Rimsky-Korsakov (film)

Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian: Римский-Корсаков) is a 1953 Soviet biopic directed by Gennadi Kazansky and Grigori Roshal and starring Grigori Belov, Nikolai Cherkasov and Aleksandr Borisov. The film portrays the life of the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.^[1] The film was shot in Sovcolor.

Rimsky-Korsakov
Directed by	Gennadi Kazansky Grigori Roshal
Written by	Anna Abramova Grigori Roshal
Starring	Grigori Belov Nikolai Cherkasov Aleksandr Borisov Liliya Gritsenko
Cinematography	Mikhail Magid Lev Sokolsky
Music by	Georgy Sviridov
Production company	Lenfilm Studio
Distributed by	Sovexport
Release date	1953 (1953)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

The full film

Plot

The film depicts the final two decades of the life of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Exploring his creative and pedagogical philosophy, the narrative highlights key moments such as his lectures at the school of composers he founded, intense debates about the "anti-popular" nature of Ramensky's music (a character based on Igor Stravinsky), struggles against the tyranny of Imperial Theater bureaucrats, and the duplicity of patron Savva Mamontov. The story culminates with scenes from the Russian Revolution of 1905–1907.

The biographical plot is interwoven with vibrant, costumed scenes from Rimsky-Korsakov's operas, including Sadko, The Snow Maiden, The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Kashchey the Immortal, and The Golden Cockerel.

Cast

• Grigori Belov as Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
• Nikolai Cherkasov as Vladimir Stasov
• Aleksandr Borisov as Savva Mamontov
• Liliya Gritsenko as Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel
• Viktor Khokhryakov as Alexander Glazunov
• Anatoliy Kuznetsov as Anatoly Lyadov
• Lidiya Sukharevskaya as Rimskaya-Korsakova
• Aleksandr Ognivtsev as Feodor Chaliapin
• Boris Kokovkin as Valentin Serov
• Sergei Kurilov as Mikhail Vrubel
• Lidiya Dranovskaya as Almazova
• Anatoli Verbitsky as Mikhailov
• Tatyana Lennikova as Lebedeva
• Agasi Babayan as Daryan
• Bruno Freindlich as Ramensky
• Vladimir Balashov as Sergei Diaghilev
• Fyodor Nikitin as The Grand Duke
• Yevgeni Lebedev as Kashchey in Kashchey the Deathless opera

See also

• Sadko is a film also from 1953 that adapts Rimsky-Korsakov's opera.