The Desert of Forbidden Art (2010)

Risking being denounced as an 'enemy of the people,' Igor Savitsky rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artists' works and creates in a far desert of Soviet Uzbekistan a museum now worth millions.

Directors:

Tchavdar Georgiev, Amanda Pope

Writers:

Amanda Pope, Tchavdar Georgiev

Stars:

Edward Asner, Sally Field, Ben Kingsley

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Edward Asner	...	(voice) (as Ed Asner)
Sally Field	...	(voice)
Ben Kingsley	...	Igor Savitsky (voice)
Igor Paramonov	...	(voice)

Storyline

The Desert of Forbidden Art is a sweeping look at decades of Soviet repression of the arts and Igor Savitsky's one man campaign to rescue 40,000 works of banned politically volatile artists. In complete defiance of the regime, he creates in a remote desert of Uzbekistan one of the most important collections of Russian art.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | War

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Russia USA Uzbekistan

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

11 March 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

I erimos tis apagorevmenis tehnis

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

outstanding and moving documentary

This is an amazing film about hidden treasure that is so vulnerable. I hope that something can be done to save this art and bring it to the world. The paintings are so vivid; I will never forget them.

I went to the website: "desertofforbiddenart.com" and immediately made a contribution to the book of paintings being planned.

It is ironic, that after so many years of hiding the works from Stalin, it is now, in the twenty-first century, that the paintings are in the most danger.

But it is not only viewing the paintings that made such an impression on me, but the stories of the forgotten artists. The world should know who they were, and the incredible sacrifices they made to be painters.