My Silence Ended With a Rhyme
Directed By: Ella Mitina< Stanislav Mitin /
63 Minutes
Israel /
2021 /
Russian (English Subtitles)
Documentary / Biography
Territory Rights: WORLD-WIDE
Original Title: Сара Погреб. Я домолчалась до стихов
Synopsis
Sarah Pogreb is a phenomenon of world literature. She started writing poetry at the age of 60 and immediately received recognition from prominent Russian poets David Samoilov and Yuri Levitansky. Sarah was “discovered” by the famous actor Zinovy Gerdt who admired her work until the end of his life. In 1991, at the age of 70, she moved to Israel. Sarah Pogreb fell in love with this country with all her heart; she considered it her homeland and sang it in her poems. This film by Stanislav Mitin and Ella Mitina is a documentary portrait of the poetess, a tribute to her memory and talent, the story of her life, told by herself and her close people.