WRITER MINI-PROFILE

In a short piece by Donald Taylor Black, filmed around Boris Pasternak's house and grave in Peredelkino, we look at the author's final years.

During his lifetime, Pasternak had to endure the ignominy of receiving the Nobel Prize for literature and being forced by the Soviet State to return it. He was, effectively, an exile in his own land for many years.

The film also includes rare home movie footage of Pasternak at his dacha in happier days.

Five of his poems are read by the actor Gerard McSorley and the film is narrated by Ingrid Craigie.


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Running Time: 10mins
Year Made: 2000
Price: €20 - PAL (European), €30 - NTSC (US) plus P&P