禁忌艺术的荒漠 / The Desert of Forbidden Art (2010)
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剧情简介：
2010俄罗斯剧情纪录片《禁忌艺术的荒漠》由Tchavdar Georgiev导演，爱德华·阿斯纳主演，影片讲述的是：
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 stateapproved art but instead daringly rescues 40000 forbidden fellow artist’s works and creates a museum in the desert of Uzbekistan far from the watchful eyes of the KGB Though a penniless artist himself he cajoles the cash to pay for the art from the same authorities who are banning it Savitsky amasses an eclectic mix of Russian AvantGarde art But his greatest discovery is an unknown school of artists who settle in Uzbekistan after the Russian revolution of 1917 encountering a unique Islamic culture as exotic to them as Tahiti was for Gauguin They develop a startlingly original style fusing European modernism with centuriesold Eastern traditions Ben Kingsley Sally Field and Ed Asner voice the diaries and letters of Savitsky and the artists Intercut with recollections of the artists’ children and rare archival footage the film takes us on a dramatic journey of sacrifice for the sake of creative freedom Described as one of the most remarkable collections of 20th century Russian art and located in one of the world’s poorest regions today these paintings are worth millions a lucrative target for Islamic fundamentalists corrupt bureaucrats and art profiteers The collection remains as endangered as when Savitsky first created it posing the question whose responsibility is it to preserve this cultural treasure
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 stateapproved art but instead daringly rescues 40000 forbidden fellow artist’s works and creates a museum in the desert of Uzbekistan far from the watchful eyes of the KGB Though a penniless artist himself he cajoles the cash to pay for the art from the same authorities who are banning it Savitsky amasses an eclectic mix of Russian AvantGarde art But his greatest discovery is an unknown school of artists who settle in Uzbekistan after the Russian revolution of 1917 encountering a unique Islamic culture as exotic to them as Tahiti was for Gauguin They develop a startlingly original style fusing European modernism with centuriesold Eastern traditions Ben Kingsley Sally Field and Ed Asner voice the diaries and letters of Savitsky and the artists Intercut with recollections of the artists’ children and rare archival footage the film takes us on a dramatic journey of sacrifice for the sake of creative freedom Described as one of the most remarkable collections of 20th century Russian art and located in one of the world’s poorest regions today these paintings are worth millions a lucrative target for Islamic fundamentalists corrupt bureaucrats and art profiteers The collection remains as endangered as when Savitsky first created it posing the question whose responsibility is it to preserve this cultural treasure
