Anna Orochko
Acting
Biography
Anna Alekseyevna Orochko was a Soviet Russian stage and film actress, theatrical director, and acting teacher. The young Anna Orochko was appreciated for her abilities as a tragedian and also often cast in many traditionally male roles, including Horatio and Hamlet.
Known For
Based on Finnish mythology; Lemminkäinen woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her brother to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.
The Day the Earth Froze
A little girl Assol met a wizard and it has been foretold: "... it will be a fine sunny day when a beautiful ship under scarlet sail comes and the noble prince will take you away from here. He'll take you to the world of your dreams, where you will be loved and happy." The neighbours told jokes about her, children teased her, but she waited for her prince. She trusted in the miracles and waited. Arthur Gray's rule was "if you can make a miracle, do it!". And he made a miracle for the wonderful romantic girl.
Scarlet Sails
"Bread" - a Bolshevik propaganda tale about the fundaments of living.