About the film
Pyotr Tchaikovsky struggles with self-doubt, poverty and loneliness. A rich widow, Nadezhda von Meck, admires his music and offers him an allowance, on one condition: they must never meet.
For years they exchange letters full of feeling. The film follows Tchaikovsky's work, his failed marriage and his triumphs, with his music everywhere.
Innokenty Smoktunovsky gives a sensitive performance as the composer.
Did you know?
- It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
- Ballerina Maya Plisetskaya appears in the film.
- The script was co-written by Yuri Nagibin.
