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“ ‘The fighting lasted many
days. Bedlam surrounded us. Then, suddenly everything stopped. A terrifying
silence fell.’ Alexander Pasternak, younger brother of the poet, Boris, was
brought up in a cultured Moscow household at the turn of the century, where
artists such as Tolstoy, Rachmaninov and Scriabin were regular visitors. Ann
Pasternak Slater, his niece, tells the story of the break up of society, and of
the Pasternak family, in a feature based on Alexander’s memoirs.”
Cast
Alexander Pasternak Michael Pennington
Producer Cathy Wearing