Case of Joseph Brodsky (1991)
A 23-year-old man was tried for choosing poetry as his life's work. His poems and translations were professional. Many people thought so, but not literary officials. It was published sparingly. But in his place could be any talented or simply capable young man who chose the difficult path of serving the muses. Not only then, but now the young have a hard time. Who will take on the role of an arbitrator passing sentence: a poet is not a poet, an artist is not an artist? Maybe the artist has looked into the future, is incomprehensible to contemporaries, is not recognized by them, so what is to judge him?
Director: Sergey Balakirev
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: February 7, 1991
Cast
- Joseph Brodsky - Self (archive footage)
- Leonid Brezhnev - Self (archive footage)
Screenplay
Music: Valeriy Brovko
Editing: Eleonora Dunayevskaya, Mariya Fleitman
Production: Leningrad Documentary Film Studio
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Case of Joseph Brodsky about?
- A 23-year-old man was tried for choosing poetry as his life's work. His poems and translations were professional. Many people thought so, but not literary officials. It was published sparingly. But in his place could be any talented or simply capable young man who chose the difficult path of serving the muses. Not only then, but now the young have a hard time. Who will take on the role of an arbitrator passing sentence: a poet is not a poet, an artist is not an artist? Maybe the artist has looked into the future, is incomprehensible to contemporaries, is not recognized by them, so what is to judge him?
- Who directed Case of Joseph Brodsky?
- Case of Joseph Brodsky was directed by Sergey Balakirev.
- Who stars in Case of Joseph Brodsky?
- Case of Joseph Brodsky stars Joseph Brodsky, Leonid Brezhnev.
- How long is Case of Joseph Brodsky?
- Case of Joseph Brodsky has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is Case of Joseph Brodsky?
- Case of Joseph Brodsky is a Documentary film.
- Where was Case of Joseph Brodsky produced?
- Case of Joseph Brodsky was produced in Soviet Union.