Reviewing bondarchuk s film back in 1969, a young roger ebert wrote. 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. 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. 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. Described with an unjustified flourish as a lost classic actual filming of sergei bondarchuks english language version of quiet flows the don was completed. There is remarkably very political propaganda in this movie except for a. 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. It gave him a chance to start a long awaited project a mini series based on sholokhovs nobel prize winning quiet flows the don. 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. And quiet flows the don is an epic novel, comparable to tolstoys.
This movie is based on a book written by mikhail sholokhov in the early stalin era 1928 1932 before forced collectivization and the purges. 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. And quiet flows the don is an epic film based on mikhail. Actordirector sergei bondarchuk, one of the legendary figures inpostwar soviet cinema, originally shot and quiet flows the don in 1992, twoyears before his death. This series contain 4 volumes and quiet flows the don. I saw the recent rerelease of the film a few years ago here in chicago it was pretty astonishing. 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. It depict the fate of a don cossack family during the world war one, russian revolution and civil war. A shorter, 3hours version of bondarchuks and quiet flows the don was released on dvd in several countries.
Unfortunately due to the differences with the italian producers the master himself was unable to finish its postproduction himself. Forest sign in to check out check out as guest adding to your cart the item youve selected was not added to your cart. 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. Quiet flows the don 2006 edited by paul lamastra, a. 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.
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. Serguei o sergei fiodorovich bondarchuk o bondartchouk. Fyodor bondarchuk son of sergey bondarchuk, actor and director of two. This movie is a second screen adaptation of sholokhovs novel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. And quiet flows the don was the first of russian writerdirector sergei gerasimovs trilogy of films based on the popular novel by mikhail sholokhov. He was born in september 1920 in kherson region, in the village of bilozerka. Sergei fedorovich bondarchuk was a soviet film director, screenwriter and actor. Quiet flows the don 2006 directed by sergey bondarchuk. Buy quiet flows the don blu ray uk region german import from amazons movies store.
A sixhour long epic original directors cut about the life of don cossacs in a village in southern russia between 1912 and 1922. He was conscripted into the great patriotic war, and was discharged in 1946, after which he worked on films. 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. Sergei bondarchuk article about sergei bondarchuk by the. Rupert everett, delphine forest, vladimir gostyukhin, and. 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. Quiet flows the don tihi don by sergei bondarchuk visual 12 editions published. His first acting opportunity occured in a special services unit with. It is hard to imagine that circumstances will ever again combine to make a more spectacular, expensive, and yes splendid movie. A shorter, 3hours version of bondarchuk s and quiet flows the don was released on dvd in several countries. The leading character grigori melekhov is a rugged cossac, who is torn between his first and true love aksiniya, and his wife natalya.
But there is nothing quiet about this story which involves a tumultuous romance, war, and revolution. Bondarchuk jr to complete his fathers and quiet flows the don. Bondarchuk, sergei fedorovich 1920 bondarchuk, sergei fedorovich 19201994. He was born sergei fedorovich bondarchuk on september, 25, 1920, in the village of belozerka, kherson province, ukraine. He followed up with the military epic waterloo, starring rod steiger as napoleon.
Bondarchuk often seems here to be attempting to synthesize the entire. Bondarchuk was the originator of a large dynasty that continues to affect russian film, art and public discourse today. Born in kiev in 1928, she first started acting in a student. And quiet flows the don or quietly flows the don is an epic novel in four volumes by russian. One of his earliest important roles was in gerasimovs the young guard. A shorter, 3 hours version of bondarchuks and quiet flows the don was released on dvd in several countries. With world war i, the bolshevik revolution, and the russian civil war as backdrop, its an old. 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. With world war i, the bolshevik revolution, and the russian civil. Sergey bondarchuk biography, movie highlights and photos. This channel was generated automatically by youtubes video d. With an inflationadjusted budget of half a billion dollars, sergei bondarchuks hubristic film adaptation of leo tolstoys 1,400page novel demands. Russian culture ministry to finance tv series based on classic novel.
