Directors of Mosfilm. Lavrentiev S.

When they talk about cinema, first of all, mean actors. Meanwhile, the main figure in creating the film is the director. Only he can make a picture outstanding or ordinary. The artist is able to improve something (if correctly selected) or worsen (if the director was mistaken in choosing the performer).

The book tells about the life and work of five wonderful directors who gave us amazing films who have become an integral part of the life of millions , and the brilliant artists who discovered us. Some of the heroes of the book sincerely sang dubious phenomena. Someone then repented. Someone refused to do what contradicted his artistic aspirations, and paid for this a tragedy of obscurity...

Why did Pyryev switch from the "Kuban Cossacks" to Dostoevsky? “From which Sora” did “ordinary fascism” arose? Who contributed to the exaltation of Mikhail Chiaureli? How did Lev Kuleshov make Soviet cinematography? Why no one knows Boris Yashin? These questions will be answered by the book that you hold in your hands.