The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997)

1997 documentary film about Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich. It focuses on the period between 1936 and 1945, during which Shostakovich composed his Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Symphonies, but also briefly discusses other works in the composer's oeuvre, such as his Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.

Directing:
  • Larry Weinstein

Writing:
  • Gemma van Zeventer

Stars:
Release Date: 1997-01-01
themoviedb icon 4.8/10
  • Country: DE, CA
  • Language: English | Pусский
  • Runtime: 77

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Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shosta...
(archival footage)
Valery Gergiev
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