Nostalgia
The poet Andrei Gorchakov, accompanied by translator and direct Eugenia, is travel through Italy researching an 18thcentury Russian composer's life span. In a ancient spa town, he meets with the lunatic Domenico, who years earlier had their own family in his house for a long time to save them against the evils of the universe. Seeing some profound truth in the action of Domenico, Andrei becomes drawn to him. In a string of fantasies, the poet's nostalgia for his homeland and his yearning for his spouse, his feelings for Eugenia and Italy, and his own sense of kinship with Domenico eventually become intertwined.
Released: 1983-05-01