To Dream and to Live (1974)
The script about loneliness, conformity and the impossibility of creative realization scared the editorial censorship at the studio, and then at Derzhkino. A lot of claims were made against him. The demands for amendments and endless additions and rewrites by the authors lasted for about a year. The original version of the title "Na pokhony!" ("To bow down!") was replaced by "To Dream and to Live". According to Pylyp Ilyenko, the director's eldest son, this name appeared "as a result of censor pressure." Censorship stopped the tape 40 times: at the stage of the literary script, director's, during film tests (the actors were not approved), filming, etc. The film catastrophically fell apart into fragments, into masterfully filmed, but unrelated scenes. The director called the finished version a "dead film".
Cast
- Larysa Kadochnykova
- Rodion Nahapetov - Константин Петрович, режиссёр
- Yurii Illienko - Герасим, литейщик
- Nina Urgant - мать Марии
- Valentina Vladimirova - подруга матери
- Олег Полствин - Серёжа Стаценко
- Leonid Kuravlyov - Иван Григорьевич, механизатор-тракторист, режиссёр
- Yurii Mazhuha - Яков Сукач
- Volodymyr Oleksiyenko - эпизод
- Vladimir Volkov - литейщик
Screenplay
- Ivan Mykolaichuk (Screenplay)
- Yurii Illienko (Screenplay)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is To Dream and to Live about?
- The script about loneliness, conformity and the impossibility of creative realization scared the editorial censorship at the studio, and then at Derzhkino. A lot of claims were made against him. The demands for amendments and endless additions and rewrites by the authors lasted for about a year. The original version of the title "Na pokhony!" ("To bow down!") was replaced by "To Dream and to Live". According to Pylyp Ilyenko, the director's eldest son, this name appeared "as a result of censor pressure." Censorship stopped the tape 40 times: at the stage of the literary script, director's, during film tests (the actors were not approved), filming, etc. The film catastrophically fell apart into fragments, into masterfully filmed, but unrelated scenes. The director called the finished version a "dead film".
- Who directed To Dream and to Live?
- To Dream and to Live was directed by Yurii Illienko.
- Who stars in To Dream and to Live?
- To Dream and to Live stars Larysa Kadochnykova, Rodion Nahapetov, Yurii Illienko, Nina Urgant, Valentina Vladimirova, Олег Полствин.
- How long is To Dream and to Live?
- To Dream and to Live has a runtime of 1h 23m (83 minutes).
- What genre is To Dream and to Live?
- To Dream and to Live is a Drama film.
- Where was To Dream and to Live produced?
- To Dream and to Live was produced in Soviet Union.