Pavel Filonov in the memoirs of contemporaries (1987)

Fragments of bricks, rusty wire, dandelions growing among the construction debris.

Photo portrait of the artist Pavel Filonov.

Entrance of an old Moscow mansion in winter.

Entrance doors.

The horse is at the entrance of the elevator.

The hands of a knitting woman.

The grating of the elevator shaft during the movement of the elevator.

Artists and sculptors talk about Filonov's appearance, character, life (synchronously and behind the scenes), paintings created by artists.

The grating of the shaft of the rising elevator.

A dark corridor in a communal apartment.

Portraits on the walls of the room of the artist-student Filonov, the artist's interview about Filonov and his methods of creativity (synchronously and behind the scenes).

Interview with collector Lev Katsnelson about meeting Filonov (synchronously).

Katznelson's hands, sorting through shells.

Netsuke figurines in Katznelson's apartment.

Themed albums on the shelves of the bookcase.

The collector demonstrates a selection of photographs and reproductions.

A woman poses for a street artist on one of the streets of Leningrad, the faces of the audience.

Street artists paint portraits and caricatures from life.

A woman posing for the artist.

Interview with writers and poet Igor Bakhterev about Filonov's work and about "oberiuts" (synchronously and behind the scenes), stuffed birds on a branch.

View of residential buildings from the window.

Window sill in the artist's apartment, reproductions on the table by the window, the interior of the room, a woman with a small child at the window (panorama).

One of the works of the artist Glebova T.N., interview with Glebova T.N. about the vocation of the artist (synchronously and behind the scenes).

Works by Glebova.

The artist goes on stage.

The grating of the shaft of a moving elevator.

Busts on the shelves in the sculptor's workshop, made in the antique style (panorama).

Interview of the Artist N.M. Kovalenko, a student of Filonov, about Filonov's creative manner and about learning from the master (synchronously and behind the scenes).

Sculpture students in the workshop during a break.

Interview of the artist-student Filonov (synchronously and behind the scenes).

The interior of the artist's studio, brushes and paints lying on the table, (panorama).

Panorama of the workshop, paintings on the walls.

Interview with the artist Kovalenko (synchronously).

One of Filonov's student artists arranges paintings in his studio.

Interview of the artist (synchronously and behind the scenes).

The interior of the studio, the reflection of the artist in the mirror.

The grating of the elevator shaft, the view of staircases through the grating.

Pilots in the cockpit.

Interior view of the elevator shaft.

Interview with the writer Bakhterev I.V. (synchronously).

Explosion of a snow woman in the yard.

Workers on the bank of the canal repair the cable, the diver goes under the water.

Interview of the artist about Filonov's relationship with his students (synchronously and behind the scenes).

Photo by the artist E.A. Kibrik.

Photo Filonov in the 1930s.

Fragments of one of Filonov's paintings.

A corridor and a landing in one of the old Leningrad houses, a staircase leading to the exit from the entrance, a welder at work.

Illustrations of Kibrik to one of the works of R. Rolland.

Photo of Kibrik.

Interview of the artist about Filonov (synchronously).

Illustrations on the pages of an academic textbook on drawing.

Interview of one of the artists about the life and work of Filonov (synchronously).

Circular panorama of the walls of the Leningrad courtyard-well.

A carpenter carries a toolbox past sculptures at the back of the Academy of Arts.

Newsreel of the 1920s: The painting "Danae" in the Hermitage.

Visitors from Central Asia in one of the halls of the Hermitage.

Visitors in the halls of Leningrad museums and palaces.

The faces of the visitors.

The carpenter hammers nails, puts together a box of boards.

Fragments of the text of the letter of the administration of the Russian Museum to Filonov.

Interior view of an abandoned Orthodox church.

Rooms in a communal apartment.

A woman in the kitchen is washing dishes.

Two artists-students of Filonov, sitting at the table, remember about him (synchronously and behind the scenes), look at old letters and photographs.

Fragments of paintings, portraits.

Medicines are on the table.

Artists listen to an audio recording of an interview about Filonov and Russian avant-gardism, apartment interiors, paintings on walls and chairs, memories of Filonov sound behind the scenes.

Interview of the artist about Filonov (synchronously).

The artist closes the door of the communal kitchen at the end of the interview.

Newsreel of the 1920s: children standing at a lamppost on a city street in summer, children's faces.

Panorama of the auction hall for the sale of paintings.

The auctioneer announces the sale of another painting.

The faces of the auction participants.

View of the stairwells from the elevator cabin.

Mountain landscape (panorama), chairs at the foot of the hill.

A horse rides in a circle in winter.

Interview of the artist and Filonov with criticism of the artist's assessment by the writer Daniil Granin (synchronously).

Panorama of a playground in one of the Leningrad courtyards.

Interview of the artist about Filonov's painting "Carpenter's Family", about Filonov's fate as a painter, his character (synchronously).

The horse is in the paddock.

Filonov's disciple going off into the distance.

Boiling kettle on the stove.

The second hand of the clock.

Interview with artist Tatiana Glebova about imitation of Filonov and the artist's individuality and the development of an independent creative manner in painting, about Russian avant-gardism (synchronously).

The artist's hand.

Glebova's face.

Photo portrait of Filonov.

The portrait of Filonov, painted by Glebova, her interview sounds behind the scenes.

Glebova in her workshop.

Portrait of Filonov, painted by Glebova, continuation of Glebova's interview (synchronously and behind the scenes).

Glebova's hands.

Interior of Glebova's workshop.

Drawing supplies, pencils and brushes.

Glebova is working on a drawing, Glebova's face.

The performance of the artists of the Japanese Kabuki theater, Glebova's interview sounds behind the scenes.

Glebova puts in a box reproductions of Filonov's paintings, sketches of drawings by Filonov and Glebova.

Glebova starts the grandfather clock.

Interview with the writer Bakhterev I.V. (synchronously).

Interior view of the courtyard-well (from top to bottom), a horse and children in the yard.

Collector Katsnelson is standing by the window, a magnifying glass and a wristwatch on the table.

The interior of the study in the zoological museum, stuffed and skeletons of birds, roach and boiled potatoes on a newspaper (panorama).

Circular panorama of the Academy of Arts building in Leningrad.

Bas-reliefs above one of the entrances to the academy building.

Interview of the artist-one of Filonov's students, about studying with Filonov and his pedagogical and creative methods (synchronously), the artist's face and hands.

A kerosene lantern on the sand, a beetle crawls past the lantern on the sand.

Artists paint portraits of Karl Marx, V.I. Lenin from photographs.

Interview of one of Filonov's students, sitting under the portraits of Marx and Lenin, about his creative destiny (synchronously).

The grating of the mine during the lift lift in one of the old houses of Leningrad.

A wooden door opens, a view of the seashore, the skeleton of a ship on the sand.

The cover of Filonov's book "A Sermon on the Germination of the World".

Interview with one of Filonov's students about the book (synchronously), the artist silently reads the book.

Photo of the wreckage of a wooden ship on a sandy shore.

Panorama of a part of the seashore, wreckage of wooden ships, tractor "Stalinets", rusty barrels on the sand.

A human skull covered with sand.

Wooden fragments on the sand, a panorama of grave crosses.

Steppe landscape.

Newsreel: fighting on the fronts of the First World War, attacking infantry, dead soldiers falling.

Photos of Filonov in 1917-1918.

A fragment of the text of the protocol on the election of Filonov as chairman of the revolutionary committee.

Newsreel of the revolutionary events of 1917, alternates with fragments of x / films.

Exhibits and paintings on the walls of the halls of one of the first exhibitions of proletarian art.

People's Commissar of Education of the RSFSR Lunacharsky A.V. among the visitors of the exhibition.

The faces of the audience in the hall during the art critic's lecture on Filonov.

The art critic, standing in front of the microphone on stage, talks about his attitude to Filonov.

Interview with one of Filonov's students (synchronously).

