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The desert of forbidden art [videorecording] / a film by Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev.

Pope, Amanda C. (Added Author). Georgiev, Tchavdar. (Added Author). Dolgin, Alexander. (Added Author). Balitski, Gennadi. (Added Author). Cutler, Miriam. (Added Author). Kingsley, Ben, 1943- (Added Author). Field, Sally. (Added Author). Asner, Edward. (Added Author). Paramonov, Igor. (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Added Author).

Summary:

"How does art survive in a time of oppression? During the Soviet rule artists who stay true to their vision are executed, sent to mental hospitals or gulags. Their plight inspires young Igor Savitsky. He pretends to buy state-approved art but instead daringly rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artists' works and creates a museum in the desert of Uzbekistan, far from the watchful eyes of the KGB"--Container.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [United States] : Distributed by PBS, c2010.

Content descriptions

Creation/Production Credits Note:	Written, produced, and directed by Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev ; edited by Tchavdar Georgiev ; cinematography, Alexander Dolgin and Gennadi Balitski ; original music, Miriam Cutler.
Participant or Performer Note:	Voices by Ben Kingsley, Sally Field, Ed Asner, and Igor Paramonov.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Language Note:	In English and Russian with English subtitles.