The desert of forbidden art
(Video)
Published
[Russia] : Olive Films, c2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Moab Library - Adult Audio-Visual
DVD 709 DESERT
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DVD 709 DESERT
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Published
[Russia] : Olive Films, c2011.
Format
Video
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Trace the incredible story of defiant visionary Igor Savitsky, an artist and museum curator who cunningly acquired more than 40,000 banned Soviet Union paintings and hid the illegal collection from the KGB in Uzbekistan's Nukus Museum. In addition to rare archival footage and interviews with the artists' children, this absorbing documentary also features letters and diary entries read by Ben Kingsley, Sally Field and Edward Asner.
Creation/Production Credits
Written and directed by Tchavdar Georgiev & Amanda Pope.
Participants/Performers
Ben Kingsley, Sally Field and Ed Asner voice the diaries and letters of Savitsky and the artists
Description
How does art survive in a time of oppression? During the Soviet rule artists who stay true to their vision are executed, sent to mental hospitals or Gulags. Their plight inspires young Igor Savitsky. He pretends to buy state-approved art but instead daringly rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artist's works and creates a museum in the desert of Uzbekistan, far from the watchful eyes of the KGB. Though a penniless artist himself, he cajoles the cash to pay for the art from the same authorities who are banning it. Savitsky amasses an eclectic mix of Russian Avant-Garde art. But his greatest discovery is an unknown school of artists who settle in Uzbekistan after the Russian revolution of 1917, encountering a unique Islamic culture, as exotic to them as Tahiti was for Gauguin. They develop a startlingly original style, fusing European modernism with centuries-old Eastern traditions.
Target Audience
Unrated.
Language
English & Russian. English subtitles.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Georgiev, T., Pope, A., Kingsley, B., Asner, E., & Field, S. (2011). The desert of forbidden art . Olive Films.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tchavdar. Georgiev et al.. 2011. The Desert of Forbidden Art. Olive Films.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tchavdar. Georgiev et al.. The Desert of Forbidden Art Olive Films, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Georgiev, Tchavdar., et al. The Desert of Forbidden Art Olive Films, 2011.
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