November 11 in the frame of the IV International Forum "Ballet XXI Century" at the House of Cinema will be showing a documentary about Sergei Prokofiev from the cycle "Geniuses" (directed by Andrey Konchalovsky).

This film is about the fate and work of the outstanding Russian composer. Sergei Prokofiev is one of the largest and most performed composers of the twentieth century. In addition, he was a pianist and conductor.

The basis of the films formed of Prokofiev's diaries, published in Paris by his grandson. Also in the film is used materials from Gosfilmofond of Russia, the Russian State Archive of Cinema, Gosteleradiofond of Russia, the State Central Museum of Musical Culture. Glinka and Prokofiev family archive.

"The first part of his 2nd concert Scherzo Prokofiev called" Scurry of ghosts". In fact, the whole life of the composer - is running from ghosts. In 1917 he went abroad. But, Prokofiev could not organize there his creative life: he was sickened by the publishers, managers, impresarios, entrepreneurs from the world of music. Late in 20's the return to the Soviet Union, he was by no means full of hope and happiness. He had no illusions about the Revolution and all that followed it. But in the West it became harder to breathe, thickening cloud of fascism. From one monster he went to another. "