Mosfilm, once the symbol of Soviet cinema, is now fighting to return to its position on the global screen.
© RIA Novosti . Diana MarkosianThe Russian Film Studio Mosfilm produces and distributes around 50 films a year. It is one of the largest and most advanced movie studios in Europe.
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© RIA Novosti . Diana Markosian
The Russian Film Studio Mosfilm produces and distributes around 50 films a year. It is one of the largest and most advanced movie studios in Europe.
© RIA Novosti . Diana MarkosianThe first feature film was shot in 1923. Since then, more than 3,000 films have been produced and released.
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© RIA Novosti . Diana Markosian
The first feature film was shot in 1923. Since then, more than 3,000 films have been produced and released.
© RIA Novosti . Diana MarkosianWorkers stand in front of a building on a set known as "Old Moscow." The two-block set has been used for more than 40 movies, changing into St.Petersburg, Tbilisi or Copenhagen, as needed.
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Workers stand in front of a building on a set known as "Old Moscow." The two-block set has been used for more than 40 movies, changing into St.Petersburg, Tbilisi or Copenhagen, as needed.
© RIA Novosti . Diana MarkosianIn the Soviet Union, Mosfilm was a name to be reckoned with. All the great directors of Soviet cinema, from Sergei Eisenstein to Andrei Tarkovsky, worked at the film studio.
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© RIA Novosti . Diana Markosian
In the Soviet Union, Mosfilm was a name to be reckoned with. All the great directors of Soviet cinema, from Sergei Eisenstein to Andrei Tarkovsky, worked at the film studio.
© RIA Novosti . Diana MarkosianA worker molds a latex mask. Once complete, the mask will be glued to an actor's face with spirit gum and then blended to the skin with make-up.
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A worker molds a latex mask. Once complete, the mask will be glued to an actor's face with spirit gum and then blended to the skin with make-up.
© RIA Novosti . Diana MarkosianMany of Russia’s most popular films of the past two decades have not made it onto the Western screens, due to a lack of subtitles and poor distribution.
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© RIA Novosti . Diana Markosian
Many of Russia’s most popular films of the past two decades have not made it onto the Western screens, due to a lack of subtitles and poor distribution.
© RIA Novosti . Diana MarkosianThe Mosfilm museum proudly displays a collection of motor-vehicles that have been used in films. The production company has produced more than 80 vehicles from 1905-1960.
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© RIA Novosti . Diana Markosian
The Mosfilm museum proudly displays a collection of motor-vehicles that have been used in films. The production company has produced more than 80 vehicles from 1905-1960.
© RIA Novosti . Diana MarkosianMosfilm has undergone a dramatic transformation in the past two decades, desperately trying to bounce back to its glory years and reach out to a new audience abroad.
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© RIA Novosti . Diana Markosian
Mosfilm has undergone a dramatic transformation in the past two decades, desperately trying to bounce back to its glory years and reach out to a new audience abroad.