Soul (1981)

Interesting facts

Dusha is a 1981 Soviet musical drama film written by Alexander Borodyansky and directed by Alexander Stefanovich, starring Sofia Rotaru and Mikhail Boyarsky. The movie features songs performed by Sofia Rotaru, Mikhail Boyarsky and the Russian rock band Mashina Vremeni. The movie has substantial philosophical dialogue about the self-criticism of an artist and the existential approach to the golden mean between artistic creation and respect for human dignity.

Production

Sofia Rotaru sings in the movie, but another actress did the voice for the dialogue because of Rotaru's Moldavian accent. In contrast to the role she played in the movie, Sofia Rotaru did not have to leave her singing career; her voice eventually recovered.

Writers: Alexander Borodyansky, Alexander Stefanovich

Music: Aleksandr Zatsepin, Andrey Makarevich, Alexandr Kutikov

Sound operator: V. Babushkin, V. Ladyguina

Trick photography: Cameraman: A. Dvigubsky, Painter: P. Khurumov

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