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Elena Kouzmina is a Actor Russe born on 17 february 1909 at Tbilisi (Georgie)

Elena Kouzmina

Elena Kouzmina
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Birth name Yelena Aleksandrovna Kuzmina
Nationality Russie
Birth 17 february 1909 at Tbilisi (Georgie)
Death 15 october 1979 (at 70 years) at Moscow (Russie)
Awards State Stalin Prize

Yelena Aleksandrovna Kuzmina (Russian: Еле́на Алекса́ндровна Кузьмина́; 17 February 1909 – 15 October 1979) was a Soviet actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1929 and 1978. She was the recipient of three Stalin Prizes (1946, 1948, 1951) and was named a People's Artist of Russia in 1950. Kuzmina's spouses included filmmakers Boris Barnet and Mikhail Romm. Her memoirs were published in 1989.

Biography

Formée à Saint-Pétersbourg à la Fabrique de l'acteur excentrique, la FEKS, Elena Kouzmina est apparue dans une vingtaine de films entre 1929 et 1978.

Kouzmina s'est mariée avec les réalisateurs Boris Barnet, puis Mikhail Romm qu'elle a connu lors du tournage de son film Les Treize.

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Filmography of Elena Kouzmina (10 films)

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Actress

In the Zone of Special Attention, 1h33
Genres Action
Actors Mihai Volontir, Anatoly Kuznetsov, Yuri Chernov, Vladimir Zamansky, Elena Kouzmina
Rating71% 3.57393.57393.57393.57393.5739
Somewhere in the Soviet Union, a huge military exercise is in preparation, between opponents designated as the "Northern" and "Southern" army groups. As manoeuvres begin, the commander of the "Southern" airborne regiment designates three reconnaissance groups to be dropped far behind "Northern" lines, to find and capture the rival "Hidden Command Center" (HCO) and to set up a radio beacon to show the location of the drop zone for the main assault. Two of the three groups are soon captured by "Northern" counter-reconnaissance units. The third, led by Lt. Tarasov (Boris Galkin), manages to dodge all the traps set by the enemy.
Secret Mission, 1h24
Directed by Mikhaïl Romm
Genres Drama, War, Spy
Themes Spy films, Hitler
Actors Elena Kouzmina, Vladimir Gardine, Nikolai Rybnikov, Mikhaïl Yanchine
Roles Marta Schirke
Rating57% 2.89462.89462.89462.89462.8946
L’histoire se déroule en Allemagne en 1945. À la veille de l'effondrement du Reich, les nazis mènent les négociations secrètes avec les Américains sur la reddition des troupes allemandes à l'Ouest. Les agents de renseignement soviétiques font tout leur possible pour contrecarrer ces négociations.
The Russian Question, 1h31
Directed by Mikhaïl Romm
Origin Russie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about journalists, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Elena Kouzmina, Valentin Zubkov
Roles Jessie
Rating60% 3.0313153.0313153.0313153.0313153.031315
McFerson et Guld, propriétaires d'une douzaine de journaux réactionnaires américains, mènent une campagne de diffamation contre l'Union soviétique. Afin d'obtenir du matériel frais, ils envoient un journaliste, Harry Smith, en Union soviétique. De retour aux États-Unis, Smith se sent incapable de propager les mensonges. Il décide d'écrire la vérité sur le régime communiste ce qui provoque la colère de ses employeurs. Harry Smith perd son travail, sa maison. Sa femme le quitte. Faute de pouvoir publier son livre, le courageux journaliste parle de l'Union soviétique lors de nombreuses réunions et conférences.
Girl No. 217, 1h40
Directed by Mikhaïl Romm
Origin Russie
Genres Drama
Actors Elena Kouzmina, Yevgeny Morgunov, Tatyana Barysheva, Lidiya Sukharevskaya
Roles Tanya Krylova - Nr. 217
Rating71% 3.59923.59923.59923.59923.5992
La dure existence de travailleurs russes déportés en Allemagne durant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Le matricule n° 217, la jeune femme russe Tanya, est abandonnée pour une somme dérisoire à l'épicier Krauss. Elle est maltraitée continuellement. Le portier, le savant mathématicien Sergueï Kartachov, subit un sort identique. Refusant de coopérer avec une entreprise allemande, il doit se plier à d'intolérables humiliations et tortures qui lui coûteront la vie. Déterminée, Tanya se venge des bourreaux.
Dream
Dream (1943)
, 1h40
Genres Drama
Actors Elena Kouzmina, Faïna Ranevskaïa, Ada Vojtsik
Roles Anna
Rating72% 3.603963.603963.603963.603963.60396
En 1933, quittant les villages pauvres de l'Ukraine occidentale appartenant à la Pologne, Anna vient s'installer à la ville. Mêlant plusieurs travaux, "Rêve" s'occupe d'une maison d'hôte où elle croise de nombreuses personnes. Les habitants à la vie brisée tentent de survivre dans un monde impitoyable.
The Thirteen, 1h30
Directed by Mikhaïl Romm
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Actors Elena Kouzmina, Andrei Veit, Stepan Krylov, Nikolai Kryuchkov
Roles Maria Nikolaïevna Zhuravlieva, son épouse
Rating68% 3.4064653.4064653.4064653.4064653.406465
Début des années 1920, un détachement de dix cavaliers démobilisés de l'Armée rouge, le commandant du poste-frontière, son épouse et un vieux géologue progressent péniblement dans un désert à la recherche d'un point d'eau. Ils doivent affronter une tempête de sable. Lorsqu'ils trouvent enfin un puits rempli d'un mince filet d'eau et contenant deux mitrailleuses démontées, ils sont alors assaillis par des guerriers basmatchis assoiffés. Un combat inégal s'engage au cours duquel, hormis un survivant, Les Treize seront décimés. Des soldats soviétiques, arrivés en renfort, saluent les morts devant leurs tombes de sable.
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
Roles Mariya
Rating68% 3.440113.440113.440113.440113.44011
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
Roles Manka Grechina
Rating70% 3.535443.535443.535443.535443.53544
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.
Alone
Alone (1931)
, 1h20
Directed by Grigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education
Actors Elena Kouzmina, Pyotr Sobolevsky, Sergueï Guerassimov, Maria Babanova, Ianina Boleslavovna Jeïmo, Boris Chirkov
Roles Kouzmina, institutrice
Rating68% 3.413343.413343.413343.413343.41334
The film tells the story of a newly graduated Leningrad teacher, Yelena Kuzmina (played by Yelena Alexandrovna Kuzmina). She goes furniture shopping with her fiance, Petya, and in a fantasy sequence she imagines teaching a class of neat, obedient city schoolchildren. Instead, she is assigned to work in the Altai mountains of Siberia. Reluctant to leave, she appeals to remain in the city. Although her request is granted (by a faceless Nadezhda Krupskaya, seen only from behind), she is eventually spurred by the government's condemnation of 'cowards' such as her to accept the post.
The New Babylon, 1h33
Directed by Grigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Elena Kouzmina, Pyotr Sobolevsky, Sergueï Guerassimov, Vsevolod Poudovkine, Andrei Kostrichkin, Ianina Boleslavovna Jeïmo
Roles Louise Poirier, l'aidante du magasin
Rating71% 3.581033.581033.581033.581033.58103
Au début de la révolution industrielle, en 1871, alors que la Commune de Paris est violemment réprimée par l'armée, se tisse une histoire d'amour entre Jean, un soldat, et Louise, jeune vendeuse communarde du grand-magasin La Nouvelle Babylone. L'aventure se terminera dans le sang et les larmes, sous la pluie qui lave tous les souvenirs du passé.