The Theme
| The Theme | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gleb Panfilov |
| Written by | Aleksandr Chervinsky Gleb Panfilov |
| Starring | Mikhail Ulyanov Inna Churikova |
| Distributed by | IFEX (US theatrical) |
Release dates |  1979 16 October, 1987 (limited) |
Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Template:FilmUSSR |
| Language | Russian |
The Theme (Russian: Тема) is a 1979 Soviet film directed by Gleb Panfilov. It tells the story of an egotistical playwright who thinks of himself as an artist, but who allows the system to make him write conformist plays.
The film was heavily censored on its release in 1979. The full version was not released until 1986; this version was awarded the Golden Bear at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
Cast
- Mikhail Ulyanov as Kim Yesenin, writer
- Inna Churikova as Sasha Nikolaeva, museum guide
- Stanislav Lyubshin as Gravedigger, dissident, Sasha's friend
- Yevgeni Vesnik as Igor Paschin, writer
- Yevgeniya Nechayeva as Maria Alexandrovna
- Natalya Seleznyova as Svetlana, Yesenin's disciple
- Sergey Nikonenko as Sinitsyn, policeman
References
- ^ "Berlinale: 1987 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
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