People
Aleksandr Medvedkin
- Name: Aleksandr Medvedkin
- Birthday: 1900-03-08
- Also known as: Александр Медведкин,Alexandre Ivanovitch Medvedkine ,Aleksandr Ivanovitch Medvedkin
- Place of birth: Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- Popularity: 0.58
Biography:
Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin (Russian: Александр Иванович Медведкин; 24 February 1900 – 20 February 1989) was a Soviet Russian film director, best known for his 1935 film Happiness. His life and art are the subject of Chris Marker's documentary films, The Train Rolls On (1971) and The Last Bolshevik (1992).
He travelled around Russia in his Kinopoezd, a film-train, in which he carried film equipment and shot movies in Kolkhozy, which he would then screen there.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Silence of Pelešjan as Self (archive footage) | 2011-09-05 |
| The Last Bolshevik as Self (archive footage) | 1993-03-25 |
| Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man as Self | 1984-01-01 |
| Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder as Self | 1979-01-01 |
| The Train Rolls On as Himself | 1973-01-01 |
| Stop Thief! as Blundering Tractor Driver | 1930-12-31 |
