Swan Song

Лебединая песня

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.

Director

Yury Borisov

Screenplay

Yury Borisov

Status

Released

Release date

18/03/1990

Original language

Russian