A lone Russian movie star (Patricia de Milo Moreira/Getty)
Exiled Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebnikov has spoken out against the war in Ukraine after the world premiere of his film “Tchaikovsky’s Wife” in Cannes Film Festival today is Wednesday.
“No to war,” he said in Russian, while he was praised for his film, which dates back to the nineteenth century, and is the only film by a Russian director.
The organizers of the festival prevented official Russian delegations from participating in the largest international film event, and invited the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky To address the opening ceremony live from Kyiv, where he urged filmmakers not to remain silent about the conflict.
Serebnikov, one of 21 films competing for the prestigious Palme d’Or, highlights the devastating marriage of Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky to a young woman.
It traces the transformation of Antonina, embodied by Alina Mikhailova, from a pious and resolute fiancée to a rejected wife in an ill-fated marriage.
The film portrays Tchaikovsky, who prefers the company of men, as a troubled genius with an influential personality, but is negatively affected by his young wife and his decision to marry her.
(Archyde.com)