Soyuzdetfilm directed by mark donskoy writing credits. The childhood of maxim gorky is a 1938 biopic based on the first part of russian and soviet writer maxim gorkys threepart autobiography, my childhood published 191914. Maxim gorky biography childhood, life achievements. My childhood, the first volume of gorky s autobiographical trilogy, was in part an act of exorcism. That is why there are two parallel lines in the work, one of them is philosophical, the other is social and everyday. The lower depths 1902 mother 1907 in the world 1916 my universities 1923 my childhood 1928. Based on maxim gorkys 1906 novel the mother, silent movie made in. After a while, my mother also passed away because of a long illness. And the most important attraction there is the museumapartment of maxim gorky. My childhood by maxim gorky overdrive rakuten overdrive. With tableaux beautifully vivid and forceful, it recounts the.
My childhood, the first volume of gorkys autobiographical trilogy, was in part an pdf act of exorcism. The childhood of maxim gorky letterboxd social film. With aleksei lyarsky, varvara massalitinova, mikhail troyanovskiy, elizaveta alekseeva. It follows the boys abusive childhood and an interesting insight on where he came from.
The childhood of maxim gorky 1938 release info imdb. Like in the monotony of everyday existence grief comes as a holiday, and a fire is an entertainment. This haunting, unforgettable film, based upon maxim gorkys 19 autobiography, my childhood and shows a twelveyearolds journey in life against the tumultuous backdrop of 19th century russia. Photo of bitter at a young age poetic portal after unsuccessful attempts to become a student of kazan university and the arrest of the marxist circle of the future writer became a watchman on the railroad. Many film classics were filmed at the gorky film studio throughout its history and some of these were granted international awards at various film festivals. This haunting, unforgettable film, based upon maxim gorkys 19 autobiography, shows a. Of all gorky s books this is the one that made him the father of russian literature.
With tableaux beautifully vivid and forceful, it recounts the touching relationships which develop when gorky is put into his grandparents custody. The film shows the earlier years of alexei peshkov, better known as soviets famous maxim gorky. The childhood of maxim gorky is one such example of film. To celebrate the first new translation in decades of this. Biography of maxim gorky reflected personally in the novels childhood. He was brought up by his grandmother and ran away from home at the age of twelve in 1880. It was made into a notable silent film by vsevolod pudovkin 1926 and. Maxim gorky biography, personal life, childhood, photos.
With tableaux beautifully vivid and forceful, it recounts the touching relationships which develop when gorky is put into custody at his grandparents home. Maxim gorky books list of books by author maxim gorky. Shealsowasweeping,andhergriefformedafitting accompanimenttomymothers,as,shudderingthe while. Jul 26, 2008 based on maxim gorky s three volumes of autobiography, it traces the great proletarian authors political and social education as he grew up and travelled through 19thcentury russia. Detstvo is an autobiographical work by maxim gorky, published in russian in 1914, and in english in 1920. In nizhny novgorod the central district childrens library, the academic drama theater, a street, as well as a square are named after maxim gorky. The childhood of maxim gorky 1938 with english subtitles. Maxim gorky, also spelled maksim gorky, pseudonym of aleksey maksimovich peshkov, born march 16 march 28, new style, 1868, nizhny novgorod, russiadied june 14, 1936, russian shortstory writer and novelist who first attracted attention with his naturalistic and sympathetic stories of tramps. Not only do they give the astonishingly varied life of gorky from childhood through youth, but they also provide us with an unforgettable picture of one of the most crucial generations in russian. Of all gorkys books this is the one that made him the father of russian literature. Tired of the difficult life, after consulting with his grandmother. For this, he was arrested and locked up in the petropavlosky fortress.
Coloured by poverty and horrifying brutality, gorkys childhood equip. It describes a life begun in the raw, remembered with extraordinary charm and poignancy and without bitterness. My childhood, the first volume of gorky s autobiographical trilogy, was in part an pdf act of exorcism. Gorky took an active part in the revolution of 1905, writing antitsarist proclamations. From the first chapter, which describes the death of his father and the breakup of the home, to the last, there is little but a record of suffering, unkindness, cruelty, and brutality. The second film narrates about the adolescence of the russian and soviet writer maxim gorky. Maxim gorky whose real name was aleksei maximovich peshkov, was born on march 16, 1868, in the volga river city of nizhny novgorod, which in 1932 was renamed gorky in his honor. It was also translated into english as childhood like the volumes of autobiography that were to follow, my childhood examines the authors experiences by means of individual portraits and descriptions of events.
