Feature film
Я, Франциск Скорина…
Boris Stepanov · 1970
Synopsis
At the beginning of the sixteenth century, the young Georgui Skaryna arrives in Kraków, where he struggles at first to gain entry to the academy. Professor Reichenberg helps him there, but intends to use him for the benefit of his order. Georgui falls in love with the professor's daughter and dreams of printing books in his mother tongue; he opens a print shop in the Czech capital, where trouble soon follows.
Context
Belarusfilm shot the film in 1969 from a screenplay by Nikolai Sadkovich; Vitali Nikolaev and Leonid Pekarski operated the camera, and Vladimir Cherednichenko wrote the music. The exteriors were shot in Prague. Oleg Iankovski plays Skaryna, alongside Nikolai Gritsenko, Gediminas Karka and Gunta Virkava, and Rostislav Iankovski plays Ivan Skaryna. The film was released on 30 November 1970.
Who it is for
A historical film in colour and widescreen, one hundred and one minutes long, about the youth of a Renaissance humanist.
Prizes and reception
A film with a lively plot, cited as a successful example of how a historical figure becomes a popular figure.
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