“ Dear Gorbachev ” ( Italian: Caro Gorbaciov ) is a 1988 chamber drama by Italian director Carlo Lidzani [1] about Nikolai Bukharin and his wife, who devoted her whole life to rehabilitating her husband’s honest name [2] . The film opened the main competition of the 45th Venice Film Festival , where it received the Gold Medal of the President of the Senate. [3] The film was shot during the perestroika period and had a wide public outcry.
| Dear Gorbachev | |
|---|---|
| ital. Caro gorbaciov | |
| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Carlo Lidzani |
| Producer | Filiberto Bandini Enrico Coletti Paolo Lucidi |
| Author script | Carlo Lidzani Augusto Zucca |
| Operator | Roberto Benvenuti |
| Composer | Luis Bakalov |
| Duration | 81 min |
| A country |  Italy |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 1988 |
| IMDb | ID 0094836 |
Content
Cast
- Harvey Keitel - Nikolai Bukharin
- Flaminia Lidzani - Anna Larina
- Gianluca Favilla - Yuri Larin
Rewards
45th Venice Film Festival :
- Gold Medal of the President of the Senate
Criticism
The famous master of political cinema made a picture called “Dear Gorbachev”, based on genuine documents and dedicated to the fate of the outstanding revolutionary Nikolai Bukharin. The film was shown in the fall of 1988 at the Venice Film Festival. The title of the film was given by A. Larina’s appeal to the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the CPSU, and Lidzani’s words were based on Bukharin’s message to his descendants, which his wife kept for almost half a century in memory.
Lizani’s film is chamber, it takes place during one night - the last night before the eternal separation of two wonderful people, before the beginning of the long and painful struggle of Anna Larina for truth, justice, and revolutionary ideals to which her husband dedicated his life. “Is the Italian allowed to tell this Russian story? - Carlo Lidzani asks himself. “My doubts were dispelled by the conviction that the theme of justice, restoration of justice is universal and universally significant.”
L. Ziman
The Art of Cinema 1989, No. 3
Notes
- ↑ Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. - Gremese, 2000. - ISBN 8877424230 .
- ↑ All TV | The film "Dear Gorbachev"
- ↑ Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. - Gremese Editore, 1998 .-- ISBN 8877422211 .
Links
- " Dear Gorbachev, " on the Internet Movie Database