The Anna Akhmatova File
General Information
- Original Title
- Delo Anny Akhmatovoi
- Author/Creator
- Aranovich, Semyon, director.
- Language
- Russian.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Soviet Union, 1989.
- Physical Description
- VHS (65 min.)
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- A moving portrait of the extraordinary Soviet poet, Anna Akhmatova. Although her work was banned and went unpublished for 17 years, her poem "Requiem" became the underground anthem for the millions who suffered under Stalin. This unique film, which uses Akhmatova's diaries for text, also includes portraits of Akhmatova's friends and contemporaries--Boris Pasternak, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Mikhail Sostchenko.
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- The Anna Akhmatova File
Holdings
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Public Note |
VHS | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0294 | Available | - | - |