Preview of The Concert starring Aleksei Guskov
Thursday 10 June, 8.30pm, Ciné lumière
Winner, Best Music for Film and Best Sound, César Awards 2010
Thirty years ago, Andrei Simoniovich Filipov (Aleksei Guskov) was the celebrated conductor of the renowned Bolshoi Orchestra. But during the communist era, he was fired at the height of his fame for refusing to get rid of all his Jewish musicians. Now demoted to the position of cleaner at the Bolshoi, he learns by chance that the Châtelet Theatre in Paris has invited the Orchestra to perform there. Andrei decides to reunite his orchestra and to perform in Paris in the place of the current Bolshoi Orchestra.
Winner, Best Music for Film and Best Sound, César Awards 2010
Thirty years ago, Andrei Simoniovich Filipov (Aleksei Guskov) was the celebrated conductor of the renowned Bolshoi Orchestra. But during the communist era, he was fired at the height of his fame for refusing to get rid of all his Jewish musicians. Now demoted to the position of cleaner at the Bolshoi, he learns by chance that the Châtelet Theatre in Paris has invited the Orchestra to perform there. Andrei decides to reunite his orchestra and to perform in Paris in the place of the current Bolshoi Orchestra.
The Russian programme at the London Book Fair 2010 is announced!
We are proud to announce the programme of Russian events at the London Book Fair 2010. Read here for details of seminars, meetings and special events at Publishers' Day, Authors' Day and Translators' Day and profiles of our celebrated guest speakers. These include include the authors Dmitry Bykov, Sergey Lukyanenko, Vladimir Sharov, Marina Galina and Olga Slavnikova, as well the deputy head of the Russian Federal Agency of Press and Mass Communication, Vladimir Grigoriev, and the brilliant literary critic, Lev Danilkin.
A Year of Living Dangerously
By James Norton
The past year has been a triumphant one for a resurgent Russian film industry buoyed up by the nation’s expansive mood. The poetic, experimental strand for which Russian cinema was so celebrated in Soviet times has survived in the contrasting but also adverse circumstances prevailing today.
The past year has been a triumphant one for a resurgent Russian film industry buoyed up by the nation’s expansive mood. The poetic, experimental strand for which Russian cinema was so celebrated in Soviet times has survived in the contrasting but also adverse circumstances prevailing today.
Russian Success at Cannes 2008
May 2008
Cannes, France
It seems that for Russian cinema, good things come in threes: the Russian film industry suitably showcased at the first ever Russian film pavilion; leading Russian production and distribution companies present their best creations at the International Marché du Film; and stunning triumphs for first-time feature film directors Sergei Dvortsevoy and Valeria Gai-Germanika!
Cannes, France
It seems that for Russian cinema, good things come in threes: the Russian film industry suitably showcased at the first ever Russian film pavilion; leading Russian production and distribution companies present their best creations at the International Marché du Film; and stunning triumphs for first-time feature film directors Sergei Dvortsevoy and Valeria Gai-Germanika!
Dying for it
by Nikolai Erdman
Translated by Moira Buffini
Faber and Faber, 2007, pp.116
Hallway-dwelling Semyon is unemployed and disheartened with life. When his last hope for self-respect disappears, Semyon decides to take his own life. But word gets out and he finds himself inundated with sympathetic visitors - begging him to die on their behalf.
Translated by Moira Buffini
Faber and Faber, 2007, pp.116
Hallway-dwelling Semyon is unemployed and disheartened with life. When his last hope for self-respect disappears, Semyon decides to take his own life. But word gets out and he finds himself inundated with sympathetic visitors - begging him to die on their behalf.
A Year of Living Dangerously
By James Norton
The past year has been a triumphant one for a resurgent Russian film industry buoyed up by the nation’s expansive mood. The poetic, experimental strand for which Russian cinema was so celebrated in Soviet times has survived in the contrasting but also adverse circumstances prevailing today.
The past year has been a triumphant one for a resurgent Russian film industry buoyed up by the nation’s expansive mood. The poetic, experimental strand for which Russian cinema was so celebrated in Soviet times has survived in the contrasting but also adverse circumstances prevailing today.
A Year of Living Dangerously
By James Norton
The past year has been a triumphant one for a resurgent Russian film industry buoyed up by the nation’s expansive mood. The poetic, experimental strand for which Russian cinema was so celebrated in Soviet times has survived in the contrasting but also adverse circumstances prevailing today.
The past year has been a triumphant one for a resurgent Russian film industry buoyed up by the nation’s expansive mood. The poetic, experimental strand for which Russian cinema was so celebrated in Soviet times has survived in the contrasting but also adverse circumstances prevailing today.
Rossica 3
Imperial Russian Ballet
Oranienbaum: Chinoiserie a la Russe
A la Russe: the Russian art of performance through the 18th and 19th centuries is celebrated in this issue, dedicated to Russia’s most famous ballets and to Catherine the Great’s personal Dacha – Oranienbaum.
Oranienbaum: Chinoiserie a la Russe
A la Russe: the Russian art of performance through the 18th and 19th centuries is celebrated in this issue, dedicated to Russia’s most famous ballets and to Catherine the Great’s personal Dacha – Oranienbaum.
Rossica 3
Imperial Russian Ballet
Oranienbaum: Chinoiserie a la Russe
A la Russe: the Russian art of performance through the 18th and 19th centuries is celebrated in this issue, dedicated to Russia’s most famous ballets and to Catherine the Great’s personal Dacha – Oranienbaum.
Oranienbaum: Chinoiserie a la Russe
A la Russe: the Russian art of performance through the 18th and 19th centuries is celebrated in this issue, dedicated to Russia’s most famous ballets and to Catherine the Great’s personal Dacha – Oranienbaum.