Swan Song (1990)
Overview
Oleg Borisov’s benefit performance. The plot of this televised stage production is based on Anton Chekhov’s dramatic sketch Swan Song, which tells the story of an aging actor’s fate. As the performance unfolds, the actor recalls some of his past roles in various productions based on the works of Ostrovsky, Griboyedov, Shakespeare, and Gogol. He also recites poems by Pushkin and sings a song by Okudzhava.
Cast
Oleg Borisov
Stanislav Isayev
Lyudmila Semenyaka
Natalya Tenyakova
Lev Borisov
Aleksandr Zuev
Nina Kilimnik
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