Пушкин и… Михайловское. Начало

A passionate, romantic poet with a love for fantasy encounters an ancient, mysterious rural world—what kind of chemical reaction will unfold? In 1824, the exiled Pushkin returns to his father’s estate in the village of Mikhailovskoye, forever altering the landscape of Russian literature. Yekaterina Gavryushkina’s animation draws inspiration from this historical episode. In the film, Russia and her proud poet resemble a tolerant mother and her mischievous son. Beyond the innocent, childlike charm, there is an undercurrent of nostalgia and longing for classical harmony, making it somewhat unconventional in today’s film industry, where “breaking the old to establish the new” is in vogue.