Life in Bloom
About the life of the Russian biologist Ivan Michurin. 1912 year. Having rejected American offers to work abroad, Michurin continues his research in the Russian Empire, despite the fact that his ideas are not perceived by the tsarist government, the church and idealistic science. Michurin is supported by prominent scientists of the country and he continues to work hard. After the October Revolution, a small Michurin garden in the city of Kozlov (the biologist's homeland) becomes a large state nursery.
Alexander Dovzhenko
Alexander Dovzhenko
Casts & Crew
Vladimir Solovyov
Grigori Belov
Aleksandra Vasilyeva
Nikolai Shamin
Fyodor Grigoryev
Mikhail Zharov
Konstantin Nassonov
Aleksei Zhiltsov
Ivan Nazarov
Viktor Khokhryakov
Dmitriy Dubov
Gennadi Pechnikov
Vyacheslav Isayev
Sergei Tsenin
Yuri Lyubimov
Ivan Kashirin
Sergey Bondarchuk
Aleksandr Smirnov
Viktor Klyucharyov
Pavel Gaideburov
Yevgeniya Khovanskaya
Aleksei Konsovsky
Klara Luchko
Anatoliy Larionov
Natalya Sadovskaya
Yevgeni Gurov
Pyotr Savin
Nikolai Khryashchikov
Anatoli Zhukov
Sergei Antimonov
Mikhail Grodskiy
Viktor Matisen
Aleksandr Pelevin
Nikolai Neronov
Leonid Knyazev
Pavel Vinnik
Svetlana Bogolyubova
Anatoliy Solovyov
Aleksei Bakhar
Nikolai Lebedev
Andrei Petrov
Vsevolod Semyonov
Valerian Kazanskiy
Also Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko
Dovzhenko and Solntseva's documentary about the Bukovina region.
An unfinished film by Aleksandr Dovzhenko, the film is a political lampoon based on the book entitled The Truth about US Diplomats, written in 1949 by the American writer Annabel Bukar. It exposes the underhanded actions of US Embassy personnel in Moscow at the onset of the Cold War. Dovzhenko managed to shoot only a half of the film, mainly the scenes that take place in the American Embassy.
Zvenigora stars Nikolai Nademsky (Earth), as the grandfather of Timoshka (Semyon Svashenko), whom he alerts to secret treasure buried in the mountains and the boy spends the rest of his life trying to find. The film wonderfully blends both lyricism and politics and uses its central construct to build a montage praising Ukrainian industrialisation, attacking the European bourgeoisie, celebrating the beauty of the Ukrainian steppe and re-telling ancient folklore. Zvenigora is a most remarkable avant-garde film, which has a unique style in its approach and disregards the more traditional storytelling devices. "As the lights went on, we felt that we had just witnessed a memorable event in the development of the cinema" S.M. Eisenstein
Dovzhenko and Solntseva's documentary about the end of the war.
A 1943 Soviet documentary war film by Ukrainian director Alexander Dovzhenko and Yuliya Solntseva. It is Dovzhenko's second World War II documentary, and dealt with the Battle of Kharkov. The film incorporates German footage of the invasion of Ukraine, which was later captured by the Soviets.
Dovzhenko's debut film, it deals with a dandified barber's attempts to get rid of his "love berry" - his illegitimate offspring. Although a farce, its permissive sexuality can still be considered to be risque.
A soldier returns to Kiev after surviving a train crash and encounters clashes between nationalists and collectivists.
After the critical lambasting of his masterpiece Earth, Dovzhenko returned with a more popular iteration of its main motifs. Much like Earth, Ivan concerns itself with the natural rhythms of country life, disrupted by the beat of looming industrialisation.
Lost film directed by Aleksandr Dovzhenko and Faust Lopatinsky.
The year is 1919. German troops retreat from Ukraine. The Directory, the Ukrainian national government lead by Symon Petliura, takes control of Kyiv. Meanwhile, the Bolshevik division commanded by Mykola Shchors is marching on the capital. The Bolsheviks capture the cities of Vinnytsia, Zhmerynka, and others one by one, but lose Berdychiv to Petliura’s forces. They are demoralized by the defeat. By his personal example of courage and military skill, Shchors inspires the retreating Red troops and leads them to victory over the enemy.