Photo Filonov among artists in the 1910s.

Interviews of artists about Filonov (synchronously and behind the scenes).

One of the artists comes to the exhibition of his works.

The artist's face, a panorama of one of the exhibition halls.

Staging: blind people walk through the snow, holding on to the shoulder of the one in front, followed by a drummer (from above).

A tea set on the table, a mirror in an antique frame, a reflection in the mirror of a portrait by Filonov.

Interview of the artist about Filonov (synchronously and behind the scenes).

The face of the collector Lev Katsnelson.

The horse is in the living room.

The thread of the ball, knitting in the hands of a woman.

View of the staircases from the cabin of the rising elevator.

Interview of one of the artists about Filonov (synchronously).

Newsreel of 1937: aircraft propellers rotate.

A plane taking off.

The faces of people watching the flight.

Internal view of the elevator shaft (from bottom to top).

Transformation of the classic image of the Madonna and Child into a Picasso-style image (combined shooting).

Photo portrait of Picasso.

Artist Nikolai Sazhin in his studio, paintings on the walls, the interior of the workshop (panorama), Sazhin's interview sounds behind the scenes.

Sazhin gives an interview (synchronously and behind the scenes).

Actors in makeup behind the scenes play a scene-allegory, a view of a brick factory pipe.

The faces of the actors playing the scene.

Interiors of a room in the apartment of the writer I.V. Bakhterev, a dog on the sofa (panorama), Bakhterev talks about Filonov and his work (synchronously and behind the scenes).

The art critic, standing on stage in front of the microphone, answers the question about his attitude to Filonov and to the artists of the 1920s (synchronously and off-screen).

View of staircases through the grating of the shaft of the rising elevator.

Photo portrait of Velimir Khlebnikov.

A man climbs the stairs to the apartment door.

The man opens the padlock and enters the apartment.

Parachutists jumping out of an airplane.

Parachute domes in the sky.

The artist plays the balalaika.

Fragments of photographs and drawings on the snow-swept stairs in one of the evicted Leningrad houses, a view of the courtyard from the window on the landing (from above).

Fragment of the manuscript of Filonov's article.

View of the staircases through the grating of the shaft of the rising elevator and the lights burning in the dark.

Newsreel of 1941: a Red Army soldier in a sheepskin coat.

Faces of residents of besieged Leningrad, standing in line.

Interview of Filonov's sister about the last meeting with her brother (synchronously), alternates with newsreels of the besieged Leningrad in the winter of 1941.

People's faces on the streets of besieged Leningrad, a mother feeds a child with a spoon.

Artists recall and tell about Filonov's life during the blockade, his death during the blockade in December 1941 and the death of his wife (synchronously), the faces of artists.

Newsreel: the division of bread into rations during the siege of Leningrad.

People on one of the streets of besieged Leningrad.

Medal "For the Defense of Leningrad" and the face of Filonov's student artist Kovalenko.

Kovalenko's painting in the style of avant-garde.

Photo of Filonov and his wife E.A. Serebryakova in 1928.

Interview with collector L. Katsnelson about Filonov (synchronously).

Interview of the artist N.A. Sazhin about Filonov (synchronously and behind the scenes).

Photo of Filonov in his high school years.

Interviews of artists-students of Filonov about his work, about the painting "Feast of Kings" (synchronously), the faces of artists.

Kovalenko N.M. speaks about Filonov's work (synchronously).

The writer Bakhterev talks about the portrait of Lenin created by Filonov (synchronously).

Interiors of the studio of the artist Glebova, Glebova talks about Filonov's work (synchronously), alternates with interviews of artists and landscapes.

View through the grating of the shaft of the rising elevator.

View of the elevator shaft (from bottom to top), the ceiling of the shaft.

Filonov's painting "The Feast of Kings", fragments of the painting, the faces depicted in the painting.

Photo portrait of Filonov.

Filonov's painting "The Holy Family", fragments of the painting.

Photo portrait of Filonov.

Fragments of Filonov's painting "Formula of Spring".