Fathers and sons in the modern world
Published: 04 May, 2008, 10:36
Young Russian stage director Konstantin Bogomolov says he turned to theatre to tackle his loneliness, and in just a couple of years he's become one of most successful and sought-after directors.
For him, theatre is interesting because it’s a model of life. So he seems to model his own perception of reality on stage, making 19th classic “Fathers and Sons” by Ivan Turgenev into a story about today’s social mismatch.
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