Letters to Sofija
Laiškai Sofijai
Release: 2013-08-28
·Runtime: 130m
·★ 5.0
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Lithuania
Production Companies
Artbox
Cast
Valentinas Krulikovskis
as Man on the train
Evaldas Leskauskas
as Algirdas Leskauskas
Artūras Aleksejevas
as Fyodor Michaelovich
Vaidotas Martinaitis
as Mr. Kymantas
Vidas Petkevicius
as Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Liubomiras Laucevičius
as Prof. Bekhterev
Šarūnas Zenkevičius
as Young Man (at Baltic Sea)
Rolandas Boravskis
as Fr. Kavaliauskas
Gediminas Storpirštis
as Orator
Dmitrij Denisiuk
as Alexandre Benois
Andrius Bialobžeskis
as Mstislav Dobuzhinsky
Saulius Balandis
as Prince Michal Oginski
