Vera Kholodnaya
Also Known As: Vera Colodnaia, Vera Colodna, Vira Kholodna, Vera Jolódnaia, Vera Kholodnaia
Biography: Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya (née Levchenko) was a Ukrainian-born actress of the silent film era. She was the first star of Imperial Russian cinema. Only eight of her films have survived, in part or in whole, and the total number she acted in is unknown, with speculation ranging from 50 to 100.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
Adult: No
Birthday: August 05, 1893
Age: 131 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: February 17, 1919
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Vanyushin's Children
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1915-04-07
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Children of the Age
Overview: The picture tells the story of Maria, a devoted wife of a bank employee. The couple has a cozy life; they have a baby but he is cared for by their maid so Maria can spend her time doing terrific things like going shopping. During one of these consumer afternoons, Maria meets by chance an old friend, Lidia, who will introduce her to exclusive idle class social circles. Soon Maria's beauty attracts the interest of Lebedev, a rich old libertine. From that point on Maria suffers continual sexual harassment (worthy of inclusion in any silent film encyclopedia article on beleaguered heroines) which she resists for a time. In the end, however, she falls into his bourgeois claws.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1915-10-03
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Mirages
Overview: Marianna advertises for work as a reader and is employed by the reclusive millionaire Dymov. Appreciative of her sensitive, artistic nature, and of her youthful innocence and purity, Dymov is protective of Marianna and shields her from the attentions of his philandering playboy son. Marianna confesses to her fiancé Sergei that, at times, she feels deeply conflicted, drawn by the seductive lure of wealth and luxury. When her protector Dymov dies, his son begins to pursue her. Can Marianna resist her attraction to the opulent lifestyle that Dymov's son offers?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1916-01-02
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A Life for a Life
Overview: Wealthy Mrs. Khromova has a natural daughter, Musya, and an adopted daughter, Nata. The merchant Zhurov is in love with Nata, and hopes to marry her, but she is non-committal.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1916-05-09
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The Funeral of Vera Kholodnaya
Overview: This film records the vast public response to the early death of Vera Kholodnaya, the first star of Russian cinema.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1919-06-29
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Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent
Overview: Paula is a circus performer married to the alcoholic clown-acrobat Lorio. Lorio's heavy drinking leads to him being severely injured during a performance. This forces Paula and the now-crippled Lorio to become street musicians. This film formerly ran to 81 minutes – regrettably, the second half is considered lost.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1918-05-14
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Cinema in Russia
Overview: Documentary film about early years of Russian cinema: its first directors, cameramen, producers and actors. Includes rare fragments of pre-revolutionary feature films, newsreels and Starewicz's animation.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1979-08-27
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Song of Triumphant Love
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1915-01-02
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Anna Karenina
Overview: An adaptation of the novel by Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina is having an extramarital affair that causes her grave consequences.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1914-10-06
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A Corpse Living
Overview: "The Living Corpse" - Fedor Protasov is tormented by the thought that his wife Liza never really made a clear choice between him and Victor Karenin, a more conventional rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself, but doesn't have the nerve. Running away from his life, he falls in with Gypsies, and into a sexual relationship with a Gypsy singer Mascha. Meanwhile, his wife Liza, presuming him dead, marries the other man, Victor.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1918-10-14
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Island of the Dead
Overview: The Island of the Dead is a film about the demise of the Russian Epocha Modern. The symbol of this culture was the legendary Russian film star Vera Kholodnaya, who evoked a poetic image of the young urban woman on the silver screen. Her death in 1919, shrouded in tragedy and mystery, put a symbolic end to the pre-Revolutionary period. The Island of the Dead is composed of fragments from numerous films from this period, juxtaposed with other contemporary artistic expressions such as music and painting. Kovalov shows convincingly how the fragile beauty of the Russian Epocha Modern had to make way for the pressure of Futurism, Constructivism and other 'progressive trends', and how these '-isms' were then also relegated to the melting pot to be remoulded by totalitarian norms.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1993-09-15
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The Woman Who Invented Love
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1918-01-01
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The Last Tango
Overview: The film is based on the words of a song performed by Iza Kremer in Odessa.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1918-05-30
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The Moon Beauty
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1916-09-01
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Tortured Souls
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1917-05-02
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How They Lie
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1917-07-10
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The Beast in Man
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1917-12-31
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Metropolitan Poison
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1917-01-17
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At The Beauty's Altar
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1917-09-21
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Cinema — for the Soldier
Overview: Filming of the collection of donations during the cinematic film week "To a Soldier in the trenches" in Moscow at the A. Khanzhonkov Theater on November 30, 1915.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1915-12-01
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