Dimitri Kirsanoff
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| - | {{GFDL} | + | '''Dimitri Kirsanoff''' (6 March 1899 – 11 February 1957) was an early [[film director|filmmaker]], considered part of the [[French Impressionist Cinema|French Impressionist]] movement in [[film]]. He is known for his inexpensively made [[experimental film]]s such as ''[[Ménilmontant (film)|Ménilmontant]]''. |
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| + | ==Early life== | ||
| + | Kirsanoff was born '''Mark Davidovich Kaplan''' (Марк Давидович Каплан) in [[Russian Empire|Russia]] in 1899. His death certificate allegedly states his birthplace as [[Riga]] (now the capital of [[Latvia]]), although most other sources indicate [[Tartu|Dorpat]] (now Tartu, [[Estonia]]). In the early 1920s he moved to [[Paris]] and became involved in cinema through playing [[cello]] in the [[orchestra]] at showings. He began making films on his own, and never worked with a production company. | ||
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| + | ==Ménilmontant== | ||
| + | Kirsanoff's best known work is ''Ménilmontant'' (1926), which takes its name from the [[Ménilmontant|Paris neighborhood of the same name]]. The film is a [[silent film|silent]], but does not contain any [[intertitle]]s. It begins with a flurry of quick [[close-up]] [[shot (film)|shots]] depicting the [[axe]] [[murder]] of the parents of the [[protagonist]]s, two girls. As young women, they are portrayed by Nadia Sibirskaïa, Kirsanoff's first wife, and Yolande Beaulieu; their mutual love interest is played by Guy Belmont. The film uses many other techniques that were relatively new at the time, including [[multiple exposure|double exposure]]. | ||
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| + | ==Filmography== | ||
| + | *''L'ironie du destin'' (1923) | ||
| + | *''Ménilmontant'' (1926) | ||
| + | *''Sables'' (1927) | ||
| + | *''Destin'' (1927) | ||
| + | *''Brumes d'automne'' (1929) | ||
| + | *''Rapt: la séparation des races'' (1934) | ||
| + | *''Les berceaux'' (1935) | ||
| + | *''Visages de France'' (1936) | ||
| + | *''La fontaine d'Aréthuse'' (1936) | ||
| + | *''La jeune fille au jardin'' (1936) | ||
| + | *''Franco de port'' (1937) | ||
| + | *''La plus belle fille du monde ne peut donner que ce qu'elle a'' (1938) | ||
| + | *''L'avion de minuit'' (1938) | ||
| + | *''Quartier sans soleil'' (1939, released 1945) | ||
| + | *''Deux amis'' (1946) | ||
| + | *''Faits divers à Paris'' (1950) | ||
| + | *''Arrière-saison'' (1950) | ||
| + | *''La mort du cerf: une chasse à courre à Villiers-Cotterets'' (1951) | ||
| + | *''Le témoin de minuit'' (1953) | ||
| + | *''Le crâneur'' (1955) | ||
| + | *''Ce soir les jupons volent'' (1956) | ||
| + | *''Miss Catastrophe'' (1957) | ||
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| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | *[[Avant-garde]] | ||
| + | *[[Experimental film]] | ||
| + | *[[Independent film]] | ||
| + | *[[Benjamin Fondane]] | ||
| + | [[Boris Kaufman]] | ||
| + | [[Silvia Monfort]] | ||
| + | [[List of films made in France 1919-1940]] | ||
| + | [[Rapt]] | ||
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Dimitri Kirsanoff (6 March 1899 – 11 February 1957) was an early filmmaker, considered part of the French Impressionist movement in film. He is known for his inexpensively made experimental films such as Ménilmontant.
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Early life
Kirsanoff was born Mark Davidovich Kaplan (Марк Давидович Каплан) in Russia in 1899. His death certificate allegedly states his birthplace as Riga (now the capital of Latvia), although most other sources indicate Dorpat (now Tartu, Estonia). In the early 1920s he moved to Paris and became involved in cinema through playing cello in the orchestra at showings. He began making films on his own, and never worked with a production company.
Ménilmontant
Kirsanoff's best known work is Ménilmontant (1926), which takes its name from the Paris neighborhood of the same name. The film is a silent, but does not contain any intertitles. It begins with a flurry of quick close-up shots depicting the axe murder of the parents of the protagonists, two girls. As young women, they are portrayed by Nadia Sibirskaïa, Kirsanoff's first wife, and Yolande Beaulieu; their mutual love interest is played by Guy Belmont. The film uses many other techniques that were relatively new at the time, including double exposure.
Filmography
- L'ironie du destin (1923)
- Ménilmontant (1926)
- Sables (1927)
- Destin (1927)
- Brumes d'automne (1929)
- Rapt: la séparation des races (1934)
- Les berceaux (1935)
- Visages de France (1936)
- La fontaine d'Aréthuse (1936)
- La jeune fille au jardin (1936)
- Franco de port (1937)
- La plus belle fille du monde ne peut donner que ce qu'elle a (1938)
- L'avion de minuit (1938)
- Quartier sans soleil (1939, released 1945)
- Deux amis (1946)
- Faits divers à Paris (1950)
- Arrière-saison (1950)
- La mort du cerf: une chasse à courre à Villiers-Cotterets (1951)
- Le témoin de minuit (1953)
- Le crâneur (1955)
- Ce soir les jupons volent (1956)
- Miss Catastrophe (1957)
See Also
Boris Kaufman Silvia Monfort List of films made in France 1919-1940 Rapt
