Vasilyev brothers
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Georgi Vasilyev
and Sergei Vasilyev
, usually credited as Vasilyev brothers were two namesake Russia
n Soviet
film director
s and screenwriter
s . In spite of the fact that the two collaborators weren't actually relatives, they accepted the popular misunderstanding that they were brothers and used it in the credits to their movies.
) they found themselves working in the same editing room.
They often worked jointly on editing films. The feature-length documentary "Heroic Deed Among the Ice
" (premiered on October 23, 1928) was their first directing experience. In the credits of their next (and their first feature film), "The Sleeping Beauty", they called themselves the Vasilyev brothers for the first time. The 1934 film "Chapaev" brought the Vasilyev brothers worldwide professional recognition and countrywide fame. The film's premiere took place on November 5 in the Leningrad
cinema theatre "Titan". Instantly, the film became one of the most popular ones in entire history of Soviet cinema: only within a year after its release the picture was watched by over 30 million people .
Georgi Vasilyev
Georgi Nikolaevich Vasilyev was a Soviet film director, editor, and screenwriter. From 1928 to 1943 together with Sergei Vasilyev he co-directed several films, including an influential and critically acclaimed Chapaev...
and Sergei Vasilyev
Sergei Vasilyev
Sergei Dmitrievich Vasilyev was a Soviet film director, editor, and screenwriter. From 1928 to 1943 together with Georgi Vasilyev he co-directed several films, including an influential and critically acclaimed Chapaev...
, usually credited as Vasilyev brothers were two namesake Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Soviet
Cinema of the Soviet Union
The cinema of the Soviet Union, not to be confused with "Cinema of Russia" despite Russian language films being predominant in both genres, includes several film contributions of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union reflecting elements of their pre-Soviet culture, language and history,...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
s and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
s . In spite of the fact that the two collaborators weren't actually relatives, they accepted the popular misunderstanding that they were brothers and used it in the credits to their movies.
Collaboration
The two Vasilyevs became acquainted in 1925 on cinema production facilities in Moscow. After the merge of two cinema organisations, "Goskino" and the Moscow branch of "Sevzapkino", into the monolite "Sovkino" (later known as LenfilmLenfilm
Kinostudiya "Lenfilm" is a production unit of the Russian film industry, with its own film studio, located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, formerly Leningrad, R.S.F.S.R. Today OAO "Kinostudiya Lenfilm" is a corporation with its stakes shared between private owners, and several private film studios,...
) they found themselves working in the same editing room.
They often worked jointly on editing films. The feature-length documentary "Heroic Deed Among the Ice
Heroic Deed Among the Ice
Heroic Deed Among the Ice is a 1928 Soviet silent documentary film. It is also known as Exploit on the Ice and Ice-Breaker Krassin...
" (premiered on October 23, 1928) was their first directing experience. In the credits of their next (and their first feature film), "The Sleeping Beauty", they called themselves the Vasilyev brothers for the first time. The 1934 film "Chapaev" brought the Vasilyev brothers worldwide professional recognition and countrywide fame. The film's premiere took place on November 5 in the Leningrad
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
cinema theatre "Titan". Instantly, the film became one of the most popular ones in entire history of Soviet cinema: only within a year after its release the picture was watched by over 30 million people .
Joint filmography
- 1928 — Подвиг во льдах (Heroic Deed Among the IceHeroic Deed Among the IceHeroic Deed Among the Ice is a 1928 Soviet silent documentary film. It is also known as Exploit on the Ice and Ice-Breaker Krassin...
) (feature-length documentary) - 1930 — Спящая красавица (The Sleeping Beauty)
- 1932 — Личное дело (Тревожные гудки) (A Personal Affair (Alarming Siren))
- 1933 — Невероятно - но факт! (Incredible - But True!) (short documentary)
- 1934 — Чапаев (ChapaevChapaev (film)Chapaev is a 1934 Soviet film. It was directed by the Vasilyev brothers on Lenfilm. It is a story about Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev , a legendary Red Army commander who became a hero of the Russian Civil War...
) - 1937 — Волочаевские дни (The Defense of Volotchayevsk aka Volochayev Days)
- 1942 — Оборона Царицына (Fortress on the Volga aka The Defense of Tsaritsyn), (dilogy)
- 1943 — Фронт (The Front)
Sergei Vasilyev's filmography (after 1946)
- 1950 — Наши песни (Our SongsOur SongsOur Songs is the title of the tenth single by Hello! Project unit Buono!. Airi Suzuki is centered, while there is no main vocalist. The single was be released on February 3, 2010 in Japan under the Pony Canyon label in two different versions: regular and limited...
), (unfinished) - 1954 — Герои Шипки (Heroes of Shipka)
- 1958 — В дни Октября (October Days), (part 1)