Director & scriptwriter Alexander Mitta

Camera Sergey Machilsky

Design Eduard Galkin, Lyudmila Gaintseva

Music Alexei Aigi

Cast: Leonid Bichevin, Kristina Shnaiderman, Anatoly Bely

Producer Elizaveta Lesovaya

Production ShiM-Film

World sales

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The story of Bella’s selfless love for her husband, the great painter Mark Chagall, unfolds against the background of his duel with his brilliant contemporary and total opposite Kazimir Malevich. It is further complicated by an even more desperate struggle for Bella’s heart with her former childhood friend and now a Red Commissar Naum.

ALEXANDER MITTA

Born in 1933 in Moscow. In 1955 graduated from the architectural faculty of Moscow Engineer-Construction Institute, in 1960 – from the directing faculty of VGIK (class of M.Romm). Debuted as film director in 1961. Holds master-classes and professional seminars in Russia and abroad. Winner of the international film festivals, laureate of the Russian State Awards, People’s Artist of Russia. His filmography includes “My Friend, Kolka!” (1961), “No Fear, No Blame” (1962), “The Girl and the Bugler” (1965), “Burn, Burn, My Star” (1969), “Moscow, Mon Amour” (1974), “How Czar Peter the Great Married off His Moor” (1976), “Air Crew” (1979), “A Tale of Wanderings” (1982), “Message from the Future” (1988), “Lost in Siberia” (1991), “Taiga Romance” (2000, TV series), “Hot Saturday” (2002), “Swan Paradise” (2005, TV series), etc.