Rachel Mikhailovna Messerer-Plisetskaya (Russian: Рахиль Михайловна Мессерер-Плисецкая; 4 March 1902 – 20 March 1993), also known by her stage name Ra Messerer, was a Russian silent film and theatreactress.
Rachel Messerer was born in Vilnius into the Lithuanian Jewish family of dentist Mikhail Messerer and his wife Sima Shabad.[1][2] She was one of nine children: each child was given a biblical name: Pnina, Azariah, Mattany, Rachel, Asaf (or Assaf), Elisheva, Sulamith (or Shulamith), Emanuel, Abinadab and Erella.[1] Rachel, her brother Azari Azarin (an actor), sister Sulamith Messerer (ballerina) and brother Asaf Messerer (ballet dancer, choreographer) became famous and started a dynasty of outstanding ballet dancers and ballet masters.
Messerer graduated from Institute of Cinematography in 1925 (class of Lev Kuleshov). During the early years of Soviet system, Messerer starred at the "Bukhkino" and "The Star of the East" studios. Ra Messerer’s film career was rather short, because soon after the wedding she devoted herself to the family and her husband, who represented the Soviet Government in Spitsbergen, being the Consul General in Barentsburg and chief of coal mines.On 30 April 1937, her husband Mikhail Plisetski was purged, charged with espionage and executed on 8 January 1938.[3]
In early March 1938, Messerer was arrested. The secret police agents demanded of Messerer to confirm that her husband was "a spy, a traitor, a saboteur, a criminal, and a participant of the conspiracy against Stalin." Rather bravely for those years, she refused and was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Her daughter Maya faced the threat of an orphanage; she was adopted by her aunt Sulamith. Her son Alexander was taken by the family of Rachel's brother Asaf Messerer. These events caused many troubles to Asaf and Sulamith. In summer 1939, Rachel was transferred to "ALZhIR" (Akmolinsk Camp for Wives of Traitors to the Motherland) in Kazakhstan.
Messerer was released in 1941, only two months before the start of the Great Patriotic War. After her release, she never restarted her acting career. In those days, no director would have risked his career by inviting her. Nevertheless, she believed that her husband was alive and would come back someday. On 3 March 1956, she learned the truth: in the papers on rehabilitation of Mikhail Plisetski, the execution date of his execution was disclosed: 8 January 1938.[citation needed]
Filmographyedit
1927 — "The second wife" (Russian: "Вторая жена", "Uzbekgoskino", director - M.I. Doronin)[4]
1928 — "Valley of Tears" (Russian: "Долина слёз" ("Dolina slyoz") 1-st factory Goskino, director - Alexander Razumny).[6]
1929 — "One hundred and twenty thousand a year" ("Mezhrabpomfilm")[7]
Documentaryedit
In 2007, a documentary film The Star from outside[8] was made about Messerer.[9] For the production, the tapes of the Russian movie-archive "Gosfilmofond RF" were used. Produced by TC "Gamajun" – Director and screenwriter Firdavs Zaynutdinov. Cinematography by Eugene Kutuzkin. Narrator – Irina Apeksimova. Produced for REN TV. Broadcaster – the Russian TV channel "Culture".
