A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
May 6, 2016
Original Title:
Фонограф
Genres:
Drama
Production Countries:
Russia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 7
Yuli Ivanovich Blok is a music lover and enthusiast of early sound recording, who in 1889 was the first to bring Edison's phonograph to Russia, came up with the idea to record the great pianist Anton Rubinstein's playing on a phonograph. But the pianist flatly refused to sign up. Then those present, among whom was Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, just started messing around with the device, recording everything that comes to mind. The film is based on a famous case that occurred in January 1890.
Costume Design:
Dmitriy Andreev
Director:
Kirill Serebrennikov
Director of Photography:
Vladislav Opelyants
Editor:
Yuri Karikh
Producer:
Tatyana Davtyan
Marina Zhigalova-Ozkan
Production Design:
Vladimir Nikiforov
Screenplay:
Kirill Serebrennikov
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