A drama reveals the great writers inauspicious early years as an orphan raised by conniving relatives. It presents vignettes of the people and situations he. Maxim gorky is the penname of alexei maximovich peshkov, who was born in 1868 in the city of nizhnynovgorod, now renamed after him. This haunting, unforgettable film, based upon maxim gorky s 19 autobiography, shows a twelveyearolds journey in life against the tumultuous backdrop of 19th century russia.
The gorky biography continues to unfold at a snails pace in on his own, at the cameo theatre. His father, a cabinetmaker, died when gorky was 4 years old, and the boy was raised in harsh circumstances by his maternal grandparents, the proprietors of a dye works. First of the maxim gorky trilogy is an early standout soviet talkie, more storyfocused than the average russian film of its time. Alexei maximovich peshkov, better known as maxim gorky, was a russian author considered the father of soviet revolutionary literature and founder of the doctrine of socialist realism. Maxim gorky, russian writer who wrote stories, novels, and plays, including his.
Ex libris maxim gorki bookplate from his personal library born as alexei maximovich peshkov on 28 march o. The childhood of maxim gorky detstvo gorkovo was the first of russian director mark donskis trilogy based upon gorky s memoirs. Maxim gorky 18681936 was sent out into the world at the age of 11 to fend for himself. Maxim gorky autobiography, mark donskoy, ilya gruzdev music by lev shvarts. Like the volumes of autobiography that were to follow, my childhood examines the authors experiences by means of individual portraits and descriptions of events.
The film shows the earlier years of alexei peshkov, better known as soviets. Dec 01, 2010 the childhood of maxim gorky december 1, 2010 by jonathan henderson leave a comment for those who feel that classic russian cinema is too often drowned in propaganda, nationalism, and obsolete contemporary politics to be appreciated on anything but a formal level, then a film such as donskoys the childhood of maxim gorky may come as a. Variety one of the noblest achievements of prewar soviet cinema, jay leyda, kino, this haunting, unforgettable film is based upon maxim gorkys 19 autobiography my childhood and shows a twelveyearolds journey in life against the tumultuous. Maxim gorky, also spelled maksim gorky, pseudonym of aleksey maksimovich peshkov, born march 16 march 28, new style, 1868, nizhny novgorod, russiadied june 14, 1936, russian shortstory writer and novelist who first attracted attention with his. Publication date 1915 publisher new york, the century co. Aleksei peshkov later, maxim gorky as alyosha lyarsky. One of the noblest achievements of prewar soviet cinema, jay leyda, kino, this haunting, unforgettable film is based upon maxim gorkys 19 autobiography my childhood and shows a twelveyearolds journey in life against the tumultuous backdrop of 19th century russia. Philip frenchs top ten movie trilogies film the guardian. His grandmother, a simple woman who knows how to make people. Maxim gorky simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. My childhood, the first book of an autobiographical trilogy by maxim gorky, published in russian in 1914 as detstvo. After having a difficult childhood, he roamed across the russian empire, frequently changing jobs for about fifteen years before he became a successful writer.
Maxim gorky is currently considered a single author. Classic tales for the holy season, and mother, and more on. At the age of 11, the young writer remained completely alone, worked as a dishwasher, a baker and so on. This second volume of his autobiographical trilogy records his first encounters with the senseless, violent side of russian society during the later years of th. Brief life of a great enigma, the russian author and political. The main building at 25 tverskoy boulevard was the birthplace of alexander herzen. Maxim gorkys 1906 novel the mother became a staple of soviet literature and is often considered the first work of socialist realism. An immortality that soviet russia has heretofore allotted only to lenin and marx is bestowed upon the countrys greatest writer, maxim gorky. After his fathers death, he spent his childhood with his mother and grandparents in an atmosphere of hostility.
