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Boris Barnet is a Actor, Director and Writer Russe born on 18 june 1902 at Moscow (Russie)

Boris Barnet

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Birth name Boris Vasilyevich Barnet
Nationality Russie
Birth 18 june 1902 at Moscow (Russie)
Death 8 january 1965 (at 62 years) at Riga (Lettonie)
Awards State Stalin Prize

Boris Vasilyevich Barnet (Russian: Бори́с Васи́льевич Ба́рнет; 18 June 1902 – 8 January 1965) was a Soviet film director, actor and screenwriter of British origin. He directed 27 films between 1927 and 1963.

Biography

Boris Barnet est né le 18 juin 1902, à Moscou. Son grand-père paternel avait émigré d'Angleterre en Russie au début du XIX siècle. Étudiant à l'École de peinture, de sculpture et d'architecture de Moscou, il est ensuite militaire puis boxeur dans les années 1920. Étudiant à l'école du cinéma de Moscou où il a comme maître, entre autres, Lev Koulechov, il commence sa carrière comme acteur en 1924, en interprétant un des rôles principaux, celui du cow-boy, dans Les Aventures extraordinaires de Mr West au pays des bolcheviks de Lev Koulechov. Il joue aussi pour Vsevolod Poudovkine, dans La Fièvre des échecs (1925). En 1926, il est coscénariste et coréalisateur, avec Fedor Ozep, de Miss Mend.

Il signe en 1927 ses premiers films, dont La Jeune Fille au carton à chapeau. Ses films parlants les plus connus sont Okraïna (1933) et Au bord de la mer bleue (1936). Sa carrière, riche d'une vingtaine de films, se poursuit jusque dans les années 1960. Les réalisations d'après-guerre sont cependant moins inspirées qu'à ses débuts, à l'exception du film Le Lutteur et le clown, sorti en 1958. Il démissionne de Mosfilm en 1963 et se voit engagé par Riga Film Studio où il projette à tourner un drame historique Complot des ambassadeurs.

Il meurt par suicide, dans la chambre d'un hôtel de Riga, le 8 janvier 1965.

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Filmography of Boris Barnet (11 films)

