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The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997)

Jan 01, 1997 Documentary 1h 17m
48%
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7.7/10

Overview

1997 documentary film about Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich. It focuses on the period between 1936 and 1945, during which Shostakovich composed his Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Symphonies, but also briefly discusses other works in the composer's oeuvre, such as his Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.

Gemma van Zeventer
Writer
Larry Weinstein
Director

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Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich

(archival footage)
Valery Gergiev
Valery Gergiev

Self, conductor

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