Упр.4 Юнит 6 Урок 1 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс

1. What can you say about the history of Russian cinematography?
2. Listen to check if you are right (listening for specific information).
3. Which films were made by the directors mentioned above?
4. What other information about the Russian film industry can you add?
5. Write a story about the history of Russian film industry.

1. Russian cinematography has a long history. It began in May 1896, when the Lumière brothers’ films were shown in St. Petersburg and Moscow, and later in Nizhni Novgorod. The film industry developed mainly in St. Petersburg and Moscow. A. Khanzhonkov founded the first film studios. In the 1920s, silent films were very popular, and later the first sound films appeared at the end of the 1920s. Russian cinema also paid much attention to children’s films.

3. The directors mentioned above made these films:

• A. Rou — fairy tales and children’s films;
• R. Bykov — Attention, the Tortoise! and Aibolit 66;
• N. Mikhalkov, A. Konchalovski, A. Tarkovski — realistic films of art.

4. Russian film industry also gave the world many famous actors, directors, and screen versions of great novels. Russian films are known for their artistic value and strong traditions.

5. Russian film industry has a long and interesting history. It started in 1896, when the first films by the Lumière brothers were shown in Russia. Later, the industry developed in St. Petersburg and Moscow. A. Khanzhonkov founded the first film studios. In the 1920s, silent films became very popular. The first sound films appeared at the end of the 1920s. Russian cinema also became famous for children’s films, fairy tales, and screen versions of well-known novels. Today Russian filmmakers are known all over the world.