Musical Story
| Musical Story | |
|---|---|
| Russian: Музыкальная история | |
| Directed by | |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | N. Razumova |
| Music by | Lev Shvarts |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Musical Story (Russian: Музыкальная история, romanized: Muzykalnaja istorija) is a 1940 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Aleksandr Ivanovsky[1] and Gerbert Rappaport.[2][3][4]
Plot
The film tells about the taxi driver Petya Govorkov, who rehearses Lensky's role in the local opera house. His talents are highly appreciated by the elderly singer and conductor Makedonsky, but because Petya leaves to study at the conservatoire, he quarrels with his girlfriend. On his opening night she hears him singing on the radio, and they are reconciled.[5]
Starring
- Sergei Lemeshev as Petya Govorkov
- Zoya Fyodorova as Klava Belkina
- Nikolai Konovalov as Maestro Makedonsky (as N. Konovalov)
- Erast Garin as Cabbie Tarahkanov
- Anatoly Korolkevich as Pankov (Cabbie singing 'Onegin')
- Anna Sergeyeva as Natenka (Cabbie singing 'Olga')
- Leontina Dyomina as Nanny (uncredited)[6]
References
- ^ "Вперёд, к «Музыкальной истории»! - Аргументы Недели". argumenti.ru. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "На западе Москвы покажут фильмы-легенды". vernadskogo.mos.ru. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "Фильм "Музыкальная история" 1940 года вновь "вернется" на место съемок | Царицынский вестник". gazeta-tsaricinsky-vestnik.ru. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "Телеканалы отметят юбилей Фаины Раневской — Российская газета". rg.ru. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "A Russian Film". Chester Chronicle. 4 April 1942. Retrieved 28 December 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Музыкальная история (1940) Full Cast & Crew
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