Kristina Shnayderman

Ilya stutters a lot, and this interferes with everything - his personal life, communication with the child, work. In desperation, he enrolls in the course of the famous doctor Cherkasova, a guru in his field, whom patients consider a magician and wizard. There he meets new friends and a new love - a young girl Vera. But it turns out that Cherkasova herself likes Ilya, and she intends to win him over.

The film is an attempt to recreate the world of Marc Chagall and his myth within the genre of a folklore ballad. We are not exploiting Chagall's images, but are attempting to create a dramatized projection of his creativity onto the movie screen, relying on both, facts and fantasy (as Chagall himself would).The story is based on real events which occurred at the time of Chagall's short-lived period in Vitebskin in 1917-18, during which time he creates the Academy of Modern Art, inspired by his dreams of a bright and beautiful future. Many pictures by Chagall and Malevich are used in the film.

Printemps, été, automne, hiver. Les jours s'égrainent harmonieusement dans un paisible village de Russie. Anna prend chaque semaine le bus pour aller vendre ses tricots à Moscou. Mais elle en descend après quelques virages. Le même jour, son voisin routier va charger son camion pour une longue semaine de voyage. Il s'arrête lui aussi immuablement à la sortie du village... Désir, amour, suspicion et badinage, rien ne peut rester longtemps secret.