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21 de abr. de 2007 · Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya: Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov. With Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya, Aleksandr Sokurov, Krzysztof Penderecki. A documentary about the famous musician Mstislav Rostropovich and his wife, Galina Vishnevskaya.
6 de ago. de 2008 · Exiled for housing the late, controversial writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Rostropovich was a real maverick who never compromised his beliefs even when it meant undermining the Kremlin.
A portrait of the most famous couple in Russian classical music: opera singer Vishnevskaya and her husband, cellist, pianist and conductor Rostropovich.
Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya 2006 1h 41m Documentary List Reviews 75% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A documentary profiles musician Mstislav Rostropovich and his wife, Galina...
A portrait of the most famous couple in Russian classical music: opera singer Vishnevskaya and her husband, cellist, pianist and conductor Rostropovich.
With his mesmerising, melancholy voice, Sokurov's voice-over speaks about culture, memories and the Old Europe, while his camera observes the two old masters. Using pictures and archive footage that he has incorporated with split-screens, slow wipes and insets, Sokurov recapitulates their life and career.
Aleksandr Sokurov’s stately documentary Elegy of Life details the career of Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and his wife, the singer Galina Vishnevskaya. Rostropovich passed away in 2007, a year after the documentary was completed, adding poignancy to Sokurov’s adoring film.
