Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian Soviet composer, pianist and conductor. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous music genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. (via Wikipedia)

Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola (1981)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Sokurov  •  Semyon Aranovich
CAST:  Tamara Alyoshina  •  Sergei Prokofiev  •  Dmitri Shostakovich  •  Andrei Zhdanov

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Sokurov  •  Semyon Aranovich
CAST:  Tamara Alyoshina  •  Sergei Prokofiev  •  Dmitri Shostakovich  •  Andrei Zhdanov

Sergei Eisenstein (1958)

A USSR documentary about the filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vasily Katanyan
CAST:  Sergei Eisenstein  •  Vera Yanukova  •  Maxim Straukh  •  Grigori Aleksandrov

A USSR documentary about the filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vasily Katanyan
CAST:  Sergei Eisenstein  •  Vera Yanukova  •  Maxim Straukh  •  Grigori Aleksandrov