Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) - Muse of Keening
Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) - Muse of Keening

Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) - Muse of Keening

November 27, 2011 | 18 min

A short film by Barry Lowe and Dino Mahoney, starring Pauline Burton as Anna. The film is an introduction to the great Soviet era modernist poet, Anna Akhmatova; shot in winter in Saint Petersburg (Leningrad), it contains rare interviews with people who knew her, academics, and dramatized readings of some of her poems.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Pauline Burton

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