Hudson Valley Programmer's Group
RUSSIAN CINEMA CELEBRATION with
FILM AND FILMMAKERS FROM MOSCOW
Screenings set for Huntington, Rhinebeck and Pleasantville

The war has ended, but instead of joy at the thought of returning home, bitterness and anxiety haunt Alexei Ivanov.

Masha, a young female soldier, is also anxious about her homecoming. Her parents are dead and she is pregnant, but the father has disappeared.

Alexei accompanies Masha to her hometown to provide cover for her pregnancy – and perhaps to delay his own trip home.

Upon finally returning home, Alexei is relieved to see that his wife and children are alive and healthy, but soon, he suspects that his wife has been unfaithful and he is shocked by his son's premature adulthood.

The war may be over but the wounds are fresh and in need of healing.

About the filmmakers
Ivan Solovov is the writer and director of more than forty documentary and feature films. He has produced an additional thirty television shows and features including Eric Rohmer’s latest film, Triple Agent.

He has been honored with numerous awards from festivals in Sophia, Bulgaria; Versailles, France, Leipzig, Germany; Moscow, Russia; Riga, Latvia; Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Tiraspol City, Moldova; and Saint-Raphael, France.

In 1988 Ivan created (and continues to run) Mentor Cinema, Russia’s leading film studio specializing in television, feature and documentary film production. In 2005, Ivan was awarded the Gold Medal and Diploma “National Wealth” by the Charitable Fund for his devotion to Art.

With more than 70 feature film, animation, and theatre credits, Alexei Guskov is one of the most famous actors in Russia today. He has received numerous international awards as both an actor and producer (ZAO STUDIO F.A.F.) including Laureate of the State Prize, RF. Alexei is a member of the President’s Council on Culture.

Producer Lea Krasnitz of Sundial Productions has enjoyed an international career as a writer, producer, and journalist and has worked with such luminaries as Freidrich Gorenstein & Booker Prize-winner Yuri Davydov. Currently, she is working with Ivan Solovov and Mentor Cinema on Eternity Water, to be directed by award-winner Arik Kaplun.

The United States tour is presented by Cinema Arts Centre and Sundial Productions and produced by Alan Hofmanis