Russian Avant-Garde: A Romance with the Revolution

Overview

The dramatic story of three great Russian avant-garde painters from the beginning of the last century – Kazimir Malevich, Pavel Filonov and Vladimir Tatlin – and their supporter, Nikolai Punin, the first post-revolution Commissar of the Hermitage and Russian Museums. They dedicated their lives to belief in the revolution and its connection to avant-garde art, but the communist regime betrayed them. The history depicted on the painted canvases reflects the tumultuous period of the 1920s and 30s in the Soviet Union, in Leningrad and in artistic circles of the time. Only with perestroika have the avant-garde paintings, stored in museum archives, again seen the light of day.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1999

Original language

French

Countries

Denmark, Russia

Production

Vesterholt Film & Tv,Quadrat Films

Director

Aleksandr Krivonos

Producer

Sonja Vesterholt

Cinematography

Sergey Dubrovsky

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0283576