Richter: L'Insoumis

Plot

Bruno Monsaingeon wrote and directed this 144-minute French documentary about Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, who died August 1, 1997. Black-and-white performance clips from the 1930s are combined with later Mosfilm color footage, while Richter's personal history is revealed in digital video interviews shot two years before his death. A winner of French TV awards, this vidpic became part of a Warner Vision/Philips package that included a book and three CDs. Dialogue in Russian, German, English, and French. Shown at the 1998 Vancouver Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Cast

• Svyatoslav Richter

Credit

Bruno Monsaingeon - Director, Manuel Gasquet - Editor, Sophie Vermersch - Editor, Pierre-Olivier Bardet - Executive Producer, Stephen Wright - Executive Producer, Raphael O'Byrne - Cinematographer, Helene De Coeur - Producer, Jerome Thiault - Sound/Sound Designer, Bruno Monsaingeon - Screenwriter

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