Farewell

Farewell (1983)

Прощание

Matyora is a small village on a beautiful island with the same name. The existence of the village is threatened with flooding by the construction of a dam. This is the story of the inhabitants of Matyora and their farewell to their homeland.

Date of release
1983-02-23
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (22)
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Drama
Director
Elem Klimov

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Farewell to Matyora

Farewell is a 1983 Soviet drama film based on Valentin Rasputin's novel Farewell to Matyora and directed by Larisa Shepitko and Elem Klimov. It was Shepitko's last film. She died during filming in 1979 and her husband Elem replaced her as director.

Production history

While scouting locations in June 1979 for her planned adaptation of the ecological fable, original director Larisa Shepitko died in a car accident along with four members of her shooting team. After a delay the project was finally completed in 1981 by her widower Elem Klimov and although shelved for a further two years, was eventually given a limited release in the Soviet Union in 1983.

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