Dimitri Kirsanoff
Dimitri Kirsanoff | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 6, 1899 |
| Died | February 11, 1957 |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| 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 in Tartu (Dorpat), Estonia 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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