“Beauty Contest” ( “In the Name of Beauty” , “Twenty Million” ) ( 1918 ) - Alexander Volkov's silent feature film. The film was preserved without captions. [one]
| Beauty contest | |
|---|---|
| Genre | melodrama |
| Producer | Alexander Volkov |
| In the main cast | Nikolai Rimsky , Olga Karabanova |
| Operator | Fedor Burgasov , Nikolai Rudakov |
| Film company | Partnership I. Ermolyev |
| Duration | 5 hours, 1500 meters |
| A country |  Russian empire |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 1918 |
Content
Story
The film takes place in America. Ellie and Jimmy were engaged in childhood as a child after winning the children's beauty pageant. It takes many years. One day, Ally's father announces to her daughter that she must marry, otherwise, according to the terms of the contest, the girl will lose her inheritance. Jimmy also learns the same from his guardian. Both Ellie and Jimmy are unhappy, but they have to agree. Before the wedding, Ally's father sends his daughter to the resort. Jimmy comes there too. Both live under foreign names. Once they meet, get acquainted and fall in love with each other. When they recognize each other's real names, all obstacles to their happiness disappear.
Cast
- Olga Yuzhakova - Ellie Smith
- Nicholas of Rome - Jimmy Stark
- Zoya Karabanova
- Anatoly Smiranin (?)
Artistic Features
The film has a lot of field shooting, in particular, in the 4th part there is a long and expressive panorama of the waterfall, when lovers walk in the mountains [1] , as well as mountain views [2] .
Opinions about the film
V. Semerchuk called the film idyllic [3] and melodrama [1] , and S. Ginzburg - comedy [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Semerchuk V. In the old Russian illusion ... Annotated catalog of preserved game and animated films of Russia (1908-1919). - M .: State Film Fund of Russia, 2013 .-- S. 234.
- ↑ Semerchuk V. In the old Russian illusion ... Annotated catalog of preserved game and animated films of Russia (1908-1919). - M .: Gosfilmofond of Russia, 2013 .-- S. 327.
- ↑ Semerchuk V. In the old Russian illusion ... Annotated catalog of preserved game and animated films of Russia (1908-1919). - M .: Gosfilmofond of Russia, 2013 .-- S. 30.
- ↑ Ginzburg S. Cinematography of pre-revolutionary Russia. - M .: Art, 1963. - S. 265.