Revolution: New Art for a New World (2017)

Revolution: New Art for a New World (2017)

The Russian Avant-Garde, a century on 2017-03-08 United Kingdom 85 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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

Tom Hollander is Kazimir Malevich (voice)
Kazimir Malevich (voice)
Matthew Macfadyen is Vladimir Lenin (voice)
Vladimir Lenin (voice)
Eleanor Tomlinson is Lyubov Popova (voice)
Lyubov Popova (voice)
James Fleet is Wassily Kandinsky (voice)
Wassily Kandinsky (voice)
Daisy Bevan is Varvara Stepanova (voice)
Varvara Stepanova (voice)
Sean Cronin is Sergeant Berman
Sergeant Berman
Alex Enmarch is Nikolay Punin
Nikolay Punin
Ernest Gromov is Officer Vorontsov
Officer Vorontsov
Tom Rose is Gustav Klutsis - Prisoner
Gustav Klutsis - Prisoner