The film is an attempt to recreate the world of Marc Chagall and his myth within the genre of a folklore ballad. We are not exploiting Chagall's images, but are attempting to create a dramatized projection of his creativity onto the movie screen, relying on both, facts and fantasy (as Chagall himself would).The story is based on real events which occurred at the time of Chagall's short-lived period in Vitebskin in 1917-18, during which time he creates the Academy of Modern Art, inspired by his dreams of a bright and beautiful future. Many pictures by Chagall and Malevich are used in the film.
Леонид Бичевин
as Mark Shagal
Анатолий Белый
as Kazimir Malevich
Kristina Shnayderman
as Bella Rozenfeld
Семён Шкаликов
as Naum
Дмитрий Астрахан
as Rabbi Itzike
Алексей Овсянников
as Zheleznyak
Darya Pashkova
as Feyga-Ita
Petr Artamonov
as Shagal's student
Семён Трескунов
as Lyova in childhood
Олег Жаков
as
Станислав Дёмин
as
Олег Хамитов
as
