Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola

1981 · 77 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 185 VOTES · DIR. Aleksandr Sokurov, Semyon Aranovich

Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola poster

Overview

The life and work of the great Russian composer Dmitriy Shostakovich is presented in this documentary through rare images and audios from many archives, at one time censored by the Soviet government. A brief take on his life, from his transition as an early prodigy to a first rate artist, his celebrated compositions and the final years with a declining health.

Dialogue Timeline — 608 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:00 Leningrad Productions of Documentary films LSDF
00:03:41 Perhaps it sounds false because it's too slow?
00:07:25 Later, when Dmitri caught
00:12:03 is too tiresome.
00:14:21 Though the public preferred Shebalin, they became friends.
00:17:47 and called the viola player Druzhinin.
00:20:11 This is why the opera concerns us.
00:22:52 For an ad, a boxing-glove maker
00:24:36 Joy sings without end
00:31:25 was 35.
00:34:01 The work will be hard.
00:38:35 May everyone, when the war's over
00:40:27 I thought about that stretch of time
00:42:16 We always kept in mind
00:44:25 alleged Asafiev.
00:46:13 and fields.
00:47:42 another at the Moscow Conservatory."
00:55:19 like here
01:00:17 "If my work is going well
01:03:07 It was their last meeting.
01:06:55 Ivan! Ivan!
01:09:47 They stand at the edge
01:12:32 - I can call in...
01:13:57 When it's published, you'd better mention them.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed608
Dialogue density7.9 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:13:57

Production Record

DirectorAleksandr Sokurov, Semyon Aranovich
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes185