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Kira Muratova's New Feature Narrative "Melody for a Street-Organ"

November 7, 2007, Odesa, Ukraine.

 

Kira Muratova, the renowned Ukrainian filmmaker, followed the old tradition of breaking a plate for good luck on the first day of shooting for her new feature narrative, titled "Melody for a Street-Organ".
The protagonists of the film are a young brother and sister who have recently been orphaned. They are almost sent to different boarding schools, but they escape together and begin a life on the streets, where they bravely fight to survive. These roles will be played by Olenka Kosiuk and Roman Burlaka.
A roster of actors from previous Muratova films take on the adult roles: the Russian actors Renata Litvinova and Oleg Tabakov, and Ukrainians Natalia Buzko, Heorhiy Deliev, and Nina Ruslanova.
The screenplay was developed by Kyivan dramaturge Volodymyr Zuyev in collaboration with Muratova. Volodymyr Panko is the director of cinematography, and Valentyn Sylvestrov composed the score.
The film is being shot in Odesa and Kyiv. Oleh Kokhan, who produced Muratova’s film "Two in One", will produce "Melody for a Street-Organ". Kokhan’s production company, the "Sota Cinema Group", is co-financing the film with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Ukraine. The premiere of the film is scheduled for 2008.

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