Girl Seeks Father (Russian: Девочка ищет отца, romanized: Devochka ishchet otsa) is a 1959 Soviet children's drama film that was produced by Yuri Bulychyov at the Belarusfilm, directed by Lev Golub,[1] and which stars Anna Kamenkova, Vladimir Guskov, Nikolai Barmin. Writers: Konstantin Gubarevich, Yevgeny Ryss.[2] In 1959, it was the fifth film in Soviet Union in terms of the box office. It was watched by over 35 million spectators,[3] which makes it the third watched Belarusian film ever.[4]
| Girl Seeks Father | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Lev Golub |
| Written by | Konstantin Gubarevich Yevgeni Ryss |
| Starring | Anna Kamenkova Vladimir Guskov Nikolai Barmin Vladimir Dorofeyev Anna Yegorova Evgeniy Grigorev |
| Cinematography | Oleg Avdeyev Izrail Pikman |
| Music by | Yuri Belzatsky Vladimir Olovnikov |
Production companies | |
Release date |
|
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
editThe film was set in Russia during World War II and is about a 5-year-old girl searching for her partisan leader father while escaping from the Nazis, who try to catch her to make her their hostage, and a young boy trying to save her. For some time, when the girl is lost in the forest alone or when Nazis finally catch two children, hope is almost lost.
Cast
edit- Credited cast
- Anna Kamenkova as Lena
- Vladimir Guskov as Yanka, forester's grandson
- Nikolai Barmin as Panas
- Vladimir Dorofeyev as forester
- Anna Yegorova as Praskovya Ivanovna
- Yevgeni Grigorev as Konstantin Lvovich, Medical Assistant
- Nina Grebeshkova as Anya
- Konstantin Bartashevich as Gunter, German Commandant
- Rest of cast
- Viktor Uralsky as partisan Volodya
- Yevgeni Polosin as The Headmen
- Ivan Shatillo as Commissar
Awards
edit- Mar del Plata International Film Festival, 3° Edition 1960. Best Child Performance (Anna Kamenkova).[2][3][5]
- The 25th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association, 1962 . Ten Best Foreign Films.
References
edit- ^ История мозырянина, который снимал картины, ставшие классикой советского кинематографа
- ^ a b Eglit, Lev (26 December 2012). "Первая роль Каменковой, или Как причудливы зигзаги судьбы" (in Russian). Uralsky Rabochy. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b Razzakov, Fyodor (2015). Гибель советского кино. Интриги и споры. 1918-1972 (in Russian). Litres. ISBN 9785425088185.
- ^ Yuditskaya, Veronika (27 August 2014). "В Музее истории белорусского кино состоятся показы лучших детских фильмов режиссера Льва Голуба" (in Russian). Minsk-Novosti. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Биография Анны Каменковой" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
External links
edit
 | This article about a drama film on World War II is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article related to a Soviet film of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |