Revolution: New Art for a New World

Overview

Documentary

Drawing on the collections of major Russian institutions, contributions from contemporary artists, curators and performers and personal testimony from the descendants of those involved, the film brings the artists of the Russian Avant-Garde to life. It tells the stories of artists like Chagall, Kandinsky and Malevich - pioneers who flourished in response to the challenge of building a new art for a new world, only to be broken by implacable authority after 15 short years and silenced by Stalin's Socialist Realism.

Cast & crew

Kazimir Malevich (voice)Tom Hollander

Vladimir Lenin (voice)Matthew Macfadyen

Lyubov Popova (voice)Eleanor Tomlinson

Wassily Kandinsky (voice)James Fleet

Varvara Stepanova (voice)Daisy Bevan

Sergeant BermanSean Cronin

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Nikolay PuninAlex Enmarch

Officer VorontsovErnest Gromov

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Gustav Klutsis - PrisonerTom Rose

SelfAndrei Konchalovsky

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SelfMikhail Piotrovsky

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SelfZelfira Tregulova

• Margy Kinmonth · Director
• Margy Kinmonth · Writer