Butterfly

1993

Director: Alexey Uchitel

Screen Play by: Alexey Uchitel Avdotya Smirnova

Director of Photography: Yury Alexandrov

Production: Rock Films Russian Television

Country of production: Russia

Genre: Documentary

Time: 55 min

Storyline

People either hate or adore the theatre director Roman Viktyuk, but everyone admits that his art is original and unlike anything else. Alexey Uchitel’s film is a set of illustrations to the life of this scandalous Maestro. Unique shots of rehearsals, journeys to Lvov and New York, young actors, once discovered by Viktyuk, and who became stars now, scenes from the director’s most vivid and challenging productions. And Roman Viktyuk himself - ironic, amusing, sincere... 

  • Grand Prix
    Open Russian Documentary Film Festival in Yekaterinburg

    Grand Prix, Best Director

    1993