Russia's Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin
Directed by Paul Mitchell, Sarah Wallis
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Who is the new Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, or Gogol waiting to be discovered by the English-speaking world? Hosted by actor, author, and activist Stephen Fry, focuses on six authors whose vibrant, idiosyncratic work continues to gain traction with a global audience: Dmitry Bykov, Mariam Petrosyan, Zakhar Prilepin, Anna Starobinets, Vladimir Sorokin, and Lyudmila Ultiskaya. With contributions from their literary critics, publishers, and peers, the film features extensive interviews with each author.Read moreLess
Who is the new Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, or Gogol waiting to be discovered by the English-speaking world? Hosted by actor, author, and activist Stephen Fry, focuses on six authors whose vibrant, idiosyncratic work continues to gain traction with a global audience: Dmitry Bykov, Mariam Petrosyan, Zakhar Prilepin, Anna Starobinets, Vladimir Sorokin, and Lyudmila Ultiskaya. With contributions from their literary critics, publishers, and peers, the film features extensive interviews with each author.
The story
Who is the new Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, or Gogol waiting to be discovered by the English-speaking world? Hosted by actor, author, and activist Stephen Fry, focuses on six authors whose vibrant, idiosyncratic work continues to gain traction with a global audience: Dmitry Bykov, Mariam Petrosyan, Zakhar Prilepin, Anna Starobinets, Vladimir Sorokin, and Lyudmila Ultiskaya. With contributions from their literary critics, publishers, and peers, the film features extensive interviews with each author.
Cast & crew
Stephen FryCast
Vladimir SorokinCast
Zakhar PrilepinCast
Lyudmila Ulitskaya
Anna StarobinetsCast
Juliet StevensonSelf- Narrator (voice)
Dmitry BykovCastExplore the crew
- Director
- Paul Mitchell
- Director
- Sarah Wallis
- Director of Photography
- Gennady Nemikh
- Editor
- Toby Marter
- Producer
- Paul Mitchell
- Writer
- Paul Mitchell
- Writer
- Sarah Wallis
- Producer
- Sarah Wallis