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Revolution: New Art for a New World
“The Russian Avant-Garde, a century on”
7.5 / 10• 2017• 1h 25m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
Drawing on the collections of major Russian institutions, contributions from contemporary artists, curators and performers and personal testimony from the descendants of those involved, the film brings the artists of the Russian Avant-Garde to life. It tells the stories of artists like Chagall, Kandinsky and Malevich - pioneers who flourished in response to the challenge of building a new art for a new world, only to be broken by implacable authority after 15 short years and silenced by Stalin's Socialist Realism.
Cast & Crew
Tom Hollander
Kazimir Malevich (voice)
Lead
Matthew Macfadyen
Vladimir Lenin (voice)
Eleanor Tomlinson
Lyubov Popova (voice)
James Fleet
Wassily Kandinsky (voice)
Daisy Bevan
Varvara Stepanova (voice)
Sean Cronin
Sergeant Berman
AE
Alex Enmarch
Nikolay Punin
Ernest Gromov
Officer Vorontsov
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Margy Kinmonth's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Revolution: New Art for a New World is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
