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200213 minGdoc-short

German. Lenfilm

200213 minGdoc-short

Alexey Yuryevich Herman directs at Lenfilm studio in St. Petersburg, detailing the difficulties faced in producing his film about life on another planet.

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Viktor Tikhomirov

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Alexey Yuryevich Herman directs at Lenfilm studio in St. Petersburg, detailing the difficulties faced in producing his film about life on another planet.

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Viktor Tikhomirovdirector

Aleksei German

Aleksei Germancast

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Alexey Yuryevich Herman directs at the Lenfilm film studio in St. Petersburg. The 2002 documentary "German. Lenfilm" is part of the Petersburg 300 project. It focuses on the production of Herman's film "It's Hard to be a God." The audience sees the studio environment and the challenges faced by the characters in the film. The documentary captures the atmosphere of filmmaking and the creative process behind Herman's work.

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