And of course, sergei bondarchuk s film the destiny of man. 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. Media in category sergei bondarchuk the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Jokes are fine, but don t post tactlessinappropriate ones. Quiet flows the don new cult bluray disc sergei bondarchuk r. Ivan dzerzhinsky based his opera quiet flows the don tikhiy don on the novel, with the libretto adapted by his brother leonid. Don t get in arguments with people here, or start long discussions. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Tikhiy don and quiet flows the don 1957 rotten tomatoes. With pyotr glebov, elina bystritskaya, zinaida kirienko, daniil ilchenko. In 19921993 a remake was directed by sergei bondarchuk starring rupert everett.
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. Sergei bondarchuk outstanding film director and brilliant. Russian ark dvd, 2003 masterworks edition great condition. Movie premier battle of neretva by stevan kragujevic. Sergei bondarchuk made his film acting debut as a stock company player while still attending film school in moscow. 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. Delphine forest, lorenzo amato, natalya andreychenko, mikhail baskov, alexander bespalis, alyona bondarchuk, sergei bondarchuk, quiet flows the don. Mikhail sholokhovs 1932 book and quiet flows the don follows a recent pledge by. 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. Download mikhail sholokhov and quiet flows the don. Bondarchuks last feature film, and his second in english, was an epic tv version of.
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. The russian title is quiet don but it is usually translated into english as quiet flows the don or and quiet flows the don. Quiet flows the don bluray uk region german import. Sergei bondarchuk sergey bondarchuk, soviet film director and actor born sept. 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. 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. Brilliant, exciting, deeply emotional, bondarchuk captures the swarm life that tolstoy achieved in his masterpiece. Fourpart film by sergei gerasimovs quiet flows the don, i watched a few times. Sergei bondarchuk filmography filmography moviefone. Quiet flows the don 1957 directed by sergei gerasimov. And quiet flows the don tikhiy don 1957 internet movie. Sergey bondarchuk russian director and actor britannica.
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. Download mikhail sholokhov and quiet flows the don fate. All soviet movies soviet and russian movies in english online. And quiet flows the don series by mikhail sholokhov. 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. Sergei bondarchuk directs this epic adaptation of mikhail sholokovs nobel prizewinning novel.
Sergei fedorovich bondarchuk haccp was an soviet and russian actor, film director, and screenwriter who was one of the leading figures of russian cinema. Upcoming, new, and past sergei bondarchuk movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Forest brief description brand new, official studioreleased bluray of this great film, imported from germany. 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. Sergey bondarchuk, soviet film director and actor born sept. Quiet flows the don project gutenberg selfpublishing. For fans of the film, exciting news to be sure, but somewhat confusing to hear. Sergei fedorovich bondarchuk was an oscarwinning soviet film director, screenwriter and actor. Grigori melekhovs personal life is shown as a rough journey through the experience of world war one, the russian revolution, and.
Childhood bondarchuk was held in eysk, and the youth in taganrog, where passion for the theatre and cinema led him to. But soviet director sergei bondarchuk somehow managed to pull it off. 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. The fourvolume cossack saga that brought mikhail sholokhov recognition as a classic of soviet literature and worldwide fame when it. Murray abraham, ben gazzara, natalya andrejchenko, sergei bondarchuk, regizor. 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. Bondarchuks last feature film, and his second in english, was an epic tv version of sholokhovs and quiet flows the don, starring rupert everett. Mikhail aleksandrovich sholokhov 19051984 was a sovietrussian novelist. Sergei bondarchuk, lyudmila saveleva, vyacheslav tikhonov, boris.
The lost letter 1972 with switchable english and russian subtitles. 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. There is remarkably very political propaganda in this movie except for a couple of small segments. The first three volumes were written from 1925 to 1932 and published in the soviet magazine october in 19281932. 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. Popular videos sergei bondarchuk sergei bondarchuk topic. And quiet flows the don original title tikhiy don is a soviet 19571958. 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. Russian culture ministry to finance tv series based on.