This book is about how a young man from a simple working class family went through a long, difficult and difficult path before becoming a cinematographer-director of feature films, about many wonderful unique and talented people he met along the way.
The book tells about the behind-the-scenes side of Soviet cinema, about the adventures of filming, about the bitterness of failures, the price of success, injustice, moments of triumph. The last part of the book is devoted to emigration to America, the reasons that forced him to leave his country, the vicissitudes of moving and how life was in a new place. The book also tells about mystical coincidences and happy coincidences that filled life, about love, fidelity and friendship.
This book is about how a young man from a simple working class family went through a long, intricate and difficult journey before becoming a cinematographer-director of feature films, about many wonderful unique and talented people he met along the way.
The book tells about the behind-the-scenes side of Soviet cinema, about adventures on set, about the bitterness of failures, the price of success, injustices, moments of triumph.
The last part of the book is devoted to emigration to America, the reasons that forced him to leave his country, the vicissitudes of moving and how life was in a new place. The book also tells about the mystical coincidences and happy coincidences that abounded in life, about love, fidelity and friendship.