Aleksey YURGAYTIS
Алексей ЮРГАЙТИС
Alekseï IOURGAÏTIS
Russia, 2024, 12mn 
fiction
Elegy to the Poet
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Элегия Поэту

 

 Elégie pour un Poète

 Elegia Poetu

 
Directed by : Aleksey YURGAYTIS (Алексей ЮРГАЙТИС)
 

Plot synopsis
Dedicated to the submarine poet Alexei Lebedev from Suzdal, who was killed in the submarine ‘Stalinets’ in 1941. At the end of his odyssey, the deceased poet Alexei Lebedev meets the spirit of his mother in the afterlife, who anxiously questions him about his homeland. A lyrical symphony dedicated to the city of Suzdal as seen through the eyes and heart of the poet.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Contemporary Russian Poets and Russian or Soviet Cinema, (kinoglaz.fr), 2026
- Festival ''Cinema and literature'', Gatchina (Russia), 2025