Mikheil Gelovani
Mikhail Georgijewitsch Gelovani (Georgian მიხეილ გელოვანი; born December 25 1892jul / January 6 1893greg in Lasuria, Kutaisi province, Georgia, .. † December 21, 1956 in Moscow) was a Soviet Georgian actor and director. When Stalin cast in the epics of Mikheil Chiaureli he shaped the public image of the Soviet dictator and contributed to the cult of personality in the Soviet Union at.
Life
Mikhail Gelovani, was born on December 6, 1893, the son of Prince George and Princess Gelovani Agrafine Tschikowani, daughter of Prince Ivane Tschikowani. Since 1913 he was an actor, in 1924 he starred in his first film role. In 1938, he starred in the movie from the first spark ... Josef Stalin. After that, he was employed at the direction of Stalin until 1953 when Stalin regular cast member. The only exception was the 1939-1941 resulting film Perwaja konnaja (Eng. The first cavalry ), in which his Georgian accent was bothersome for the Russian audience.
The Stalin - representation Gelowanis corresponded to the established Stalin's image. Means of expression were mainly lecturing with a wagging finger gestures and corresponding hand movements as a wise teacher, superior - sly smile, jovial towards young subordinates, strict and determined at important military decisions. In Western observers, he often seems clumsy and wooden.
Gelowanis representation liked Stalin because he played him the way he wanted to be welcome. Although Gelovani WOULD nice Himself on the canvas, Stalin said, but he did according to some films the impression that it was he himself actually Gelovani was larger than Stalin and did not look very much like him. At times he was ousted as Stalin performer by Alexei Dikij which used the rasping accent of the Moscow nobility, but obviously disappointed.
Because the image Gelowanis was associated with the cult of personality around Stalin, he received after his death in 1953 and due to the following de-Stalinization barely orders.
Awards
Trivia
Coined in 1953 film Wichri wraschdebnije (German Enemy whirlwind ) by Mikhail Kalatosov with Mikhail Kondratyev (Lenin), Vladimir Yemelyanov ( Felix Dzerzhinsky ), Leonid Ljubaschewski ( Swerdlow ) and Vladimir Solovyov ( Kalinin ) came after the start of de-Stalinization in the GDR cinemas. Therefore Gelowanis part was cut as a comrade of Lenin from the film.
Filmography
Actor
Stalin representations attributed to him since 1946 (anti -Semitic phase ), but the actor was the Jewish actor Semyon Goldschtab: