Album 61 (2013)
The World Chess Championship is a juicy battle, rife with passion, power and money. Boris Gelfand has spent his entire life getting ready for this moment; he was raised to become a champion since the age of six. His father devoted all his life to cultivating Boris' talent while obsessively documenting the process. The photo albums tell the father's story as much as that of the son, revealing a simple truth about a man living his own dreams through his son under the Soviet regime. Can any child, given fine Soviet education, become a genius? And is becoming a genius worth the price?
Director: Halil Efrat
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 70 min
Release Date: June 14, 2013
Cast
- Boris Gelfand - Self
- Viswanathan Anand - Self
- Ilya Smirin - Self
- Albert Kapengut - Self
- Maxim Rodhstein - Self
- Pavel Eljanov - Self
- Evgeny Tomashevsky - Self
- Vladimir Kramnik - Self
- Abram Izakovitsh - Self (archival footage)
- Nela Gelfand - Self
Screenplay
Music: Yaniv Fridel, Lemez Lovas
Editing: Halil Efrat
Production: The New Fund for Cinema and TV, MYmovies, yes
Country: Israel
Language: עִבְרִית, Pусский
Original Language: ru
Keywords
chess
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Album 61 about?
- The World Chess Championship is a juicy battle, rife with passion, power and money. Boris Gelfand has spent his entire life getting ready for this moment; he was raised to become a champion since the age of six. His father devoted all his life to cultivating Boris' talent while obsessively documenting the process. The photo albums tell the father's story as much as that of the son, revealing a simple truth about a man living his own dreams through his son under the Soviet regime. Can any child, given fine Soviet education, become a genius? And is becoming a genius worth the price?
- Who directed Album 61?
- Album 61 was directed by Halil Efrat.
- Who stars in Album 61?
- Album 61 stars Boris Gelfand, Viswanathan Anand, Ilya Smirin, Albert Kapengut, Maxim Rodhstein, Pavel Eljanov.
- How long is Album 61?
- Album 61 has a runtime of 1h 10m (70 minutes).
- What genre is Album 61?
- Album 61 is a Documentary film.
- Where was Album 61 produced?
- Album 61 was produced in Israel.