Hermann. 2nd edition. Comp. Arkus L.

“Black Series” of the Publishing House “Session” - only about geniuses and damned poets, our contemporaries. The books “Sokurov”, “Muratov”, “Balabanov”, “Rastorguev” came out in it. The book is about Alexei Yuryevich German (1938-2013). This publication is an explanation of love for the outstanding director and a huge friend of the “session” from the first days of its founding, a detailed story about his life and films. In addition to the memories of the director himself, the book includes the texts of the leading film experts, historians of art and essays: Lyubov Arkus, Polina Barskova, Dmitry Bykov, Sergey Gandlevsky, Elena Gorfunkel, Oleg Kovalev, Lev Lurie, Evgeny Margolit, Yuri Saprykina, Alena Solntseva, Vasily Stepanov, Maria Maria Stepanova, Veroniki Khlebnikova and Mikhail Yampolsky. The publication is illustrated by photographs and documents, most of which are published for the first time.