A two-part documentary about the fraught relationship between Russian writer Viktor Shklovsky and émigré linguist Roman Jakobson.
Director: Vladimir Nepevny
Cast: Viktor Shklovskiy, Roman Jakobson, Aleksandr Kalyagin, Sergei Yursky, Alla Demidova, Aleksandr Bargman
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A two-part documentary about the fraught relationship between Russian writer Viktor Shklovsky and émigré linguist Roman Jakobson.
1h 29m
July 1, 2009
Vladimir Nepevny
Viktor Shklovskiy, Roman Jakobson, Aleksandr Kalyagin
Documentary