Romance with Double-Bass (1911 film)
| Romance with Double-Bass | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kai Hanson |
| Written by | Anton Chekhov Cheslav Sabinsky |
| Starring | Vera Gorskaya Nikolai Vasilyev |
| Cinematography | Joseph-Louis Mundwiller |
Production company | Pathé |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Romance with Double-Bass is a Russian silent comedy short film released in 1911.[1] Directed by Kai Hanson, the film is based on the 1886 short story of the same name by the Russian writer Anton Chekhov.[2] The film was released seven years after his death, the time Chekhov thought people would stop reading his work. It is based on the story Roman s kontrabasom written in 1886.[3]
The film is the first film adaptation of Chekhov's writing, and has been preserved.
References
- ^ Jay Leyda. Kino: A History of The Russian and Soviet Film. Princeton University Press, p. 276 ISBN 0-691-04007-9
- ^ Bowker's Complete Video Directory, Volume 2, p. 550 (1993)
- ^ Beumers, Birgit. A History of Russian Cinema, p. 14 (2009)
External links
- Romance with a Double Bass, view online at filmannex.com
- Romance with a Double Bass at imdb
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- 1911 films
- Films based on works by Anton Chekhov
- Russian silent films
- Russian comedy films
- Russian films
- Russian short films
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- 1911 comedy films
- Comedy short films
- Russian black-and-white films
- Films directed by Kai Hansen
- Films of the Russian Empire
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