Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola

(1981)

★ 5.4 IMDb · 9 votes

Genres: Music, Documentary

Year: 1981

Runtime: 77 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Семён Аранович, Александр Сокуров

Cast: Тамара Алёшина, Сергей Прокофьев, Дмитрий Шостакович, Andrei Zhdanov

Plot

The life and work of the great Russian composer Dmitriy Shostakovich is presented in this documentary through rare images and audios from many archives, at one time censored by the Soviet government. A brief take on his life, from his transition as an early prodigy to a first rate artist, his celebrated compositions and the final years with a declining health.