History does not tolerate the subjunctive mood. Therefore, we do not know how much more Alexander Sergeyevich would have had time to write if that fateful duel with Dantes had not happened. But even that volume, which he managed to put on paper, is impressive. For a short life Pushkin managed to work in different literary genres - poems, poems, stories, novels, plays. What Russian literature owes to the great literary man, we analyzed in this article. And today, on the day of memory of the great poet, writer and playwright we recall the domestic and foreign filmography of his works.
Pre-revolutionary films based on Pushkin's works
Before 1917, several black-and-white films based on the works of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin were made. And even the very first movie about the poet's life, we wrote in detail in this article. All the early movies were silent and not all have survived to this day.
- "Bakhchisarai Fountain.", 1909. Directed by Yakov Protazanov. Based on the poem "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai". Silent movie of the pre-revolutionary period. It has not survived to this day.
- "Eugene Onegin.", 1911. Directed by Vasily Goncharov. Based on the novel "Eugene Onegin." A silent movie from the pre-revolutionary period.
- "Queen of Spades.", 1916. Directed by Yakov Protazanov. Based on the story "Queen of Spades." Considered one of the best pre-revolutionary films.
Soviet-era movies
The most movies, of course, were made during the Soviet period. For a complete list, see Wikipediaand we bring you the most interesting pictures.
- "The Captain's Daughter.", 1958. Directed by Vladimir Kaplunovsky. Based on the story of the same name by A.S. Pushkin.
- "Eugene Onegin.", 1958. Directed by Roman Tikhomirov. Color full-length film-opera to the music of P.I.Tchaikovsky.
- "Blizzard.", 1965. Directed by Vladimir Basov. Based on the novel of the same name from the cycle "Belkin's Tales".
- "Shot.", 1966. Directed by Naum Trakhtenberg. Based on the novel of the same name from the cycle "The Tales of Belkin". By the way, Pushkin took the scene of the duel with cherries from his own biography.
- "The Tale of Tsar Saltan.", 1966. Directed by Alexander Ptushko. A fairy-tale movie.
- "Ruslan and Ludmila.", 1971. Directed by Alexander Ptushko. 2-serial movie-tale.
- "Stationmaster.", 1972. Directed by Sergei Soloviev. Based on the story of the same name from the cycle "Belkin's Tales".
- "Little Tragedies.", 1979. Directed by Mikhail Schweitzer. The works "The Stingy Knight", "Mozart and Salieri", "A Feast in the Time of Plague", "The Stone Guest" are included.
- "Boris Godunov.", 1986. Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. Based on the play of the same name "Boris Godunov".
- "The Noble Robber Vladimir Dubrovsky", 1988. Directed by Vyacheslav Nekiforov. Melodrama based on the novel "Dubrovsky".
Modern domestic movies
In the Russian cinematography after 1991, not so many films dedicated to Pushkin's works have been shot. The closer the audience's attention to each new film, the more critical are the reviews of the new reading of the classic.
- "Peasant Girl.", 1995. Directed by Alexei Sakharov. Based on two works by Pushkin - "Baryshnya-Krestyanka" and "A Novel in Letters".
- "Russian rebellion.", 1999. Directed by Alexander Proshkin. Based on the novels "The Captain's Daughter" and "The Story of Pugachev".
- "Little Tragedies.", 2009. Directed by Irina Evteeva. Based on 4 stories of Pushkin's cycle.
- "Boris Godunov.", 2011. Directed by Vladimir Mirzoyev. Based on Pushkin's play of the same name.
- "Onegin.", 2024. Directed by Sarik Andreasyan. Based on the novel "Eugene Onegin".
Foreign movies based on Pushkin's works
Since the work of Alexander Sergeyevich has long been recognized as a world classic, foreign directors also turn to him in their films. Several such films were made during the 20th century.
- "The Captain's Daughter.", 1947. Directed by Mario Camerini (Italy). A movie based on Pushkin's novel of the same name.
- "Queen of Spades.", 1949. Directed by Thorold Dickinson (UK). A movie based on Pushkin's play of the same name, filmed in the horror genre.
- "The Avenger ("Dubrovsky")", 1959. Directed by William Dieterle (Italy). Based on the story "Dubrovsky".
- "Boris Godunov.", 1989. Directed by Andrzej Zulawski (France-Spain). A movie-opera based on Pushkin's play of the same name with music by M.P.Mussorgsky.
- "Onegin.", 1999. Directed by Martha Fiennes (UK). Based on the novel "Eugene Onegin".
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