Jonah, or the Artist at Work (1984)

Director: Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

A painter lives with his wife and four children in a studio. Due to creative frustrations and the irritation of admirers and hangers-on he becomes increasingly reclusive, finally sealing himself away in the attic. Based on an Albert Camus story.

Cast

Natalya Arinbasarova

Boris Plotnikov

Zoya Kaydanovskaya

Mikhail Filippov

Vytautas Paukste

Galina Petrova

Pyotr Olev

Boris Shuvalov

Evgeny Tsymbal

Afanasi Kochetkov