The Theme
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The Theme 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
.
1979 in film
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Soviet film directed by Gleb Panfilov
Gleb Panfilov
Gleb Anatolyevich Panfilov is an internationally acclaimed Russian film director noted for a string of mostly historical films starring his wife, Inna Churikova:...
. 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
Golden Bear
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at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival
37th Berlin International Film Festival
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Cast
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as Kim Yesenin, writer - Inna ChurikovaInna ChurikovaInna Mikhailovna Churikova is a Soviet Russian film and theatre actress.-Biography:...
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as Gravedigger, dissident, Sasha's friend - Yevgeni Vesnik as Igor Paschin, writer
- Yevgeniya Nechayeva as Maria Alexandrovna
- Natalya SeleznyovaNatalya SeleznyovaNatalya Igorevna Seleznyova is a Soviet and Russian actress.She first took the stage at the age of 6, participating in the Red Army Theatre plays....
as Svetlana, Yesenin's disciple - Sergey Nikonenko as Sinitsyn, policeman