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The author of this unique art project, Nikita Mikhalkov, presents to the viewers the works of his favorite 19th-century painters. We shall see a whole panorama of artistic trends and tastes of the period, learn about amazing life stories of the painters and their subjects, the history of creation of the masterpieces of Russian painting, and get a broad picture of Russian culture, particularly the culture of painting. Thanks to a deeply personal, involved presentation of the material, a lively, ingenuous intonation, the paintings of the talented Russian artists will come so close to us that we’ll be able to hear “the music of Russian painting” and understand what perhaps was hidden due to our, sometimes superficial, momentary perception. And, as a result, get a gratifying sense of association with the unique heritage of our great country and the proud feeling of being part of its great people and history. This project is, undoubtedly, a momentous cultural and civic act, even a heroic endeavor of N. Mikhalkov, aimed at promoting the national self-consciousness.

3 x DVD9 | PAL 4:3 | 240 min | 22.3 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Russian
Subtitles: English, Russian, Francais, Espanol, Italiano, Deutsch, Nederlands, Portugues, Svenska, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese
Genre: Documentary

Directors: Nikita Mikhalkov, Vitali Maksimov
Country: Russia, France, Switzerland

Disc 1:

-- Nikita Mikhalkov's introduction
-- Fiodor Rokotov "Portrait of A. Struiskaya"
-- Alexei Venetsianov "Morning of the Landlady"
-- Ivan Shishkin "Rain in an Oak Forest"
-- Konstantin Korovin "Portrait of F. Chaliapin"
-- Vasily Perov "Portrait of F.M. Dostoyevsky"
-- Orest Kiprensky "Portrait of Yevgraf Davydov"
-- Ilya Repin "On a Turf Bench"
-- Ivan Shishkin "Noon in the Neighborhood"
-- Pyotr Fedotov "Aristocrat`s Breakfast"
-- Grigory Soroka "Landscape"
-- Biographies and galleries
-- Filmographies

Disc 2:

-- Pavel Fedotov "Major`s Marriage Proposal"
-- Ilya Repin "Verunya Repina"
-- Alexei Venetsianov "Reapers"
-- Valentin Serov "Portrait of Nicholas II"
-- Grigory Soroka "Study of the House in Ostrovki"
-- Unknown painter "Salon"
-- Vladimir Borovikovsky "Portrait of Ye. Arsenyeva"
-- Vasily Polenov "Moscow Backyard"
-- Fyodor Vasilyev "Thaw"
-- Afterword
-- Biographies and galleries
-- Filmographies

Disc 3:

-- Featurettes
-- Galleries
-- Soon on DVD