Cinema: A Public Affair

Cinema: A Public Affair

Documentary | Feb. 6, 2015

A cineastic journey into the world of Naum Kleiman, one of the most important intellectuals in Russia today. Naum Kleiman, an internationally acclaimed Eisenstein specialist, is the director of the „Musey Kino“, Moscow’s museum of cinema. Since 1989, the „Musey Kino“, has shown previously banned classics of world cinema and Soviet films. Many saw the „Musey Kino“, as Moscow ́s most important intellectual forum. In 2005, the Moscow municipality sold the „Musey Kino’s“ building and it became homeless. In October 2014, the Russian Minister of Culture fired Naum Kleiman as director. In protest, his entire team handed in their resignations. Scenes from iconic movies and interviews with Muscovites of different ages and social backgrounds form a documentary film collage which mirrors Russian reality today.

Cinema: A Public Affair

Documentary | Feb. 6, 2015

Cinema: A Public Affair
A cineastic journey into the world of Naum Kleiman, one of the most important intellectuals in Russia today. Naum Kleiman, an internationally acclaimed Eisenstein specialist, is the director of the „Musey Kino“, Moscow’s museum of cinema. Since 1989, the „Musey Kino“, has shown previously banned classics of world cinema and Soviet films. Many saw the „Musey Kino“, as Moscow ́s most important intellectual forum. In 2005, the Moscow municipality sold the „Musey Kino’s“ building and it became homeless. In October 2014, the Russian Minister of Culture fired Naum Kleiman as director. In protest, his entire team handed in their resignations. Scenes from iconic movies and interviews with Muscovites of different ages and social backgrounds form a documentary film collage which mirrors Russian reality today.
Producers DEFA, FFA, Filmkantine UG
Original title Cinema: A Public Affair
Directors Tatiana Brandrup
Writers Tatiana Brandrup

Cast

Naum Kleiman

as Himself - Russian film historian

Maxim Pavlov

as Himself

Emma Malaya

as Herself

Anna Bulgakova

as Herself

Olga Ulybysheva

as Herself

Igor Belozerkovich

as Himself

Erika Gregor

as Herself

Ulrich Gregor

as Himself

Larissa Malyukova

as Herself

Andrey Zvyagintsev

as Himself

Ivan Kulikov

as Himself

Anton Mazurov

as Himself

Temur Mukanov

as Himself