List of lost films of Russia (1907)

List of lost films of Russia (1907) - a list of lost films of the Russian Empire filmed in 1907, sorted alphabetically. All feature films. In the catalog of Vishnevsky films in 1907 correspond to the numbers 1-4.

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Title	Metric area	Genre	Studio	Producer	Actors	Literary source

"Anton for the first time in Warsaw"		comedy		Yakub Yasinsky	Anthony fertner	-
“Kinoslovar” (1986) indicates that the film was Polish in 1908 ^[1] , and V. Korotky - that the Russian in 1907 ^[2] .

"Boris Godunov" ( "Dmitri the Pretender", "Scenes from the boyar life" )	285 meters		Atelier A. Drankova	Ivan Shuvalov	Gustav Martino (the Pretender), Z. Loranskaya (Marina), Khovansky, Makarova, N. Orlov	A. Pushkin's tragedy “Boris Godunov”
The first attempt at staging a Russian feature film (based on a play by A. Pushkin), carried out by the troupe of the Eden summer theater in St. Petersburg; was not completed due to the refusal of the artist E. Alashevsky to star in the role of Boris Godunov. It was on display in August 1907 under the title “A scene from the boyar life”; from 1909, it was called “Dmitry the Pretender” as an ordinary silent picture, but more often as film-advertisement. - V. Vishnevsky "Feature films of pre-revolutionary Russia" - M., 1945, p. 7 The success of Drankov's chronicle films allowed him to try his hand at art cinematography. In 1907, he undertook the production of the film “Boris Godunov” (“Scenes from the boyars life”) based on the eponymous tragedy of Pushkin. The film was essentially a filmed theatrical performance and was carried out by the troupe of the St. Petersburg summer theater "Eden". Directed by I. Shuvalov, filmed by A. Drankov and his brother V. [L.] Drankov. The film was not actually completed due to the refusal of the artist E. Alashevsky to star in the role of Boris. Nevertheless, it was not without success was shown in cinemas. - J. Sadul "The General History of Cinema" - Moscow, 1958, pp. 285-286 It is not known who seduced anyone and persuaded, but F. Vasilyeva agreed to finance the production of the first Russian film, she also seemed to have got Drankov a used filming machine Pat. They decided to put "Boris Godunov". - I. Orlov “First Filming in Russia” - M., 2009, p. 205 ... one of the troupe's performances was Boris Godunov, who had a good press <...> Scenes from the performance <...> appeared on the screen in August. - V. Korotky “Directors and Operators of Russian Feature Films” - M., 2009, p. 416

"Recovery"
The existence of the film is not confirmed by any documentary source.

"Ivan the Terrible"		"Heartbreaking drama"	t / d "Gloria"	Vasily Goncharov
Perhaps the same film was released in 1909 under the title "Death of Ivan the Terrible" ^[2] ^[3] .

"Prince Silver"	320 meters		Atelier A. Drankova	N. Shukhmin	troupe of the Petersburg national house	novel. A. K. Tolstoy "Prince Silver"
The production was created with the participation of artists of the Eden Garden Theater <...> it was in 1908 and maybe in 1909. <...> For <...> the performances acquired interesting scenery (it seems, Maksakov's private opera) "The Tsar's Bride" <...> Drankov set himself. - N. Orlov “First Filming in Russia”, p. 208 .

"Kochubey in the dungeon"	120 meters	film advertising	"Photokinoatelie"	A. Sukov-Vereshchagin	A. Sukov-Vereshchagin (Kochubey), M. Polyansky (Orlik)	poem of A.S. Pushkin "Poltava" (?)

"May night, or drowned"	245 meters		t / d "Gloria"	Vasily Goncharov		story N. V. Gogol "May night, or drowned"
The film was remixed by Vladimir Krivtsov and Yakov Protazanov, and was released on screens in 1910 with the same name ^[2] .

"The Bride of Lev Sapega"		"Heartbreaking drama"	t / d "Gloria"	Vasily Goncharov
M. Sommerfeld invited Goncharov artistic director and director of the company "Gloria", where he filmed Gogol's novel of the same name, "The May Night, or the Drowned Woman" and put the "heartbreaking" dramas: "The Bride of Lev Sapega", "Tsarevna Sophia" and "Ivan the Terrible" ...> it was in 1907, when in Russia no one had ever shot the pictures, and the Gloria company was the first attempt to create a film maker for the filming of art pictures. - I Protazanov "Collection of articles and materials" - M., 1948, p. 234

"Palochkin and Galochkin"	214 meters	comedy	t / d Khanzhonkova	Vladimir Siversen		-
In the summer of 1907 our company tried to start its own production of paintings. We shot the picture "Palochkin and Galochkin", but it was not released, as it was unsuccessful. The shooting was done in the Sokolnichesky Circle on the stage for the orchestra. The apparatus stood on the ground, and the characters — two comedians — were shot, in some places, without heads (their heads were cut off with a frame). In addition, there were other defects. Own production failed. - A. Khanzhonkov "The First Years of Russian Cinematography" - M., 1937, p. 15 Unsuccessful attempt to produce art films in Moscow; the screen has not been released. - V. Vishnevsky "Feature films of pre-revolutionary Russia" - M., 1945, p. 7

"Death of a Soldier"	120 meters	drama	br. Pate (Moscow. Dep.)	K. Selivanov	K. Selivanov (soldier)

"Kharkov servants"		comedy	Eden Theater

"Tsarevna Sophia"		"Heartbreaking drama"	t / d "Gloria"	Vasily Goncharov
The film did not appear on the screen due to technical defects ^[2] .

Notes

↑ “Cinema. Encyclopedic Dictionary "- M .: Owls. en., 1986. p. 328, 542.
↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ V. Korotky “Directors and Operators of Russian Feature Films”. M., 2009
↑ J. Protazanov. At the dawn of cinema - M., 1935

Literature

Ivanova V., Mylnikova V., Skovorodnikova S., Tsivyan U., Yangirov R. // The Great Kinemo: A Catalog of Preserved Fiction Films in Russia (1908-1919) - M .: New Literary Review, 2002. - p. 568.
Khanzhonkov A. A. The First Years of Russian Cinematography. - M .: Art, 1937. - p. 172.
Vishnevsky V. Documentary films of pre-revolutionary Russia. - M .: Museum of Cinema, 1996. - p. 285.
Mikhailov V. Stories about the cinema of old Moscow. - M .: Mainland, 2003. - p. 280.
Korotky V. Directed by and operators of Russian feature films (1897-1921). - M .: Institute of Cinema, 2009. - p. 285.
Likhachev B. Materials on the history of Russian cinema. Part 1. 1896-1913. - L .: Academia, 1927. - p. 210.
Sobolev R. People and films of pre-revolutionary Russian cinema. - M .: Art, 1961. - p. 175.
Sadul J. The General History of Cinema. T. 2: cinema becomes art (1909-1914). Chapter 11: the first steps of Russian cinema (1909-1914). - M .: Art, 1958. - p. 281-306.
Mislavsky V. The Jewish Topic in the Cinema of the Russian Empire, USSR, Russia, the CIS and the Baltic States (1909-2009). Filmography section: Films (1909-2009). 1909-1918 .. - Kharkov, 2013. - p. 55-97.
Mislavsky V. Cinema in Ukraine. 1896-1921. Data. Films. Names Kharkov: Torsing, 2005.
L. Forestier. The memories of the cameraman. - M. , 1945.
V. Vishnevsky. A. S. Pushkin and his work on the screen.
R. Sobolev. People and films of Russian pre-revolutionary cinema. - M. , 1961.

[1] “Cinema. Encyclopedic Dictionary "- M .: Owls. en., 1986. p. 328, 542.

[Короткий-2] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ V. Korotky “Directors and Operators of Russian Feature Films”. M., 2009

[Протазанов-3] J. Protazanov. At the dawn of cinema - M., 1935