Oleg and the Rare Arts

Who is this man who looks as if he stepped out of a story by Gogol? The legendary Oleg Nikolaevitch Karavaychuk (b. 1927) is the mysterious and moving subject of this loving film by the director Duque. He was moved by the music the pianist composed for a film by Kira Muratova. Oleg Nikolayevich Karavaychuk played the piano for Stalin as a child prodigy, later was censored by the government. The beautiful film that Andrés Duque made is a gift to the viewer, a gift from an old artist who wants to be reconciled with the world and who transports us away from reality with words, gestures and piano playing, free of social conventions, to a world where clashing dissonant have a liberating beauty.

 Awards

Cinéma du Réel – Original Music Award; SCAM Award - Mention, 2016
International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra Punto de Vista – Grand Prize for sensible approach to the portrait of an artist, 2016

Andrés Duque

Venezuelian Adrés Duque (b. 1972) studied journalism. In 2000, Duque emigrated to Barcelona where he received a master’s degree in Theory and Practice of Creative Documentary. After graduation, he launched his film-making career in 2004 with “Ivan Z”, a documentary about the cult filmmaker Iván Zulueta.

Selected filmography

Dress Rehearsal for Utopia (Ensayo final para utopía, 2012)
Color Runaway Dog (Color perro que huye, 2011)

Film sessions

09.22 Friday
  • Skalvija (Vilnius) 18:40 Presentation

09.23 Saturday
  • Senamiesčio „Pasaka“ (Vilnius) 18:00 Presentation

09.25 Monday
  • Skalvija (Vilnius) 16:00

09.29 Friday
  • Skalvija (Vilnius) 17:00

10.07 Saturday
  • Arlekinas (Klaipėda) 17:30

10.08 Sunday
  • 18:30


Information

Director: Andrés Duque
Cinematography: Carmen Torres
Editing: Felix Duque
Music: Oleg Karavaychuk
Sound: Boris Alekseev
Producers: Marta Andreu, Tània Balló, Lluis Miñarro, Serrana Torres
Production: Estudi Playtime
Spain, 2016, orig. language, english, lithuanian subtitle, 70'