To Dream and to Live
Мріяти і жити
Synopsis
The script about loneliness, conformity and the impossibility of creative realization scared the editorial censorship at the studio, and then at Derzhkino. A lot of claims were made against him. The demands for amendments and endless additions and rewrites by the authors lasted for about a year. The original version of the title "Na pokhony!" ("To bow down!") was replaced by "To Dream and to Live". According to Pylyp Ilyenko, the director's eldest son, this name appeared "as a result of censor pressure." Censorship stopped the tape 40 times: at the stage of the literary script, director's, during film tests (the actors were not approved), filming, etc. The film catastrophically fell apart into fragments, into masterfully filmed, but unrelated scenes. The director called the finished version a "dead film".
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Larysa Kadochnykova
Maria - actress
Rodion Nahapetov
Konstantin Petrovich - director
Yurii Illienko
Gerasim
Nina Urgant
Mary's mother
Valentina Vladimirova
mother's friend
Oleg Polstvin
Seryozha Statsenko
Leonid Kuravlyov
Иван Григорьевич, механизатор-тракторист, режиссёр
Yurii Mazhuha
Яков Сукач
Vladimir Alekseyenko
эпизод
Vladimir Volkov
литейщик
Viktor Panchenko
актёр
Sigizmund Krishtofovich
эпизод
Irina Kikhtova
эпизод
Margarita Kavka
эпизод
Agafya Bolotova
эпизод
Oleksandr Sheremet
эпизод
Halyna Demchuk
эпизод (нет в титрах)
Raisa Pyrozhenko
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yurii Illienko
- Screenplay & Story
- Ivan Mykolaichuk, Yurii Illienko
- Original Score
- Leonid Hrabovskyi
- Original Title
- Мріяти і жити
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Production Studios
- Dovzhenko Film Studios
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yurii Illienko
Ivan Mykolaichuk, Yurii Illienko, Vitaliy Yurchenko
Leonid Hrabovskyi
Vilen Kalyuta
Eleonora Summovskaya
L. Vityaz
Department Leadership Roster
Vilen Kalyuta
Director of Photography
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Screenplay
Yurii Illienko
Director
Yurii Illienko
Screenplay
Leonid Hrabovskyi
Original Music Composer
Lidiya Baikova
Costume Design
Serhiy Brzhestovsky
Production Design
Eleonora Summovskaya
Editor
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Frequently Asked Questions About To Dream and to Live
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What is To Dream and to Live about?
The script about loneliness, conformity and the impossibility of creative realization scared the editorial censorship at the studio, and then at Derzhkino. A lot of claims were made against him. The demands for amendments and endless additions and rewrites by the authors lasted for about a year. The original version of the title "Na pokhony!" ("To bow down!") was replaced by "To Dream and to Live". According to Pylyp Ilyenko, the director's eldest son, this name appeared "as a result of censor pressure." Censorship stopped the tape 40 times: at the stage of the literary script, director's, during film tests (the actors were not approved), filming, etc. The film catastrophically fell apart into fragments, into masterfully filmed, but unrelated scenes. The director called the finished version a "dead film".
Who directed To Dream and to Live?
To Dream and to Live was directed by Yurii Illienko.
Who stars in To Dream and to Live?
The principal cast of To Dream and to Live includes Larysa Kadochnykova, Rodion Nahapetov, Yurii Illienko, Nina Urgant, Valentina Vladimirova.
When was To Dream and to Live released and how long is it?
To Dream and to Live was released in 1975 with a total runtime of 1h 23m.
Who composed the musical score for To Dream and to Live?
The original motion picture soundtrack for To Dream and to Live was composed by Leonid Hrabovskyi.