Pyotr Chardynin Movies
- 1909

A Sixteenth Century Russian Wedding
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A dramatization of a wedding in 16th-century Russia, between members of two prominent boyar families (based on paintings by Konstantin Makovskii):...
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- 1909

Dead Souls
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Film adaptation of excerpts from Nikolai Gogol's novel of the same name. Only two episodes are recreated faithfully: Chichikov's visit to Sobakevich...
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- 1910

The Queen of Spades
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Based on Pushkin's short story: When his friends play faro, Hermann always enjoys watching, but he never gambles himself. One day, as he is watching...
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- 1909

The Enchantress
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This tragedy depicts a father and son in love with the same woman, who is an enchantress. She keeps them both in subjection with her charms, butthe...
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- 1928

The Little Shoes
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To justify the fantastic adventures of the blacksmith Vakula, the authors of the film “simplify” Gogol’s plot: Vakula, having drunk...
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- 1911

It Shines But It Doesn't Warm
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- 1928

Behind the Monastery Wall
Behind the Monastery Wall01928HD
The old nunnery owns the best lands. Nuns rent out the land to local rich men, and exploiting peasants they have a wealthy life. The peasants live in...
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- 1911

Vasilisa Melentievna and Tsar Ivan the Terrible
Vasilisa Melentievna and Tsar Ivan the Terrible01911HD
Based on the drama by Dmitry Averkiev. The reign of Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible. Boyar Vorotynsky loudly expresses his indignation at the...
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- 1915

Natasha Rostova
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Lost film based on Leo Tolstoy's story from War and Peace novel.
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- 1926

Taras Shevchenko
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The film adaptation of Taras Shevchenko’s biography of 1925 is the first Ukrainian biopic. At that time, it was one of the most expensive...
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- 1925

Ukrasia
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The first Ukrainian adventure detective story. The action takes place in Odesa in 1920, occupied by Denikin's troops. The White Guard...
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- 1911

What A Kiss!
What A Kiss!01911HD
Comedy vaudeville based on the play-joke by R. Chinarov "Dear Kiss".
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- 1912

The Fastidious Bride
The Fastidious Bride41912HD
About a young pretty bride, who cannot choose between all the grooms that circles around her...
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- 1914

Chrysanthemums
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A tragic story of a ballerina.
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- 1909

Drama in Moscow
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An actress is given a telegram in her theater bathroom in the presence of a fan: she has won the trial and can receive one hundred thousand rubles....
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- 1910

The Idiot
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A historic milestone in Russian cinema, recognized as the very first film adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's famous 1869 novel.
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- 1915

Petersburg Slums
Petersburg Slums01915HD
Five-episode adaptation of the eponymous Russian novel, directed by Pyotr Chardynin et al.
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- 1914

The Nurse
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- 1911

Eugene Onegin
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- 1917

Forget the Fireplace; the Lights Went out in It ...
Forget the Fireplace; the Lights Went out in It ...01917HD
Continuation of Chardynin's drama By the Fireplace. Lost film.
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