Beginning of an Unknown Era
Начало неведомого века
Synopsis
Two young directors adapted the short stories of two Russian authors whose works had been banned for decades, and so their film ended up in the censor’s vault as well – for twenty years. Both tales look back to the post-revolutionary era: 'Angel' (Olesha) speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' (Platonov) captures its haunting grotesquery.
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Leonid Kulagin
комиссар Парфенов (новелла «Ангел»)
Sergei Volf
интеллигент (новелла «Ангел»)
Nikolai Gubenko
человек с коровой (новелла «Ангел»)
Georgi Burkov
студент (новелла «Ангел»)
Igor Klass
атаман Ангел (новелла «Ангел»)
Yevgeni Goryunov
Степан Жаренов (озв. Валерий Носик) («Родина электричества»)
Sergei Gorbatyuk
Гриня (озв. Сергей Никоненко) («Родина электричества»)
Ivan Turchenkov
сотрудник губисполкома («Родина электричества»)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Larisa Shepitko, Andrey Smirnov
- Screenplay & Story
- Boris Yermolayev, Ilya Suslov, Mikhail Suslov, Larisa Shepitko
- Original Score
- Alfred Schnittke, Roman Ledenyov
- Original Title
- Начало неведомого века
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Production Studios
- Experimental Film Studio
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Larisa Shepitko, Andrey Smirnov
Boris Yermolayev, Ilya Suslov, Mikhail Suslov, Larisa Shepitko, Andrey Platonov, Yury Olesha, Leonid Gurevich
Alfred Schnittke, Roman Ledenyov
Pavel Lebeshev, Dmitri Korzhikhin
Galina Baranova, Lyubov Butuzova, Valeriya Belova
Polina Borisova, Andrey Demchenko
Department Leadership Roster
Larisa Shepitko
Director
Andrey Smirnov
Director
Boris Yermolayev
Screenplay
Ilya Suslov
Screenplay
Mikhail Suslov
Screenplay
Larisa Shepitko
Screenplay
Pavel Lebeshev
Director of Photography
Dmitri Korzhikhin
Director of Photography
Alfred Schnittke
Original Music Composer
Roman Ledenyov
Original Music Composer
Valery Kostrin
Production Design
Vladimir Korovin
Production Design
G. Kazakova
Costume Design
Galina Baranova
Editor
Lyubov Butuzova
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What is Beginning of an Unknown Era about?
Two young directors adapted the short stories of two Russian authors whose works had been banned for decades, and so their film ended up in the censor’s vault as well – for twenty years. Both tales look back to the post-revolutionary era: 'Angel' (Olesha) speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' (Platonov) captures its haunting grotesquery.
Who directed Beginning of an Unknown Era?
Beginning of an Unknown Era was directed by Larisa Shepitko, Andrey Smirnov.
Who stars in Beginning of an Unknown Era?
The principal cast of Beginning of an Unknown Era includes Leonid Kulagin, Sergei Volf, Nikolai Gubenko, Georgi Burkov, Igor Klass.
When was Beginning of an Unknown Era released and how long is it?
Beginning of an Unknown Era was released in 1967 with a total runtime of 1h 13m.
Who composed the musical score for Beginning of an Unknown Era?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Beginning of an Unknown Era was composed by Alfred Schnittke, Roman Ledenyov.