Letters to Sofija

The story

Based on a true story, this is the love affair between a Lithuanian genius and the woman and the country he adored. Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis was born into a Lithuanian peasant family in 1875. Despite his lowly origins he soon revealed himself to be a child prodigy able to both paint and compose music of startling and often frightening intensity. Soon after he was struck down by a mysterious mental illness, which would plague him for the rest of his life. During his short lifetime, Ciurlionis produced over 300 paintings and 300 musical compositions. Supporting him throughout his short and painful life was his beloved wife, Sofija Kymantaite, a journalist and political activist.

Cast

R Rokas ZubovasMikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis M Marija KorenkaitėSofija Kymantaitė A Artūras AleksejevasFyodor Michaelovich R Romualdas LavrynovičiusDobuzhinsky daughter R Rimvydas AmbrazevičiusDying man N Nikolaj AntonovCaptain Nikolai Rostov S Saulius BalandisPrince Michal Oginski A Andrius BialobžeskisMstislav Dobuzhinsky T Tomas BimbirisMK Čiurlionis (aged 17) R Rolandas BoravskisFr. Kavaliauskas P Petras ČiurlionisRokas Buivydas D Dmitrij DenisiukAlexandre Benois

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S Saulius BalandisStasys Čiurlionis R Romualdas GudasValdas Leonas J Janina Gudzineviciute-RadaitieneAdelė Radmanaitė-Čiurlionienė R Rytis Paulius JudkaitisPovilas Čiurlionis E Edvard KeizikDoctor in Pustelnik A Anjelika KisinMaid of Dobuzhinsky K Katazyna KostyginNurse 1 V Valentinas KrulikovskisMan on the train V Vita KuprijanovienėMaid of Kymantas L Liubomiras LaucevičiusProf. Bekhterev A Anupras LauciūnasChairman of Committee E Evaldas LeskauskasAlgirdas Leskauskas J Jonas BraškysJeweller V Viačeslav LukjanovSergei Makovsky V Vaidotas MartinaitisMr. Kymantas E Emilis MasiliūnasDobuzhinsky son 2 A Aleksandra MetalnikovaNatasha P Petras MickūnasSinging child K Karolis NemeikaBaby Danutė M Maja PeliusenkoDanutė (aged 5 years) E Ervinas PeteraitisMan V Vidas PetkevičiusKonstantinas Čiurlionis V Vitalis PurlysDr. Basanavičius A Amile ReginyteNewborn Danutė M Monika RimsaitėJuzefa Čiurlionytė K Katre RizgelyteValerija Čiurlionytė A Aleksandras RubinovasDoctor V Vladimir SerovUncle Vanya B Bozena SimonaviciuteNurse 2 R Ramunė SkardžiūnaitėMrs. Kymantienė I Inesa StarkovskaNurse 3 V Vera StaseniaSonya G Gediminas StorpirštisOrator A Agnė SunklodaitėMrs. Dobuzhinsky A Artūras SužiedelisJournalist N Nida TiminskaitėMother of dying man D Darius ZdanovaciusDobuzhinsky son 1 Š Šarūnas ZenkevičiusYoung Man (at Baltic Sea)