Vladimir Barsky
Vladimir Gregoryevich "Goskino" Barsky was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter, actor and author of articles about theatre.
Barsky also took part in the formation of the Turkmen and Uzbek cinematography.
Life and career
Barsky was born in 1866 in Moscow to a Russian family. He graduated from the Moscow real school and Imperial Moscow Technical School.He started directing and acting in 1892 in a number of theaters. In 1899–1917, he worked as a director and actor of a drama theater in Ivanovo. In 1917–1921, he worked in the People's House in Tbilisi.
From 1921 to 1928 he was a director of the State Committee for Industry of Georgia, After 1928, he worked at film studios Sovkino, Mezhrabpomfilm, Uzbekkino, and Turkmenfilm.
Barsky died in Moscow on 24 January 1936, at the age of 69. He was buried at Donskoy Cemetery in the city.
Creativity
Together with the scriptwriter G. Arustanov he worked on a series of films under the general title "Iron penal servitude", which were supposed to show the revolutionary past of Georgia. Two films were made: Nightmares of the Past, which tells about the events of 1905 in Georgia, and At the Cost of Thousands, which is about the events of 1916–1917 in Georgia.Partial filmography
Actor
Battleship Potemkin - Golikov, commanderThe Ninth Wave - OfficerClockwork Bug - Jean, hairdresser, he's Uncle VanyaMerchants of Glory - Major Blanchard, in the credits as G. BarskyShakir - ColonistNastenka Ustinova - SudarikovPepo - JudgeDirector
Decapitated CorpseTell me why?Fire WorshipersDo Not SleepExileRogue ArsenIron Hard LaborNightmares of the PastLighthouse MysteryCosting ThousandsThe Ninth WavePrincess MaryBelaMaksim MaksimychCossacks- ''Gul and Tolmaz''
Screenwriter
Tell Me Why?Do Not SleepFire WorshipersRogue ArsenThe Mystery of the LighthousePrincess MaryBelaMaxim Maksimych- ''Cossacks''