Pavel and Lyalya
Pavel and Lyalya
Pavel and Lyalya
Synopsis
Pavel KOGAN and Ludmila STANUKINAS, documentary filmmakers and peofessors ar St. Petersburg’s world-famous film academy, were the teachers of director Viktor KOSSAKOVSKY. When Pavel fell ill in 1992, Ludmila took him to Israel to live out his days. Five years later, KOSSAKOVSKY visited them in Jerusalem with a film crew. Sensuous, real-time shots of Ludmila combing her long white hair dazzlingly reveal a beauty that defies grief and old age. Laylya cares for Pavel, Kossakovsky records their love story.