Dmitri Shostakovich Movies

  • 2015
    London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

    London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

    London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

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    The LSO’s Principal Guest Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas celebrated his 70th birthday in 2015 with a concert focusing on British and Russian...

    London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
  • 1938
    Great Citizen

    Great Citizen

    Great Citizen

    4.11938HD

    A biography drama about Sergey Kirov, a prominent early Bolshevik leader in the Soviet Union.

    Great Citizen
  • 1966
    Little Tragedies

    Little Tragedies

    Little Tragedies

    01966HD

    Leningrad State Drama Theatre's staging of Pushkin's three "Little Tragedies": The Covetous Knight, The Stone Guest, Mozart and Salieri

    Little Tragedies
  • 2016
    Shostakovich: Katerina Izmailova

    Shostakovich: Katerina Izmailova

    Shostakovich: Katerina Izmailova

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    Opera in four acts by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Libretto by Dmitri Shostakovich and Alexander Preis after 'Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk...

    Shostakovich: Katerina Izmailova
  • 1979
    The Nose

    The Nose

    The Nose

    01979HD

    Shostakovich’s satirical opera adapted from the classic short story by Nikolai Gogol. Baritone Eduard Akimov leads the cast as Kovalyov, the...

    The Nose
  • 1959
    Khovanshchina

    Khovanshchina

    Khovanshchina

    5.41959HD

    Modest Mussorgsky's final opera, left unfinished at the time of this death in March of 1881.

    Khovanshchina
  • 2007
    A Journey of Dmitry Shostakovich

    A Journey of Dmitry Shostakovich

    A Journey of Dmitry Shostakovich

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    A Journey of Dmitry Shostakovich
  • 1975
    The Monument

    The Monument

    The Monument

    01975HD

    The film is about the monument erected with the participation of M. Anikushin in honor of the heroic 900-day defense of Leningrad.

    The Monument
  • 2015
    Hypothetically Murdered

    Hypothetically Murdered

    Hypothetically Murdered

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    In 1931 Shostakovich wrote a full-length score for the Leningrad Music Hall, for a show that involved many of the leading entertainers of the day, as...

    Hypothetically Murdered
  • 1985
    Ninth January

    Ninth January

    Ninth January

    01985HD

    About the events that took place on January 9 in St. Petersburg, which marked the beginning of the revolution of 1905-1907 in Russia.

    Ninth January
  • 1987
    Eine Bewegung der Zeit

    Eine Bewegung der Zeit

    Eine Bewegung der Zeit

    01987HD

    A sketch: Observation of everyday life of people and situations in Vienna. "Visual art is an excellent way of observation in our culture. The...

    Eine Bewegung der Zeit
  • 1992
    Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

    Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

    Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

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    A young woman, married to a wealthy man, but miserably lonely; trapped within a world ruled with an iron fist. Katerina is driven by a lust for life...

    Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
  • 2009
    Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

    Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

    Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

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    At first glance, the title of Shostakovich’s opera seems to speak for itself: Katherina, neglected and unhappy in her marriage, commits the...

    Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
  • 1981
    Flower Music

    Flower Music

    Flower Music

    01981HD

    A picturesque sketch of flowers.

    Flower Music
  • 2016
    Bolshoi Ballet: The Golden Age

    Bolshoi Ballet: The Golden Age

    Bolshoi Ballet: The Golden Age

    02016HD

    In the 1920’s, The Golden Age cabaret is a favorite nightly haunt. The young fisherman Boris falls in love with Rita. He follows her to the...

    Bolshoi Ballet: The Golden Age
  • 1997
    Casas Viejas: el grito del sur

    Casas Viejas: el grito del sur

    Casas Viejas: el grito del sur

    8.21997HD

    Casas Viejas: el grito del sur
  • 1981
    Invitation to Life

    Invitation to Life

    Invitation to Life

    01981HD

    About the forestry scientist Ivan Vikhrov, who devoted his life to the forest and the fight against the fact that “forestry is turning into...

    Invitation to Life
  • 1933
    The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda

    The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda

    The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda

    01933HD

    A mostly lost Soviet Union stop-motion version of this classic fairytale. The only surviving scene is called Bazaar.

    The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda
  • 1992
    Simone Weil Avenue

    Simone Weil Avenue

    Simone Weil Avenue

    01992HD

    The above narrative, by Simone Weil, the French philosopher and mystic, was written into her last notebook. The places filmed show where she lived...

    Simone Weil Avenue
  • 1954
    Song of the Rivers

    Song of the Rivers

    Song of the Rivers

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    An allegorical documentary about the workers of the world, whose common destinies and hopes for peace are symbolically united by the rivers that run...

    Song of the Rivers