The film shows the earlier years of alexei peshkov, better known as soviets famous maxim gorky. 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. Maxim gorky autobiography, mark donskoy, ilya gruzdev music by lev shvarts. 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. Like in the monotony of everyday existence grief comes as a holiday, and a fire is an entertainment. Maxim gorky village, znamensky district of omsk oblast. Maxim gorky is currently considered a single author. Heledavagabondlifeformanyyears,working andtrampingwiththepoorestclassesinrussia. 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. 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. 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 18681936 was sent out into the world at the age of 11 to fend for himself. The childhood of maxim gorky 1938 release info imdb. Therefore, in time, already in his teens, alexei peshkov took a pseudonym maxim gorky in honor of his father.
My childhood quotes showing 116 of 16 when the life is monotonous, even grief is a welcome event. 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. After a while, my mother also passed away because of a long illness. 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. For this, he was arrested and locked up in the petropavlosky fortress. Maxim gorky, russian writer who wrote stories, novels, and plays, including his. The film shows the earlier years of alexei peshkov, better known as soviets. My childhood, the first volume of gorky s autobiographical trilogy, was in part an act of exorcism. 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. 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.
The childhood of maxim gorky letterboxd social film. With tableaux beautifully vivid and forceful, it recounts the. 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. It presents vignettes of the people and situations he. 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, personal life, childhood, photos. 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. When his father died maxim and his mother went to live with the latters people in a household which. 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. Biography of maxim gorky reflected personally in the novels childhood, people and my universities.
Maxim gorky books list of books by author maxim gorky. Like the volumes of autobiography that were to follow, my childhood examines the authors experiences by means of individual portraits and descriptions of events. For much of the early twentieth century, maxim gorky was probably the. 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. An immortality that soviet russia has heretofore allotted only to lenin and marx is bestowed upon the countrys greatest writer, maxim gorky. 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. Of all gorky s books this is the one that made him the father of russian literature. Tired of the difficult life, after consulting with his grandmother. Maxim gorkys 1906 novel the mother became a staple of soviet literature and is often considered the first work of socialist realism.
Alexei lyarsky plays the young maxim, who grows up under the. Of all gorkys books this is the one that made him the father of russian literature. 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. My childhood by maxim gorky was published 60 years after tolstoys childhood and they make fascinating companion pieces. 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. 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.
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. Brief life of a great enigma, the russian author and political. Continually demeaned by his martinet grandfather, maxim is drawn to his warmhearted grandmother varvara massalitinova, who instills in him the. After an attempt at suicide in december 1887, he travelled on foot across the russian empire for five years. It was made into a notable silent film by vsevolod pudovkin 1926 and. Detstvo is an autobiographical work by maxim gorky, published in russian in 1914, and in english in 1920. Based on maxim gorkys 1906 novel the mother, silent movie made in. 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 acting and characterization is amazing and entirely consistent so much so that. My childhood, the first book of an autobiographical trilogy by maxim gorky, published in russian in 1914 as detstvo. To celebrate the first new translation in decades of this.
Jan 09, 2014 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. 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. At the age of 11, the young writer remained completely alone, worked as a dishwasher, a baker and so on. Maxim gorky simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. First of the maxim gorky trilogy is an early standout soviet talkie, more storyfocused than the average russian film of its time. The ongoing russian film festival in the city brings out the cultural. My childhood, the first volume of gorky s autobiographical trilogy, was in part an pdf act of exorcism.
The childhood of maxim gorky 1938 with english subtitles. Classic tales for the holy season, and mother, and more on. 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. His grandmother, a simple woman who knows how to make people. Shealsowasweeping,andhergriefformedafitting accompanimenttomymothers,as,shudderingthe while. Biography of maxim gorky reflected personally in the novels childhood. With aleksei lyarsky, varvara massalitinova, mikhail troyanovskiy, elizaveta alekseeva. 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. 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. It follows the boys abusive childhood and an interesting insight on where he came from. But protests from within as well as without russia persuaded the authorities to release him. 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. Soyuzdetfilm directed by mark donskoy writing credits. Gorky took an active part in the revolution of 1905, writing antitsarist proclamations. After his fathers death, he spent his childhood with his mother and grandparents in an atmosphere of hostility. 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. By the end of the soviet union, gorky film studio had produced more than 1,000 films. The childhood of maxim gorky is one such example of film. With tableaux beautifully vivid and forceful, it recounts the touching relationships which develop when gorky is put into his grandparents custody. After having a difficult childhood, he roamed across the russian empire, frequently changing jobs for about fifteen years before he became a successful writer. My childhood by maxim gorky overdrive rakuten overdrive. The gorky biography continues to unfold at a snails pace in on his own, at the cameo theatre.
And the most important attraction there is the museumapartment of maxim gorky. The lower depths 1902 mother 1907 in the world 1916 my universities 1923 my childhood 1928. Publication date 1915 publisher new york, the century co. Nov 26, 2016 a drama reveals the great writers inauspicious early years as an orphan raised by conniving relatives. Maxim gorky biography childhood, life achievements. 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. Ex libris maxim gorki bookplate from his personal library born as alexei maximovich peshkov on 28 march o. Coloured by poverty and horrifying brutality, gorkys childhood equip. It is totally free of soviet propaganda, but the commissars moved in on parts 2 and. The childhood of maxim gorky detstvo gorkovo was the first of russian director mark donskis trilogy based upon gorky s memoirs. With tableaux beautifully vivid and forceful, it recounts the touching relationships which develop when gorky is put into custody at his grandparents home. A drama reveals the great writers inauspicious early years as an orphan raised by conniving relatives.
It describes a life begun in the raw, remembered with extraordinary charm and poignancy and without bitterness. He was brought up by his grandmother and ran away from home at the age of twelve in 1880. See all books authored by maxim gorky, including easter stories. In 1906, gorky left russia and spent some time raising money for the bolshevik cause.
Philip frenchs top ten movie trilogies film the guardian. In nizhny novgorod the central district childrens library, the academic drama theater, a street, as well as a square are named after maxim gorky. My childhood, the first volume of gorkys autobiographical trilogy, was in part an pdf act of exorcism. Alexei lyarsky plays the young maxim, who grows up under the czarist regime with his grandparents as guardians. The childhood of maxim gorky 1938 directed by mark donskoy. That is why there are two parallel lines in the work, one of them is philosophical, the other is social and everyday. 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. 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. A still image from the film, this is love, showing rudy love in shadowed. Aleksei peshkov later, maxim gorky as alyosha lyarsky. The second film narrates about the adolescence of the russian and soviet writer maxim gorky. The main building at 25 tverskoy boulevard was the birthplace of alexander herzen. He was the best locksmith in the factory, and the strongest man in the village. After having a difficult childhood, he roamed across the russian.
In the chinese play, satin is entirely missing and luka. Maxim gorky a pseudonym for alexei maximovich peshkov is recognized as one of the earliest and foremost exponents of socialist realism. This haunting, unforgettable film, based upon maxim gorkys 19 autobiography, shows a. 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. The childhood of maxim gorky 1938 the lower depths 1936 cain and artem 1930. 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.
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