Ksenia Alexandrovna Kuprina (Russian: Ксе́ния Алекса́ндровна Куприна́, 21 April 1908 – 8 December 1981) was a French model and actress of Russian and Hungarian origins. A daughter of the Russian writer Alexander Kuprin, she was known in France by her stage name Kissa Kouprine.
Ksenia Kuprina was born in 1908, to Alexander Kuprin and his second wife Elizaveta Geinrich (1882–1942), a daughter of the Hungarian revolutionary Morits Rotoni-Geinrich. At age ten she left Soviet Russia with her parents to settle in Paris. In the mid-1920s she worked for a Paul Poiret agency, then embarked upon the career in films. Kissa Kouprine, as by then she has been known, appeared in eleven films, starting with Le Diable au cœur (1927, with Betty Balfour) by Marcel L'Herbier.[1] It was followed by Herbier's adaptations of Gaston Leroux's Le Mystère de la chambre jaune [fr] (1930) and Le Parfum de la dame en noir [fr] (1931), as well as L'Aventurier (1934) and La Route impériale (1935). She appeared in three films by Jacques de Casembroot and, finally, Jacques Deval's comedy Women's Club (1936), with Danielle Darrieux, which proved to be her final appearance on screen in France. By this time Kouprine was rich enough to settle at Champs-Élysées. In the 1930s she was romantically involved with Jean Marais, and became friends with the yet unknown singer, Edith Piaf, on whom she would later write a book in Russian.[2]
In 1958 Kuprina returned to the USSR[why?] where she worked as stage actress, scriptwriter, translator and later memoirist, who had massive success with her book Kuprin Is My Father (Куприн - мой отец, 1971). Two films about Ksenia Kuprina came out in the USSR: There Is No Life for Me Without Russia (Мне нельзя без России, directed by Alexander Proshkin) and Ksenia Kuprina Speaks (Ксения Куприна рассказывает, Y.Reshetnikova and O. Dosik).[3] For all that, Ksenia Kuprina's life in Russia was marred by disappointments and humiliations. She did not receive a dime from all the re-issues of her famous father's books, was refused an audience by the Khrushchev government's Minister of Culture Ekaterina Furtseva, never got a decent part at the Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre ("Here I am anonymous actress," she once remarked)[3] and for many years had to rely on her 100-ruble pension, according to the biographer Vladimir Obolensky.[2][4]
Ksenia Kuprina's main concern in her later years was the Alexander Kuprin Museum in Narovchat that she had been instrumental in creating. She died in 1981 of brain tumor and was interred in Volkovskoye Cemetery in Saint Petersburg.[5]
^ abObolensky, Vladimir (2012). "Ксения Куприна в моей жизни / Ksenia Kuprina in My Life". Владимир Оболенский. Официальный сайт. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
^ abYatmanov, Lev (2013). . "Йошкар-Ола" (newspaper). Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
^. ГТРК Пенза / The Penza State Television. 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
^Могила К. А. Куприной на Волковском кладбище 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. K.A. Kuprina's grave at the Volkovskoye Cemetery
External linksedit
Ksenia, Kuprin's Daughter. Ксения, дочь Куприна. TV Kultura documentary (YouTube, in Russian)
January 01, 1970
ksenia, kuprina, ksenia, alexandrovna, kuprina, russian, Ксе, ния, Алекса, ндровна, Куприна, april, 1908, december, 1981, french, model, actress, russian, hungarian, origins, daughter, russian, writer, alexander, kuprin, known, france, stage, name, kissa, koup. Ksenia Alexandrovna Kuprina Russian Kse niya Aleksa ndrovna Kuprina 21 April 1908 8 December 1981 was a French model and actress of Russian and Hungarian origins A daughter of the Russian writer Alexander Kuprin she was known in France by her stage name Kissa Kouprine Ksenia KuprinaKissa Kouprine in 1937BornKseniya Aleksandrovna Kuprina 1908 04 21 21 April 1908Gatchina Saint Petersburg Governorate Imperial RussiaDied8 December 1981 1981 12 08 aged 73 Moscow USSROccupation s actress model translator memoirist Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editKsenia Kuprina was born in 1908 to Alexander Kuprin and his second wife Elizaveta Geinrich 1882 1942 a daughter of the Hungarian revolutionary Morits Rotoni Geinrich At age ten she left Soviet Russia with her parents to settle in Paris In the mid 1920s she worked for a Paul Poiret agency then embarked upon the career in films Kissa Kouprine as by then she has been known appeared in eleven films starting with Le Diable au cœur 1927 with Betty Balfour by Marcel L Herbier 1 It was followed by Herbier s adaptations of Gaston Leroux s Le Mystere de la chambre jaune fr 1930 and Le Parfum de la dame en noir fr 1931 as well as L Aventurier 1934 and La Route imperiale 1935 She appeared in three films by Jacques de Casembroot and finally Jacques Deval s comedy Women s Club 1936 with Danielle Darrieux which proved to be her final appearance on screen in France By this time Kouprine was rich enough to settle at Champs Elysees In the 1930s she was romantically involved with Jean Marais and became friends with the yet unknown singer Edith Piaf on whom she would later write a book in Russian 2 In 1958 Kuprina returned to the USSR why where she worked as stage actress scriptwriter translator and later memoirist who had massive success with her book Kuprin Is My Father Kuprin moj otec 1971 Two films about Ksenia Kuprina came out in the USSR There Is No Life for Me Without Russia Mne nelzya bez Rossii directed by Alexander Proshkin and Ksenia Kuprina Speaks Kseniya Kuprina rasskazyvaet Y Reshetnikova and O Dosik 3 For all that Ksenia Kuprina s life in Russia was marred by disappointments and humiliations She did not receive a dime from all the re issues of her famous father s books was refused an audience by the Khrushchev government s Minister of Culture Ekaterina Furtseva never got a decent part at the Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre Here I am anonymous actress she once remarked 3 and for many years had to rely on her 100 ruble pension according to the biographer Vladimir Obolensky 2 4 Ksenia Kuprina s main concern in her later years was the Alexander Kuprin Museum in Narovchat that she had been instrumental in creating She died in 1981 of brain tumor and was interred in Volkovskoye Cemetery in Saint Petersburg 5 Selected filmography editLittle Devil May Care 1928 The Mystery of the Yellow Room 1930 The Perfume of the Lady in Black 1931 The Last Night 1934 The Adventurer 1934 References edit Kissa Kouprine 1908 1981 IMDb Retrieved 2014 06 16 a b Obolensky Vladimir 2012 Kseniya Kuprina v moej zhizni Ksenia Kuprina in My Life Vladimir Obolenskij Oficialnyj sajt Retrieved 2014 11 22 a b Yatmanov Lev 2013 I Am Greateful for You Love form My father Spasibo za lyubov k moemu otcu Joshkar Ola newspaper Archived from the original on 2014 11 29 Retrieved 2014 06 17 Kseniya Kuprina russkaya krasavica s dramatichnoj sudboj GTRK Penza The Penza State Television 2008 Archived from the original on 2014 11 29 Retrieved 2014 06 17 Mogila K A Kuprinoj na Volkovskom kladbishe Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine K A Kuprina s grave at the Volkovskoye CemeteryExternal links editKsenia Kuprin s Daughter Kseniya doch Kuprina TV Kultura documentary YouTube in Russian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ksenia Kuprina amp oldid 1211146480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
