Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola

1h 17m
MusicDocumentary
5.3

The life and work of the great Russian composer Dmitriy Shostakovich is presented in this documentary through rare images and audios from many archives, at one time censored by the Soviet government. A brief take on his life, from his transition as an early prodigy to a first rate artist, his celebrated compositions and the final years with a declining health.

Cast

Tamara Alyoshina
Unknown
Sergei Prokofiev
Unknown
Dmitri Shostakovich
Unknown
Andrei Zhdanov
Unknown

Crew

Semyon Aranovich
Director
Aleksandr Sokurov
Director
Boris Dobrodeev
Screenplay
Sergey Ivanov
Editor
Yuri Aleksandrov
Director of Photography
Yuriy Lebedev
Camera Operator

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