Date:
Thursday, February 27, 2020, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location:
CGIS South Building, Room S010 (Tsai Auditorium), 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge
Dovlatov follows a few days in the life of famed Soviet writer, Sergei Dovlatov, on the eve of his friend's, future Nobel laureate Joseph Brodsky, emigration in 1971. Sergei is determined to stay and lead a normal life with his wife Elena and daughter Katya, however, his manuscripts are regularly rejected by the official media as his point of view is deemed undesirable.
Dovlatov premiered at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival, where it was awarded a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for costume and production design. Directed by Aleksei German Jr (2018). Running time 2 hours 6 minutes. Russian language film with English subtitles.