Aleksandr Medvedkin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin was a Soviet Russian film director, best known for his 1935 film Happiness. His life and art are the subject of Chris Marker's documentary films, The Train Rolls On (1971) and The Last Bolshevik (1992).
He travelled around Russia in his Kinopoezd, a film-train, in which he carried film equipment and shot movies in Kolkhozy, which he would then screen there.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.2382 |
| Birthday | 1900-03-08 |
| Place of Birth | Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia] |
| Also Known As | Александр Медведкин, Alexandre Ivanovitch Medvedkine , Aleksandr Ivanovitch Medvedkin, |
1984
Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man
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The director's reflections on the modern politics of the Reagan administration.
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Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man
1979
Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
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About the difficult political situation in the world related to the arms race.
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Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
1994
The Last Bolshevik
7.619/21
A documentary on Soviet filmmaker Aleksandr Medvedkin, examining his tumultuous career, the rediscovery of his masterpiece Happiness, and Russia's str...
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The Last Bolshevik
1930
Stop Thief!
10/1
Lazy or incompetent peasants try to malinger and wriggle their way out of duties at the Kolkhoz.
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Stop Thief!
1971
The Train Rolls On
6.286/8
This half-hour documentary by Chris Marker explores Aleksandr Medvedkin’s 1930s “Cine-Train,” a mobile film studio equipped with cameras, editing room...
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The Train Rolls On
2011
The Silence of Pelešjan
5.8/11
A documentary about the Armenian avant-garde filmmaker, Artavazd Pelešjan.
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The Silence of Pelešjan
1976
Caution! Maoism!
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A full-length documentary film directed by Alexander Medvedkin tells about the nature of Maoism, the events in China in the 1960s and early 1970s
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