Meeting with the classics (1972)

Documentary №20368, 3 parts, duration: 1:13:27, black-white

Annotation:

The film of the series "My favorite part." The film presents excerpts from performances of "The Lower Depths," "The Last Sacrifice" and "Volpone" performed by artists of the Leningrad Academic Drama Theater named after A. Pushkin and Panevezhisskogo Drama Theatre.

Reel №1

Theater critic N. Abalkin spoke about the importance of classical drama to contemporary theater (synchronously).

Photos N. Simonov in various roles.

N. Abalkin talks about creativity, People's Artist of USSR N. Simonov.

The building of the Leningrad Academic Drama Theater named after A. Pushkin.

Monument to Catherine II.

Poster play "The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky's play.

Fragments of the play "The Lower Depths" with N. Simonov as Satina (synchronously).

Reel №2

N. Abalkin talks about creativity, People's Artist of the USSR V. Merkur'eva (synchronously).

Photos W. Merkur'eva in various roles.

Fragments of the play by Ostrovsky "The Last Victim" with the participation of V. Merkur'eva as Frola Fedulych (synchronously).

Reel №3

N. Abalkin talks about creativity English playwright B. Johnson, on his play "Volpone" (synchronously).

N. Abalkin said about creativity Lithuanian actor Panevezhisskogo Drama Theater Donatisa Banionosa (synchronously).

Photo ID Detective in various roles.

Theater program play "Volpone."

Fragments of the play "Volpone" with the participation of DA Banionis as The Merchant of Venice "Volpone" (synchronously in the Lithuanian language, background - translation into Russian).