Творчество М. А.Шолохова в кинематографе.

M.A.Sholokhov and the cinematography

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учитель МБОУ СОШ № 15

г. Ростова-на-Дону

Рыжкова О.В.

Быть может, я ошибаюсь, но когда думаешь о нелегком писательском труде, то думаешь так: пусть «строительство» затянется лишь бы созданное твоим мозгом, твоей рукой было надежно, прочно, крепко и служило бы тем, для кого ты создавал, возможно дольше. М.А. Шолохов

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov is a famous Russian novelist. He got the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1965. He is known for writing about life and fate of the Don cossacks  during the Russian revolution, the Civil War and the collectivization. Some of his novels and stories were made into films.

Sholokhov’s creation had a great influence on the development of the Soviet cinema , theatre and music . Many films were shot on his works. They are: " The Quiet Don ", " Virgin Soil Upturned" ( first screen - in 1940 , the second - in 1960-1991) , " The Fate of a Man " ((1959 ) , awarded the Grand Prix at the International Film Festival in Moscow in 1959), " The Foal" (1960), " Nakhalenok " (1962 ), " When the Cossacks cry" (1963), "The Don story " (1964 ).

When Cossacks cry

The Don story

Nakhalenok

“ The Quiet Don"

the mute version

1931

Duration: 91 min.

Country: USSR

Genre: drama

Directors: Ivan Pravov, Olga Preobrazhenskaya, Mikhail Provor

Scriptwriters: Ivan Pravov, Olga Preobrazhenskaya, Mikhail Provor, Mikhail

Sholokhov

In 1930 when the two first books were completed, the mute version of “The Quiet Don“ was made. Mikhail Sholokhov consulted screenwriters. The movie was sounded only in 1933.

This film had a hard way to the viewers. They tried to forbid the release.

Cult screen version of “The Quiet Don"

1957

Duration: 350 min.

Country: USSR

Genre: drama / military

Director: Sergey Gerasimov

Scriptwriters: Sergey Gerasimov, Mikhail Sholokhov

Composer: Yury Levitin

Mikhail Sholokhov was the first spectator of this film.

The premiere took place in October, 26, 1957 (1-2 series), in April 30, 1958 (3rd series).

It was the best film of 1958 according to the Soviet cinema-goers and critics.

Work on the scenario lasted from May 1955 till September 1956.

Gerasimov, film producer, decided to follow the novel precisely.

He selected actors very seriously. So a young actress Elina Bystritskaya became Aksinya .

The other main character, Grigory, was found by chance. It was the actor Pyotr Glebov who has come on studio by the way, with intention to act in an episode.

On the screen you can see the hard reality of the era, full of cruelty, deadly feud , broken lives , fatal mistakes , irreparable loss.

It was at the 45th place by attendance among home films in the history of Soviet film distribution

Awards : International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary - Grand Prize " Crystal Globe " 1958

CCF in Moscow - First Prize and Best Director 1958

Diploma Directors Guild of America Best Foreign Language Film , 1958

Diplomas international exhibitions in Brussels and Mexico City , 1958

Best Film of 1958 according to Soviet movie-goers and critics.

“ The Quiet Don". New version

2006

Duration: 364 min.

Countries: Russia / Great Britain / Italy / the USSR

Genre: drama / history

Directors: Sergey Bondarchuk, Fedor Bondarchuk

Screenwriters: Sergey Bondarchuk, Nikola Badalukko, Robert Belchus

Composer: Luís Enrikes Bakalov

During 1989-90s an outstanding Russian director Sergey Bondarchuk worked over the last epic film “The Quiet Don" in cooperation with an Italian producer Enzo Rispoli. However, soon he declared the firm insolvent, and 160 thousand meters of the finished shooting film were forgotten for many years outside Russia.

The Russian president Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin personally helped to return the movie home

The director managed to finish shooting a material and to start installation when in the 1990-s the producer sponsored film went out of business. And due to the intervention of Russian politicians it was returned home.

Final television version of seven-series film was executed by Sergey's son – Fyodor Bondarchuk. The first film-making day matched with the beginning of putsch of 1991.

All actors speak English in the film because it was an international project.

Sergey Bondarchuk shot the movie in record time - nine and half months.

Task.

Fill in the gaps:

• The mute version of “The quiet Don” was produced in________.
• It was the best film of 1958 _________________________.

3. Work on the scenario lasted from May , 1955 till____________.

4. It was at _______ place by attendance among home films in the history of Soviet film distribution.

• During 1989-90 the outstanding Russian director __________ worked over the last epic film “The Quiet Don" in cooperation with an Italian producer Enzo Rispoli.
• Final television version of seven-series film was executed by __________'s son – Fyodor Bondarchuk.

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Answer the questions. 1.When did M. Sholokhov got the Nobel Prize? 2. How many film versions of "The Quiet Don" do you know? 3. Have you ever seen this film? 4. Did you like it? 5. What Sholokhov's novels did you read?

References. 1. Бабаевский С. Страницы Михаила Шолохова. /Литература и жизнь/, 1961. 2. Гаранжин В. Вешенские были. Дон, 1966, №1. 3. Якименко Л. Творчество М.А.Шолохова. Советский писатель. М, 1970. 4.  Ermolaev, Herman. Mikhail Sholokhov and his art. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1982 5. Kjetsaa, G., Gustavsson, S., Beckman, B., Gil, S. (1984) The Authorship of “The Quiet Don”, Solum Forlag A.S., Oslo/Humanities Pres, NJ