Stanislavski: Lust for Life (2021)

0.0/10 82 min Documentary

Overview

A story about Konstantin Sergeievich Stanislavski, a twentieth-century theatre genius. Owing to his powerful extraordinary talent he managed to stay a true artist and a free spirit within the harsh Soviet system. In the film contemporary theater and film directors (Kirill Serebrennikov, Katie Mitchell, Lev Dodin and others) show how Stanislavski's method affects their everyday work. Each of the directors finds his or her own reflection in the mirror of his genius. In search of an answer to the question whether modern theatre really needs Stanislavski they discover that art lacks its most essential part – the human being.

Cast

Marina Brusnikina

Self

Lev Dodin

Self

Renata Litvinova

Self

Nikita Mikhalkov

Self

Katie Mitchell

Self

Kirill Serebrennikov

Self

Meryl Streep

Self

Konstantin Stanislavski

Self (archive footage)

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