Pola NEGRI: Double Anniversary !

Pola Negri was born Jan. 3 1897 in Lipno, Poland and died Aug 1. 1987 in San Antonio, Texas. It is 110 years from her birth and 20 years from her death. Those two facts are being celebrated in the country of her birth in two special happenings: a huge, „wandering exhibition", organised by Museum of Cinematography in Łódź (exhibition was with due ceremony already opened on Aug.1 this year in the first place of the route -- Museum of Town Sosnowiec /Negri in Sosnowiec got married for the first time - Nov.1919/); will be shown in a few principal cities of Poland and Germany to return to its final point of presentation which will be Warsaw, in January 2008.
The second event is a sort of a festival of Pola Negri films to be organised in the first week of October 2007 in the Centre of Film Art in Katowice. I am happy to have collaborated and participated in organisation of both events.

Pola sings here a romance-song in Russian, language with which she had had direct contact for 20 years since birth; she was raised in the part of Poland that at that time was annexed by Russia.

Special thanks to Jane for the access and permission regarding some photos presented in the clip.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Pola
• Negri
• Russian
• Romance
• Poland
• 78rpm
• 1930's

[gerrschman]

С Новым Годом Юрек!

[jurek46pink]

@gerrschman

Spasibo.

I dla Vas - S Novym Godom !

[DonAnzalone]

A great rendition of the great song.

Очаровательная версия одной из самых популярных русских песень. Кстати, о произношении: оно

чудесно. Не следует забывать, что исполнялось это не сегодня. По сегодняшним меркам произниошение

Петра Лещенко хуже, чем произношение Полы Негри.

Thanks for posting.

[jurek46pink]

I share your opinion - with pleasure.

Spasibo.

[BlancheSolitude]

Произношение, конечно же, оставляет желать лучшего, но разве оно не очаровательно? Разве не отходит оно на второй план, когда видишь это прекрасное лицо и слышишь этот прекрасный голос?

[jurek46pink]

Я должен согласиться с вами

[Nakeizd]

Pola Negri the true name Apolonia Chałupiec.

[HipekWariat]

Piękna Kobieta, jak każda Polka.

[salah1142]

I love this song thanx to you brather

lllllllllllllllllllllloooooooo­ooooooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvv­vvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeee it

i need it in english translation

pleas

[TheGwynnSmith]

weird that you just switch the middle numbers of her birth year and it makes her death year

[olanjagym]

ах, хороша, ласточка!

[RUDDIBARDOT]

divine

[Shabannie]

I live only an hour away from San Antonio, where Pola Negri used to live. I enjoyed hearing her sing. I have always been curious about what the voices of silent movie stars were like.

---------Ellen

[ThomasOutt]

A wonderful musical collaberation! If one could go back in time! Too bad that a Broadway Musical was not written especially for her! Was there anything she could not do?