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| name = Dimitri Kirsanoff |
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| birth_date = [[March 6]], [[1899]] |
| birth_date = [[March 6]], [[1899]] |
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| birth_place = [[Riga]] or [[Tartu|Derpt]], [[Russian Empire]]) |
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| death_date = [[February 11]], [[1957]] |
| death_date = [[February 11]], [[1957]] |
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| death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]] |
| death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]] |
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| death_cause = Heart attack |
| death_cause = Heart attack |
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| nationality = [[ |
| nationality = [[French]], originally [[Russians|Russian]] |
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| education = École Normale de Musique, Paris |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Kirsanoff was born |
Kirsanoff was born Mark Davidovitch Kaplan either in [[Riga]], ([[Russian Empire]]), now in [[Latvia]], according to his death certificate, or in [[Tartu|Derpt]], ([[Russian Empire]]), now Tartu in [[Estonia]] (according to most other sources), in 1899. In the early [[1920s]] he moved to [[Paris]] and became involved in cinema through playing [[cello]] in the [[orchestra]] at showings.{{fact|date=February 2008}} He began making films on his own, and never worked with a production company.<ref name="Bordwell"/> |
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==Ménilmontant== |
==Ménilmontant== |
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Dimitri Kirsanoff | |
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| Born | March 6, 1899 |
| Died | February 11, 1957 |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Nationality | French, originally Russian |
| Education | École Normale de Musique, Paris |
| Occupation | film director |
| Spouse(s) | Nadia Sibirskaïa Monique Kirsanoff |
Dimitri Kirsanoff (Russian: Димитрий Кирсанов) (March 6, 1899 – February 11, 1957) was an early filmmaker, considered part of the French Impressionist movement in film. He is known for his inexpensively made experimental films.[1]
Early life
Kirsanoff was born Mark Davidovitch Kaplan either in Riga, (Russian Empire), now in Latvia, according to his death certificate, or in Derpt, (Russian Empire), now Tartu in Estonia (according to most other sources), in 1899. In the early 1920s he moved to Paris and became involved in cinema through playing cello in the orchestra at showings.[citation needed] He began making films on his own, and never worked with a production company.[1]
Ménilmontant
Kirsanoff's best known work is Ménilmontant, which takes its name from the Paris neighborhood. Although silent, the 1926 film does not contain intertitles. It begins with a flurry of quick close-up shots depicting the axe murder of the parents of the protagonists, two girls.[1] As young women, they are portrayed by Nadia Sibirskaïa, Kirsanoff's first wife, and Yolande Beaulieu; their mutual love interest is played by Guy Belmont.[citation needed] The film uses many other techniques that were relatively new at the time, including double exposure.[1]
Filmography[2]
- L'Ironie du destin (1923)
- Ménilmontant (1926)
- Sables (1927)
- Destin (1927)
- Brumes d'automne (1929)
- Rapt: la séperation des races (1934)
- Les Berceaux (1935)
- Visages de France (1936)
- La Fontaine d'Aréthuse (1936)
- La Jeune Fille au jardin (1936)
- Franco de Port (1937)
- La Plus Belle Fille du monde ne peut donner que ce au'elle a (1938)
- L'Avion de minuit (1938)
- Quartier sans soleil (1939, released 1945)
- Deux Amis (1946)
- Faits divers à Paris (1950)
- Arrière-saison (1950)
- La Mort du cerf: une chasse à courre à villiers-cotterets (1951)
- Le Témoin de minuit (1953)
- Le Crâneur (1955)
- Ce soir les jupons volent (1956)
- Miss Catastrophe (1957)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d David Bordwell & Kristin Thompson, 1993. Film History: An Introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill.
- ^ IMDb. "Dimitri Kirsanoff." http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0456862/
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