Letters to Sofija

Overview

Based on a true story, this is the love affair between a Lithuanian genius and the woman and the country he adored. Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis was born into a Lithuanian peasant family in 1875. Despite his lowly origins he soon revealed himself to be a child prodigy able to both paint and compose music of startling and often frightening intensity. Soon after he was struck down by a mysterious mental illness, which would plague him for the rest of his life. During his short lifetime, Ciurlionis produced over 300 paintings and 300 musical compositions. Supporting him throughout his short and painful life was his beloved wife, Sofija Kymantaite, a journalist and political activist.

Cast

Rokas Zubovas

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis

Marija Korenkaitė

Sofija Kymantaitė

Artūras Aleksejevas

Fyodor Michaelovich

Romualdas Lavrynovičius

Dobuzhinsky daughter

Rimvydas Ambrazevičius

Dying man

Nikolaj Antonov

Captain Nikolai Rostov

Saulius Balandis

Prince Michal Oginski

Andrius Bialobžeskis

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky

Tomas Bimbiris

MK Čiurlionis (aged 17)

Rolandas Boravskis

Fr. Kavaliauskas