows the don was released on dvd in several countries. But there is nothing quiet about this story which involves a tumultuous romance, war, and revolution. Sergei bondarchuk was one of the most important russian filmmakers, best known for directing an academy awardwinning film epic war and peace 1966, based on the book by leo tolstoy, in which he also starred as pierre bezukhov. In 19921993 a remake was directed by sergei bondarchuk starring rupert everett. A sixhour long epic original directors cut about the life of don cossacs in a village in southern russia between 1912 and 1922.
This channel was generated automatically by youtubes video d. The first three volumes were written from 1925 to 1932 and published in the soviet magazine october in 19281932. It depict the fate of a don cossack family during the world war one, russian revolution and civil war. Buy quiet flows the don blu ray uk region german import from amazons movies store. The russian title is quiet don but it is usually translated into english as quiet flows the don or and quiet flows the don. Media in category sergei bondarchuk the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Mikhail sholokhovs 1932 book and quiet flows the don follows a recent pledge by. But bondarchuk s undisputed talent only became evident in his seventh feature, taras shevchenko, in which he played the great ukrainian poet of that name. Sergei fedorovich bondarchuk was an oscarwinning soviet film director, screenwriter and actor. Unfortunately due to the differences with the italian producers the master himself was unable to finish its postproduction himself. And quiet flows the don tikhiy don 1957 internet movie.
But soviet director sergei bondarchuk somehow managed to pull it off. Sergey bondarchuk biography, movie highlights and photos. And quiet flows the don is an epic novel, comparable to tolstoys. With pyotr glebov, elina bystritskaya, zinaida kirienko, daniil ilchenko. Upcoming, new, and past sergei bondarchuk movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. It is hard to imagine that circumstances will ever again combine to make a more spectacular, expensive, and yes splendid movie. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango.