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Petr ChardininA famous Russian actor and film director of the silent film era.
Date of Birth: 10.02.1878
Country:  Russia |
Content:
- Pyotr Ivanovich Chardynin: A Pioneering Actor and Film Director
- Film Acting and Directing
- Artistic Success
- International Recognition and Later Career
- Filmography
- "Eugene Onegin" (1911, actor)
- "The Tomboy" (1914, director)
- "The Story of Seven Hanged Men" (1920, co-director, co-writer)
Pyotr Ivanovich Chardynin: A Pioneering Actor and Film Director
Early Life and CareerPyotr Ivanovich Chardynin (born Peter Ivanovich Krasavtsev on February 10, 1878 in Simbirsk) was a renowned Russian actor and film director during the era of silent cinema. He enrolled in the Music and Drama School at the Moscow Philharmonic Society in 1890, studying under renowned drama teachers Alexander Yuzhin and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. Upon graduating, he adopted the stage name Chardyn, later changed to Chardynin.
Film Acting and Directing
After working as an actor and director in provincial theaters, Chardynin joined the Vvedensky People's House troupe in 1908. With them, he was cast in Vasily Goncharov's silent films "The Lay of the Merchant Kalashnikov" and "A Russian Wedding of the 16th Century." He quickly mastered the art of filmmaking and began directing his own films, making his debut with "The Power of Darkness" in 1909. Soon, he became a leading director at Alexander Khanzhonkov's film studio.
Artistic Success
Chardynin directed approximately 200 films before 1917, of which only 34 survive. His 1918 film "Be Silent, Sorrow... Be Silent..." was a two-part cinematic event marking a decade of his career. He wrote the film's screenplay and played a pivotal role.
International Recognition and Later Career
From 1920 to 1923, Chardynin worked in Europe before returning to Russia. He later directed films for Ukrainian studios. In the early 1930s, he was removed from active work in cinema and passed away from liver cancer in 1934.
Filmography
Chardynin's most notable films include:"The Lay of the Merchant Kalashnikov" (1909, actor)
"A Russian Wedding of the 16th Century" (1909, actor)
"The Power of Darkness" (1909, directorial debut)
"Dead Souls" (1909, director, screenwriter, actor)
"The Enchantress" (1909, co-director, actor)
"Boyar Orsha" (1910, director, screenwriter, actor)
"The Volga and Siberia" (1910, actor)
"Vadim" (1910, director, screenwriter, actor)
"The Idiot" (1910, director)
"The Queen of Spades" (1910, director, screenwriter)
"The Boyar's Daughter" (1911, director, screenwriter)
"Vasilisa Melentyevna and Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible" (1911, director, screenwriter, actor)
"Eugene Onegin" (1911, actor)
"The Kreutzer Sonata" (1911, director, actor)"On the Busy Square" (1911, director, screenwriter)
"The Last Day of Last Year" (1911, director, screenwriter)
"It Shines, but Doesn't Warm" (1911, screenwriter, actor)
"The Young Lady-Peasant" (1912, director)
"The Peasant's Lot" (1912, actor)
"Brothers" (1913, director)
"The Accession of the House of Romanov" (1913, co-director, actor)
"A Little House in Kolomna" (1913, director)
"My Uncle's Apartment" (1913, director)
"Behind the Doors of the Living Room" (1913, co-director)
"The Precipice" (1913, director)
"A Woman of Tomorrow" (1914, director)
"The Nurse" (1914, director)
"The King, the Law, and Freedom" (1914, director)
"Mazepa" (1914, director)
"The Tale of the Sleeping Princess and the Seven Bogatyrs" (1914, possibly director)
"The Tomboy" (1914, director)
"Do You Remember?.. " (1914, director, actor)"Chrysanthemums" (1914, director)
"Gypsy Romances" (1914, director)
"A Mad Dog" (1915, director)
"The Draconian Contract" (1915, director)
"A Woman of Tomorrow" (Part 2) (1915, director)
"A Privy Councilor's Love" (1915, director)
"Mirages" (1915, director)
"Shadows of Sin" (1915, director)
"The Wretched and the Splendid" (1915, director)
"By the Fireplace" (1917, director, cinematographer)
"Forget the Fireplace, Its Fires Are Out" (1918, director)
"Be Silent, Sorrow... Be Silent..." (1918, director, screenwriter, actor)
"The Story of Seven Hanged Men" (1920, co-director, co-writer)
"Dubrovsky" (1921, director, actor)"The Master of the Black Rocks" (1924, director, actor)
"Ukrazia" (1925, director)
"Taras Shevchenko" (1926, director)
"Taras Triasylo" (1927, director)
"The Slippers" (1928, director)