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Actor

Secret Agent, 1h27
Directed by Boris Barnet
Genres Drama, War, Thriller
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Sergey Martinson, Pavel Kadotchnikov, Boris Barnet, Viktor Dobrovolsky
Roles Gen. von Kühn
Rating65% 3.277633.277633.277633.277633.27763
Soviet intelligence officer Aleksey Fedotov by the name of Heinrich Eckert departs for German occupied Vinnytsia. His purpose is to obtain the secret correspondence of General Kuhn with the Hitler's headquarters. When his radio operator, sent to Aleksey, is executed, Fedotov is forced to search for a contact through the local underground, but accidentally he discovers that one of the underground workers is a provocateur.
By the Bluest of Seas, 1h12
Directed by Boris Barnet
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Elena Kouzmina, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Sergueï Komarov, Boris Barnet
Rating68% 3.440163.440163.440163.440163.44016
Stranded by a storm in the Caspian Sea, sailor Yussuf and mechanic Alyosha cling to the remains of their ship for survival. On their third day adrift, the castaways are rescued by fishermen. Taken to a nearby island off the coast of Soviet Azerbaijan, Yussuf and Alyosha are welcomed into the local Lights of Communism collective farm. The two men are quickly smitten by a local woman named Mariya. As Alyosha explores the island, he separates from his friend, and happens across Mariya alone. Introducing themselves, each is in for a surprise. Mariya is, in fact, a leader of the collective. She is delighted to learn of Alyosha's profession, as all of the island's mechanics have left in service to the Pacific Fleet. In their absence, Mariya had feared that the collective's fishing operations would have been impeded. Alyosha promises to stay for the entire season, and going off to inspect a motor boat together, the two engage in flirtatious behavior. However, Yussuf soon joins up with the pair and grows jealous.
Outskirts
Outskirts (1933)
, 1h38
Directed by Boris Barnet
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, War, Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Elena Kouzmina, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Mikhail Zharov, Sergueï Komarov, Mikhaïl Yanchine, Andrei Veit
Rating70% 3.535493.535493.535493.535493.53549
1914. In a small town in a remote part of the Russian Empire, shoemakers struggle to organise against factory owners. When war comes, they are united as soldiers of the Tsar on the Eastern Front. Anka, a local girl, forges a relationship with a German POW. The film criticises war profiteers and encourages workers to reach across national lines. In 1917 the Russian Revolution comes.
The House on Trubnaya, 1h4
Directed by Boris Barnet
Genres Comedy
Actors Vera Maretskaya, Vladimir Fogel, Sergueï Komarov, Anel Sudakevich, Ada Vojtsik, Alexeï Batalov
Roles passerby (uncredited)
Rating71% 3.5806453.5806453.5806453.5806453.580645
Dans une maison petite-bourgeoise, le coiffeur Golikov et son épouse engagent une femme de ménage d'origine paysanne, Paracha Pitounova. Ils l'exploitent sans retenue, profitant de sa timidité et de son inexpérience. Les rapports entre Paracha et le couple Golikov se modifient lorsque ceux-ci et les autres locataires la croient élue au Conseil de la ville de Moscou. En réalité, ce n'est pas d'elle qu'il s'agit, mais d'une autre personne au patronyme et au prénom identiques. La jeune fille est alors chassée mais le syndicat prend sa défense. Ses employeurs seront sévèrement jugés.
Storm Over Asia, 1h30
Directed by Vsevolod Poudovkine
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Boris Barnet, Anna Sten, Anel Sudakevich
Roles English soldier, pipe smoker
Rating69% 3.4917353.4917353.4917353.4917353.491735
In 1918 a young and simple Mongol herdsman and trapper is cheated out of a valuable fox fur by a European capitalist fur trader. Ostracized from the trading post, he escapes to the hills after brawling with the trader who cheated him. In 1920 he becomes a Soviet partisan, and helps the partisans fight for the Soviets against the occupying British army. However he is captured by the British when they try to requisition cattle from the herdsmen at the same time as the commandant meets with a reincarnated Grand Lama. After the trapper is shot, the army discovers an amulet that suggests he is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. They find him still alive, so the army restores his health and plans to use him as the head of a puppet regime. The trapper is thus thrust into prominence as he is placed in charge of the puppet government. By the end, however, the "puppet" turns against his masters in an outburst of fury.
Miss Mend
Miss Mend (1926)
, 4h10
Directed by Boris Barnet, Fedor Ozep
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Igor Ilinski, Boris Barnet, Vladimir Fogel, Sergueï Komarov, Anel Sudakevich, Mikhail Zharov
Roles Barnet - Reporter
Rating68% 3.4206353.4206353.4206353.4206353.420635
Vivian Mend, with the help of her colleagues, is on the trail of an assassin named Chiche. He has organized the assassination of Mend's employer, an American millionaire named Gordon Stern, accusing the Bolsheviks of his murder.
Chess Fever, 18minutes
Directed by Vsevolod Poudovkine
Genres Comedy
Themes Jeu, Sports films, Films about chess
Actors Vladimir Fogel, Boris Barnet, Mikhail Zharov, Yakov Protazanov, Anatoli Ktorov, Youli Raizman
Roles (uncredited)
Rating70% 3.5346453.5346453.5346453.5346453.534645
The hero's (Vladimir Fogel) preoccupation with chess leads to him missing his own wedding ceremony, but the marital peace is restored with the help of the World Chess Champion, José Raúl Capablanca.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks, 1h15
Directed by Lev Koulechov
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Boris Barnet, Vsevolod Poudovkine, Sergueï Komarov, Leonid Obolensky, Vladimir Fogel
Roles Jeddy - The Cowboy
Rating64% 3.2412753.2412753.2412753.2412753.241275
The film is a broad satire of American ignorance of the Soviet Union. The naive American, Mr. West, played by Porfori Podobed as a Harold Lloyd type (complete with enormous round glasses), is a YMCA president who is planning a trip to the newly founded Soviet Union to spread the idea of the YMCA. His wife, Madge, is worried that Russia is full of savage Bolsheviks who wear primitive rags and fur for clothing, as depicted in American magazines. He takes along his cowboy friend Jeddie played by Boris Barnet for protection and as a companion.

Director

The Wrestler and the Clown, 1h35
Directed by Boris Barnet, Konstantin Youdine
Origin Russie
Genres Drama
Themes Circus films, Sports films
Actors Stanislav Tchekan, Georgy Vitsin, Iya Arepina, Stepan Kayukov
Rating68% 3.403863.403863.403863.403863.40386
Ivan Poddoubny débarque de Théodosie à Odessa où il rencontre son ami Nikita, un docker (un va-nu-pieds), à qui il confie qu'il n'est pas venu pour travailler dans leur artel mais tenter sa chance en tant que lutteur. En chemin, il rencontre Anatoli Leonidovitch Dourov dont le cirque a brûlé et qui cherche à être embauché comme pitre. Ensemble, ils arrivent au cirque du tonitruant seigneur Giuseppe Truzzi qui a beaucoup de problèmes avec sa fille Estérina qui file le parfait amour avec Orlando considéré par le directeur du cirque comme un vaurien. Ivan n'a pas de problème pour être engagé, car son gabarit et sa renommée plaident en sa faveur, mais Dourov n'est accepté que grâce au soutien du lutteur qui promet de travailler à l'œil pendant une semaine si pendant cette période le clown n'a pas de succès.
Secret Agent, 1h27
Directed by Boris Barnet
Genres Drama, War, Thriller
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Sergey Martinson, Pavel Kadotchnikov, Boris Barnet, Viktor Dobrovolsky
Rating65% 3.277633.277633.277633.277633.27763
Soviet intelligence officer Aleksey Fedotov by the name of Heinrich Eckert departs for German occupied Vinnytsia. His purpose is to obtain the secret correspondence of General Kuhn with the Hitler's headquarters. When his radio operator, sent to Aleksey, is executed, Fedotov is forced to search for a contact through the local underground, but accidentally he discovers that one of the underground workers is a provocateur.
By the Bluest of Seas, 1h12
Directed by Boris Barnet
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Elena Kouzmina, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Sergueï Komarov, Boris Barnet
Rating68% 3.440163.440163.440163.440163.44016
Stranded by a storm in the Caspian Sea, sailor Yussuf and mechanic Alyosha cling to the remains of their ship for survival. On their third day adrift, the castaways are rescued by fishermen. Taken to a nearby island off the coast of Soviet Azerbaijan, Yussuf and Alyosha are welcomed into the local Lights of Communism collective farm. The two men are quickly smitten by a local woman named Mariya. As Alyosha explores the island, he separates from his friend, and happens across Mariya alone. Introducing themselves, each is in for a surprise. Mariya is, in fact, a leader of the collective. She is delighted to learn of Alyosha's profession, as all of the island's mechanics have left in service to the Pacific Fleet. In their absence, Mariya had feared that the collective's fishing operations would have been impeded. Alyosha promises to stay for the entire season, and going off to inspect a motor boat together, the two engage in flirtatious behavior. However, Yussuf soon joins up with the pair and grows jealous.
Outskirts
Outskirts (1933)
, 1h38
Directed by Boris Barnet
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, War, Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Elena Kouzmina, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Mikhail Zharov, Sergueï Komarov, Mikhaïl Yanchine, Andrei Veit
Rating70% 3.535493.535493.535493.535493.53549
1914. In a small town in a remote part of the Russian Empire, shoemakers struggle to organise against factory owners. When war comes, they are united as soldiers of the Tsar on the Eastern Front. Anka, a local girl, forges a relationship with a German POW. The film criticises war profiteers and encourages workers to reach across national lines. In 1917 the Russian Revolution comes.
The House on Trubnaya, 1h4
Directed by Boris Barnet
Genres Comedy
Actors Vera Maretskaya, Vladimir Fogel, Sergueï Komarov, Anel Sudakevich, Ada Vojtsik, Alexeï Batalov
Rating71% 3.5806453.5806453.5806453.5806453.580645
Dans une maison petite-bourgeoise, le coiffeur Golikov et son épouse engagent une femme de ménage d'origine paysanne, Paracha Pitounova. Ils l'exploitent sans retenue, profitant de sa timidité et de son inexpérience. Les rapports entre Paracha et le couple Golikov se modifient lorsque ceux-ci et les autres locataires la croient élue au Conseil de la ville de Moscou. En réalité, ce n'est pas d'elle qu'il s'agit, mais d'une autre personne au patronyme et au prénom identiques. La jeune fille est alors chassée mais le syndicat prend sa défense. Ses employeurs seront sévèrement jugés.
The Girl with the Hat Box, 1h7
Directed by Boris Barnet
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Anna Sten, Vladimir Fogel, Vladimir Popov
Rating70% 3.5317353.5317353.5317353.5317353.531735
Natasha and her grandfather live in a cottage near Moscow, making hats for Madame Irène. Madame and her husband have told the housing committee that Natasha rents a room from them; this fiddle gives Madame's lazy husband a room for lounging. The local railroad clerk, Fogelev, loves Natasha but she takes a shine to Ilya, a clumsy student who sleeps in the train station. To help Ilya, Natasha marries him and takes him to Madame's to live in the room the house committee thinks is hers. Meanwhile, Madame's husband pays Natasha with a lottery ticket he thinks is a loser, and when it comes up big, just as Ilya and Natasha are falling in love, everything gets complicated...