Prokofiev: the Infinished Diary // Prokofiev: the Unfinished Diary
( France / Canada, 2009, 52 min. )
Director: Yosif Feyginberg
All that is known for certain about Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) is that he was a musical genius, and one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. The rest-from his music to his private life-remains shrouded in mystery. With the discovery of his personal diaries, part the Prokofiev enigma can finally come to light. The composer fled Russia shortly after the 1917 October revolution. For close to two decades, he struggled to build a career in North America and Europe. In 1936, he made a decision that stunned the world: he returned to Russia at a time when Stalin’s purges were at their apex. 55 years after his death, based on previously unexplored sources-particularly Prokofiev’s diary, which richly chronicles the art and artists of his time-this film examines a defining period in the great composer’s life: his years spent outside Russia, from 1918 to 1936. 42nd International Houston Film Festival: Special Jury Award
Film is screened in the Free Thought. Documentary cinema program
Screening shedule
– only for press
27 June
28 June
