
The film "I am Dovzhenko"
1983, 73 min
State Enterprise "Ukrainian Studio of Television Films "Ukrtelefilm", 1983.
The film "I am Dovzhenko" is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of the Ukrainian film director and writer Oleksandr Dovzhenko.
On the video: biography of Oleksandr Dovzhenko; people share their impressions of the film director's work; the history of the creation of the film "Aerograd", an excerpt from the film; Dovzhenko's quotes used for propaganda; excerpts from diaries and works; footage from the construction of the hydroelectric power station; landscapes of Kyiv; photos from the filming of films, photos of Oleksandr Dovzhenko; the history of the creation of the film "Schors"; the story of Dovzhenko's love for Kyiv; the influence of Armenia on Dovzhenko's work; the history of the creation of the film "Earth", excerpts from the film; presentation of films at the international exhibition in Brussels, comments from film critics; printed publications of Oleksandr Dovzhenko, comments on his writing; Alexander Dovzhenko's speech during the German-Soviet war; black-and-white chronicles of the Second World War (contains sensitive footage).
Comments: writer Viktor Shklovsky; actor, performer of the main role in the film "Shchors" Yevgeny Samoilov; writer Oles Honchar; film director Levon Isaakyan; film director Timofey Levchuk; film director Gemma Firsova; cinematographer Valentin Orlyankin; USSR pilot-cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.
The film is dubbed in Russian. Contains elements of Soviet propaganda, footage from the leading archives of the USSR and the museum of the Alexander Dovzhenko film studio was used.
Director — Elena Mashkara.