The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
1997, English. Directed by Larry Weinstein.
A documentary film about Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich. It focuses on the period between 1936 and 1945, during which Shostakovich composed his Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Symphonies, but also briefly discusses other works in the composer's oeuvre, such as his Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1997
- Country
- Germany, Canada
- Written by
- Gemma van Zeventer
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Who directed The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin?
The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997) was directed by Larry Weinstein and stars Dmitri Shostakovich, Valery Gergiev.