The film is an attempt to recreate the world of Marc Chagall and his myth within the genre of a folklore ballad. We are not exploiting Chagall's images, but are attempting to create a dramatized projection of his creativity onto the movie screen, relying on both, facts and fantasy (as Chagall himself would).The story is based on real events which occurred at the time of Chagall's short-lived period in Vitebskin in 1917-18, during which time he creates the Academy of Modern Art, inspired by his dreams of a bright and beautiful future. Many pictures by Chagall and Malevich are used in the film.
Cast
Leonid Bichevin
Mark Shagal
Anatoliy Belyy
Kazimir Malevich
Kristina Shnayderman
Bella Rozenfeld
Semyon Shkalikov
Naum
Dmitriy Astrakhan
Rabbi Itzike
Alexey Ovsyannikov
Zheleznyak
Darya Pashkova
Feyga-Ita
Petr Artamonov
Shagal's student
Semyon Treskunov
Lyova in childhood
Oleg Zhakov
Unknown
Stanislav Demin
Unknown
Oleg Khamitov
Unknown
Nikita Volkov
Unknown
Roman Chaliapin
Unknown
Vyacheslav Evlantev
Unknown
Laura Keosayan
Unknown
Sergey Kolos
Unknown
Kirill Ulyanov
Unknown
Dmitriy Averin
Unknown
Sergey Migitsko
Unknown
Anna Aleksakhina
Unknown
Artur Vakha
Unknown
Vasiliy Ruksha
Unknown
Valeriy Anisenko
Unknown
Sergey Tolkach
Unknown
Ruslan Kornekov
Unknown
Aleksandr Moysa
Unknown
Yakov Levda
Unknown
Alvina Tozliyan
Unknown
Oksana Karpenko
Unknown
Oleg Zhakov
Unknown
Crew
Aleksandr Mitta
Director, Writer, Producer
Kristina Schneider
Writer
Alla Strelnikova
Editor
Sergey Machilsky
Director of Photography
Igor Kachorovsky
Additional Director of Photography
Anzhelika Bokoeva
Assistant Director
Larisa Shnayderman
Producer
Maksim Koroptsov
Producer
Eduard Galkin
Production Design
Yelena Tsapko
Casting Director
Lyudmila Gaintseva
Costume Design
Ekaterina Ivanova
Makeup Artist
Svetlana Maslennikova
Makeup Artist
Aleksey Ivchenko
Makeup Artist
Aleksey Chernykh
Makeup Artist
Oleg Tatarinov
Sound Director
Aleksandr Tokmakov
Visual Effects Producer
Alexey Aygi
Music
Roman Korolev
Stunt Coordinator
Sergey Golovkin
Stunt Coordinator
Valeriy Derkach
Stunt Coordinator
