Sunday, November 29, 2020

Movie in the works about Alexander Mosolov

There's a movie in the works about one of my favorite composers, Alexander Mosolov. Only a few weirdos like me even know who Mosolov is, so finding out that there's a movie in the works about him is unexpected and exciting. 

The movie is called Mosolov's Suitcase. The website promoting the film says,  "The life, art, and enduring significance of  Russian avant-garde composer Alexander Mosolov inspire four stories  (fictional, semi-fictional, and documentary) about creation and individualism in the face of state power.  Kirill Emelyanov, nominated  for a Best New Actor César (French Oscar), plays the mercurial Mosolov: musician, bad-boy dandy, and forgotten genius of Soviet music.  A film by Matthew Mishory (Absent, A Portrait of  James Dean)."

I can't find anything on the website about when the movie might come out, but I've signed up for an email list. 

Mishory is apparently a rising young director who pays the bills with TV commercials while he pursues his artistic projects.

An April article in "Palm Springs Life" by Sandy Cohen offers quite a bit of information on the film:

"Mishory has spent years working to bring the composer’s story to the screen, making several trips to Mosolov’s native Russia to explore how he and his music persevered despite Communist expulsion in the 1930s."

The piece also says, "As production on the film continues, Mishory is planning a series of concerts by international musicians to introduce contemporary audiences to Mosolov’s music. The filmmaker and his team hope to arrange intimate concerts around the world, including Palm Springs."

Here's a review from Allmusic.com of an album of Mosolov's music, including "Iron Foundry," a short piece that's probably his best-known work, and his once-lost and rediscovered piano concerto.  Quite a bit of Mosolov's music has been recorded and is available on the various music streaming services. 

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