Incitatus (1996)

overview : The film features the wonderful poet of the early 20th century, Count Vasily Komarovsky. The poets Nikolai Gumilyov, Anna Akhmatova and Osip Mandelstam, among other celebrities, were not only his acquaintances but he had a considerable influence on their work. The poet’s extraordinary life gave birth to legends, whose plausibility will also be dwelt upon. Komarovsky’s niece will share her recollections with the viewer. The film is based on unique documents previously unknown to Russian and foreign scholars.

Release Date : Nov 02, 1996

Runtime : 22m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Voice of Russia

Countries : Russia

Keywords : world war i, poetry, russian literature, osip mandelstam, art documentary, anna akhmatova, documentary short, incitatus, nikolai gumilyov, count vasily komarovsky, silver age, russian poetry