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Woe to Wit or Eisenstein and Meyerhold: a Two-fold Portrait in the Interior of the Epoch

The film is about the complex, passionate and at the same time deeply respectful relationship between two genius directors, a teacher (Meyerhold) and a student (Eisenstein). In the most difficult conditions of the totalitarian regime, adherence to eternal values helped both defend their art and themselves in it, preserve honor and dignity. Their relationship, creative and everyday actions are not only an artistic, but also a moral testament to future generations.

Top Cast

  • Yuri Belyayev

    Yuri Belyayev

    Narrator (voice)

  • Sergei Yursky

    Sergei Yursky

    Vsevolod Meyerhold (voice)

  • Aleksandr Galin

    Aleksandr Galin

    Sergei Eisenstein (voice)

  • Oksana Pototskaya

    Oksana Pototskaya

    Zinaida Reich (voice)

Overview

The film is about the complex, passionate and at the same time deeply respectful relationship between two genius directors, a teacher (Meyerhold) and a student (Eisenstein). In the most difficult conditions of the totalitarian regime, adherence to eternal values helped both defend their art and themselves in it, preserve honor and dignity. Their relationship, creative and everyday actions are not only an artistic, but also a moral testament to future generations.

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