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs the patronymic is Mikhailovna and the family name is Messerer Rachel Mikhailovna Messerer Plisetskaya Russian Rahil Mihajlovna Messerer Pliseckaya 4 March 1902 20 March 1993 also known by her stage name Ra Messerer was a Russian silent film and theatre actress Rachel MessererRa Messerer 1924BornRachel Mikhailovna Messerer 1902 03 04 4 March 1902Vilnius LithuaniaDied20 March 1993 1993 03 20 aged 91 Moscow RussiaOther namesRa MessererOccupationSilent film actressYears active1925 1930SpouseMikhail Plisetski died 1938 wbr ChildrenMaya PlisetskayaAlexander PlisetskiAzari PlisetskiRelativesAsaf Messerer brother Sulamith Messerer sister Boris Messerer nephew Anna Plisetskaya granddaughter Contents 1 Family 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Documentary 5 External links 6 ReferencesFamily editRachel Messerer was born in Vilnius into the Lithuanian Jewish family of dentist Mikhail Messerer and his wife Sima Shabad 1 2 She was one of nine children each child was given a biblical name Pnina Azariah Mattany Rachel Asaf or Assaf Elisheva Sulamith or Shulamith Emanuel Abinadab and Erella 1 Rachel her brother Azari Azarin an actor sister Sulamith Messerer ballerina and brother Asaf Messerer ballet dancer choreographer became famous and started a dynasty of outstanding ballet dancers and ballet masters She married well known Russian diplomat Mikhail Plisetski 1899 1938 and they had three children famous ballerina Maya Plisetskaya 1925 2015 talented balletmaster Alexander Plisetski 1931 1985 and principal dancer Azari Plisetski 1937 Her granddaughter Anna Plisetskaya 1971 is also a ballerina Career editMesserer graduated from Institute of Cinematography in 1925 class of Lev Kuleshov During the early years of Soviet system Messerer starred at the Bukhkino and The Star of the East studios Ra Messerer s film career was rather short because soon after the wedding she devoted herself to the family and her husband who represented the Soviet Government in Spitsbergen being the Consul General in Barentsburg and chief of coal mines On 30 April 1937 her husband Mikhail Plisetski was purged charged with espionage and executed on 8 January 1938 3 In early March 1938 Messerer was arrested The secret police agents demanded of Messerer to confirm that her husband was a spy a traitor a saboteur a criminal and a participant of the conspiracy against Stalin Rather bravely for those years she refused and was sentenced to 8 years in prison Her daughter Maya faced the threat of an orphanage she was adopted by her aunt Sulamith Her son Alexander was taken by the family of Rachel s brother Asaf Messerer These events caused many troubles to Asaf and Sulamith In summer 1939 Rachel was transferred to ALZhIR Akmolinsk Camp for Wives of Traitors to the Motherland in Kazakhstan Messerer was released in 1941 only two months before the start of the Great Patriotic War After her release she never restarted her acting career In those days no director would have risked his career by inviting her Nevertheless she believed that her husband was alive and would come back someday On 3 March 1956 she learned the truth in the papers on rehabilitation of Mikhail Plisetski the execution date of his execution was disclosed 8 January 1938 citation needed Filmography edit1927 The second wife Russian Vtoraya zhena Uzbekgoskino director M I Doronin 4 1928 Leper Uzbekgoskino 5 1928 Valley of Tears Russian Dolina slyoz Dolina slyoz 1 st factory Goskino director Alexander Razumny 6 1929 One hundred and twenty thousand a year Mezhrabpomfilm 7 Documentary editIn 2007 a documentary film The Star from outside 8 was made about Messerer 9 For the production the tapes of the Russian movie archive Gosfilmofond RF were used Produced by TC Gamajun Director and screenwriter Firdavs Zaynutdinov Cinematography by Eugene Kutuzkin Narrator Irina Apeksimova Produced for REN TV Broadcaster the Russian TV channel Culture External links editDocumentary film The Star from outside 2007 Official site of Maya Plisetskaya Books The Last Insult at IMDb nbsp Dolina slyoz at IMDb nbsp References edit a b I m Maya Plisetskaya 490 p Moscow AST Moscow 2008 Sulamif Messerer I want to live Archived 17 April 2009 at archive today stalin memo ru Film in 7 parts Cinematography by V P Dobrzhanskii starring M I Grinyova Ra Messerer G G Chechelashvili M I Doronin Film adaptation of the novel New moon by F Duchenne Documentary films on history of Altai Archived 18 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Gosfilmofond RF Culture The Star from outside Documentary Archived 19 September 2012 at archive today Documentary film The Star from outside 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rachel Messerer amp oldid 1219146638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
