The exhibition dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Viktor Turov works in the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema

The exposition “Victor Turov – Master of Belarusian Cinema”, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of the famous director, can be seen in the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema. More than 70 unique items are presented at the exhibition, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.

People's Artist of the BSSR and the USSR was able to transmit through the screen the soul of the people, their experiences and hopes. The master’s filmography includes 26 feature films, as well as documentary films that touched upon complex and painful topics for the Belarusian people: the horrors of the Great Patriotic War and the Chernobyl accident.

Being a prisoner of a concentration camp in childhood, V. Turov saw suffering and death with his own eyes, experienced horror, but was not angry, was able to remain a bright and kind person, inclined to compassion. As an artist who knew how to feel, he took criticism hard, especially when it was expressed by those who did not understand the essence of the filming process. For the artistic value and deep emotional load, V. Turov’s films received recognition, as evidenced by various award documents that are in the exposition.

Visitors are greeted by a portrait of the master of the brush Alexei Kuzmich, in the windows there are directorial scripts for his cult films “Through the Cemetery”, “I am from childhood”, “War under the roofs”. At the exhibition you can see photos, costumes of film heroes and watch a documentary film about the director.

It is noteworthy: the film “People in the Swamp” V. Turov devoted six years of work. Costumes and their sketches can be considered when visiting the exhibition.

The film “I come from childhood” in many ways became autobiographical for the director, because he was a prisoner of a concentration camp. It starred the famous Vladimir Vysotsky, who was friends with Turov. Photos from the shooting are in the exposition. Turov was a versatile director: he shot films about the war, fairy tales, historical and documentaries, said Daniel Frolov, a junior researcher at the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema. Visitors are happy to come here to learn new things about people who can be called legends of cinema.

The exhibition will run until November 8.

For reference

The exposition is based on materials from the funds of the National Historical Museum, the National Art Museum, documents from the collection of the National Archives and costumes provided by the National Film Studio Belarusfilm.

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