The fifth biennial
Women and Silent Screen conference took place in Stockholm from June 11-13, 2008. This was my third time attending the conference and second time presenting. This is by far one of the best conferences I have ever been to; the atmosphere is always collegial, the research is interesting (which makes it difficult to choose between panels), and the films are fascinating. This year was no exception. One of the film highlights was a film entitled Flickan i Frack/The Girl in Tails (Sweden, 1926), complete with a cross-dressing and a bevy of single, brainy, independent thinking aunts. Another highlight was the reception at Stockholm City Hall, held in the blue room where the Nobel Prize winners are greeted by the Royal family.
This year, I presented new research that I am doing on a Russian actress and screenwriter named Zoya Barantsevich. Zoya was born in 1896 and she died in 1953. She worked in the Russian and Soviet film industry for 14 years, from 1914 to 1928. During this time she worked on approximately 53 films (of which 12 are known to be in existence). She appeared as the scenario writer for nine films, including the 1917 hit
The Dying Swan, directed by Evgenii Bauer.
This portrait of Zoya was found on the
KinoExpert site.
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This year, I presented new research that I am doing on a Russian actress and screenwriter named Zoya Barantsevich. Zoya was born in 1896 and she died in 1953. She worked in the Russian and Soviet film industry for 14 years, from 1914 to 1928. During this time she worked on approximately 53 films (of which 12 are known to be in existence). She appeared as the scenario writer for nine films, including the 1917 hit The Dying Swan, directed by Evgenii Bauer.
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