Exhibition "Half a Century Under the Light of the Star"

About exhibition

Exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the theatrical release of Vladimir Motyl's film "The Star of Captivating Happiness." The film, based on real events, tells the story of the Decembrist uprising through the love stories of women and their disgraced husbands — once brilliant officers who, after the uprising, were sent to hard labor in Siberia. The film's title comes from a line in Alexander Pushkin's poem "To Chaadaev." Decades later the film is known and loved, and the romances composed by Isaak Schwartz to the poems of Bulat Okudzhava have become timeless hits. The exhibition immerses visitors in the magical world of cinema and reveals the history of the making of the legendary film, including the shoots in the city of Irkutsk and its surroundings. It introduces the brilliant cast and the creative team who worked on the film. On display are film posters, photographs from eyewitnesses to the shooting, postcards, magazines, pages from V. Motyl's diary dedicated to the filming in Irkutsk, as well as storyboards of some scenes from the film. Why did 22,000,000 viewers see this film? Why was the theme of the "Decembrist wives" personal for the director? Why did the film's music become part of the folk repertoire? Why is the film connected to Irkutsk not only by the geography of its shooting? Why did a 1975 film about events and people from a century earlier become part of the cultural code of an entire generation? If you want answers to these and other "why" questions — come to the exhibition! Information by phone: +7 (3952) 29-26-63.