Letters to Sofija (2013)
Synopsis
Based on a true story, this is the love affair between a Lithuanian genius and the woman and the country he adored. Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis was born into a Lithuanian peasant family in 1875. Despite his lowly origins he soon revealed himself to be a child prodigy able to both paint and compose music of startling and often frightening intensity. Soon after he was struck down by a mysterious mental illness, which would plague him for the rest of his life. During his short lifetime, Ciurlionis produced over 300 paintings and 300 musical compositions. Supporting him throughout his short and painful life was his beloved wife, Sofija Kymantaite, a journalist and political activist.
Release Date: 2013-08-28
Runtime: 130 minutes
Director: Robert Mullan
Top Cast
- Rokas Zubovas as Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
- Marija Korenkaitė as Sofija Kymantaitė
- Artūras Aleksejevas as Fyodor Michaelovich
- Romualdas Lavrynovičius as Dobuzhinsky daughter
- Rimvydas Ambrazevičius as Dying man
- Nikolaj Antonov as Captain Nikolai Rostov
- Saulius Balandis as Prince Michal Oginski
- Andrius Bialobžeskis as Mstislav Dobuzhinsky
- Tomas Bimbiris as MK Čiurlionis (aged 17)
- Rolandas Boravskis as Fr. Kavaliauskas
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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