Alexei lyarsky plays the young maxim, who grows up under the. See all books authored by maxim gorky, including easter stories. The acting and characterization is amazing and entirely consistent so much so that. For much of the early twentieth century, maxim gorky was probably the. But protests from within as well as without russia persuaded the authorities to release him. Detstvo gorkogo, gorkys childhood is a 1938 biopic based on the first part of russian and soviet writer maxim gorkys threepart autobiography, my childhood published 191914. The childhood of maxim gorky was followed over the next two years by my apprenticeship aka out in the world, which detailed gorky s life as a ships cook and erstwhile. My childhood quotes showing 116 of 16 when the life is monotonous, even grief is a welcome event. Nov 26, 2016 a drama reveals the great writers inauspicious early years as an orphan raised by conniving relatives. After an attempt at suicide in december 1887, he travelled on foot across the russian empire for five years. By the end of the soviet union, gorky film studio had produced more than 1,000 films. A still image from the film, this is love, showing rudy love in shadowed. He was the best locksmith in the factory, and the strongest man in the village.
Therefore, in time, already in his teens, alexei peshkov took a pseudonym maxim gorky in honor of his father. Detstvo gorkogo, gorky s childhood is a 1938 biopic based on the first part of russian and soviet writer maxim gorky s threepart autobiography, my childhood published 191914. Continually demeaned by his martinet grandfather, maxim is drawn to his warmhearted grandmother varvara massalitinova, who instills in him the. Maxim gorky village, znamensky district of omsk oblast. The childhood of maxim gorky detstvo gorkovo was the first of russian director mark donskis trilogy based upon gorkys memoirs.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Worldwide english title informal title gorky trilogy i. The ongoing russian film festival in the city brings out the cultural. Gorky s and donskis deep abiding love for russia is conveyed through the film s remarkably romanticist landscape shots along the volga river, which cry out for technicolor. Maxim gorky a pseudonym for alexei maximovich peshkov is recognized as one of the earliest and foremost exponents of socialist realism. The institute was founded in 1933 on the initiative of maxim gorky, and received its current name at gorkys death in 1936 the institute has been at the same location, not far from pushkin square, for more than seventy years, in a complex of historic buildings dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. Summary at the bottom of maxim gorky maxim gorkys play at the bottom was created ina very turbulent time when people were in power, sometimes they did not understand anything about it. Alexei lyarsky plays the young maxim, who grows up under the czarist regime with his grandparents as guardians. After having a difficult childhood, he roamed across the russian. In 1906, gorky left russia and spent some time raising money for the bolshevik cause. But he was insolent and disrespectful toward the foreman and the superin. Maxim gorky, like leo tolstoy, was primarily an autobiographical author, and the material here is considered amongst the greatest of his writings. The childhood of maxim gorky 1938 the lower depths 1936 cain and artem 1930.
Jan 09, 2014 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. My childhood, the first volume of gorkys autobiographical trilogy, was in part an act of exorcism. Biography of maxim gorky reflected personally in the novels childhood, people and my universities. The patients only feel, but the doctor, as well as feeling, has a pretty good idea of the destructive effect of the disease on his constitution. The childhood of maxim gorky 1938 directed by mark donskoy. In the chinese play, satin is entirely missing and luka.
My childhood by maxim gorky was published 60 years after tolstoys childhood and they make fascinating companion pieces. Naturally, being made in 1938, the film is in black and white, although the story is so colourful and vibrant, with characters so alive, you would be forgiven for thinking the film was. Heledavagabondlifeformanyyears,working andtrampingwiththepoorestclassesinrussia. It is not tolstoys gentille, educated society, where money is only hinted at as a source of both pride and shame it is the coarse, hardscrabble world of the trade and lower classes. Some film biographies, such as finding neverland 2004, admit to not being completely factual, but most do not, and the majority of such films are built up by drawing on a variety of sources, augmented by scenes imagined or created by the scriptwriter. He was turned out of the house when his mother died and was left to work in various jobsin a bakery, in an ikonmakers shop, on bargesuntil his. When his father died maxim and his mother went to live with the latters people in a household which. It is totally free of soviet propaganda, but the commissars moved in on parts 2 and.
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