Searching for the Lost Pochta (2014)
Travelogue of two film historians Nikolay Izvolov and Sergey Kapterev who visit world film archives around the globe in search of a lost sound version of one famous Soviet cartoon. It's "The Post" made by Mikhail Tsekhanovsky in 1929 and based on a poem by Samuil Marshak. At first "The Post" has been released in a silent form and later Tsekhanovsky remade it with experimental music and narration by Daniil Kharms. At that moment it was the first Soviet sound cartoon and it was a success all over the world. Russian film studies consider "The Post" to be of great importance and artistic value but unfortunately it's still lost. Only the silent version and the 1964 remake are still known and available.
Director: Dmitry Zolotov
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 104 min
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Cast
- Nikolai Izvolov - Self - Russian film historian
- Sergey Kapterev - Self - Russian film historian
- Alexander Taranzhin - Narrator
- Georgiy Borodin
- David Robinson
- Natalya Nusinova
- Pyotr Bagrov
- Kevin Brownlow
- Patrick Loughney
- Paolo Cherchi Usai
Screenplay
Cinematography: Valery Ryabin
Editing: Dmitry Zolotov
Production: Master-Film
Country: Russia
Language: Český, English, Italiano, Pусский, Srpski
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Dmitry Zolotov
More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Searching for the Lost Pochta about?
- Travelogue of two film historians Nikolay Izvolov and Sergey Kapterev who visit world film archives around the globe in search of a lost sound version of one famous Soviet cartoon. It's "The Post" made by Mikhail Tsekhanovsky in 1929 and based on a poem by Samuil Marshak. At first "The Post" has been released in a silent form and later Tsekhanovsky remade it with experimental music and narration by Daniil Kharms. At that moment it was the first Soviet sound cartoon and it was a success all over the world. Russian film studies consider "The Post" to be of great importance and artistic value but unfortunately it's still lost. Only the silent version and the 1964 remake are still known and available.
- Who directed Searching for the Lost Pochta?
- Searching for the Lost Pochta was directed by Dmitry Zolotov.
- Who stars in Searching for the Lost Pochta?
- Searching for the Lost Pochta stars Nikolai Izvolov, Sergey Kapterev, Alexander Taranzhin, Georgiy Borodin, David Robinson, Natalya Nusinova.
- How long is Searching for the Lost Pochta?
- Searching for the Lost Pochta has a runtime of 1h 44m (104 minutes).
- What genre is Searching for the Lost Pochta?
- Searching for the Lost Pochta is a Documentary film.
- Where was Searching for the Lost Pochta produced?
- Searching for the Lost Pochta was produced in Russia.