About the film
Kim Yesenin is an honoured Soviet playwright with fame, money and nothing left to say. He drives to the ancient town of Suzdal looking for a new subject.
In the local museum he meets Sasha, a young guide and literary scholar who is honest in a way he has forgotten how to be. Their conversations show him what his life and work have become.
Completed in 1979, the film was shelved by the censors for seven years. Released under Gorbachev, it won the Golden Bear in Berlin.
Did you know?
- It was banned for seven years before being released in 1986.
- It won the Golden Bear at the 1987 Berlin festival.
- Inna Churikova, who plays Sasha, was the director's wife.
