Prince Igor (1969 film) (original) (raw)

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Prince Igor
Directed by Roman Tikhomirov
Screenplay by Isaac Glikman Roman Tikhomirov
Based on Prince Igor
Starring Boris Khmelnitsky Nellie Pshyonnaya Boris Tokarev Bimbolat VatayevAlexander Slastin
Cinematography Alexander Chirov
Music by Alexander Borodin
Productioncompany Lenfilm
Release date 1969 (1969)
Running time 115 minutes
Country USSR
Language Russian

Prince Igor (Russian: Князь Игорь, romanized: Knyaz Igor is a screen version of the eponymous opera by Alexander Borodin based on the epic poem "The Lay of Igor's Host". The film was directed by Roman Tikhomirov, and shot at the Lenfilm Studios in 1969.[1]

The film, which is set in the 12th century, follows Prince Igor's campaign against the Polovtsians.

The New York Times noted that although "as a movie, “Prince Igor” naturally is not standard screen fare", "it entertainingly succeeds in avoiding the static, stagy look of many previously filmed operas."[2]

The singing and the dancing were also praised. Harlow Robinson in the Opera Quarterly: "The vocal cast contains two real stars—Nesterenko (Khan Konchak) and Milashkina (Yaroslavna)—both of whom turn in soulful, resonant performances that shine through the less than ideal sound quality. That same high performance level is maintained by the rest of the cast. "[3]

  1. ^ Learning, Gale, Cengage. A Study Guide for Anonymous's "The Song of Igor's Campaign". Gale, Cengage Learning. ISBN 9781410358608.{{[cite book](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fbook "Template:Cite book")}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Weiler., A. H. "Borodin's 'Prince Igor' Cornes From Soviet". Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  3. ^ Robinson, Harlow (1992). "Prince Igor. Alexander Borodin". The Opera Quarterly. 9 (2): 136–137. doi:10.1093/oq/9.2.136. ISSN 0736-0053.