SCREENINGS AT THE SHOE FACTORY
Richter: the Enigma
Wednesday 27 January 2010, 8:30pm
The Shoe Factory, 304 Ermou Street, Nicosia
(Limited Seating, Pre-booking essential)
Throughout the year the Pharos Arts Foundation presents screenings of an
eclectic range of films to showcase various ways of art expression and
history. Screenings at the Shoe Factory promise some engaging and exciting
evenings of music and art documentaries, rare sound and vision footage, as
well as historical performances.
Richter: the Enigma
Director: Bruno Monsaingeon
Duration: 154' / Russian and French with English Subtitles
Sviatoslav Richter (1915 - 1997), one of the greatest pianists of all time,
breaks his life-long silence and allows himself to be interviewed for this
autobiographical film. We see his life on an epic scale as he evokes his
wild childhood, his encounters with the great names in the musical world,
his debuts and his activities as a concert artist in the Soviet Union, a
country tortured by troubles, war and terror. By turn acerbic, captivating,
lucid, always unexpected, he reveals himself here with disarming candour,
full of humour. Previously unseen archive footage and a wealth of
performance extracts complete this portrait of an artist who refused to
conform, one of the giants of the 20th century.
Entrance: EUR5 / Free for Friends & Supporters of the Foundation
The Pharos Arts Foundation (22 663 871)
http://www.cyprus-tickets.com (70009303)
