Igor Stravinsky: The Paris Years Chez Pleyel 1920-1929 42 years old

Igor: The Paris Years, one segment of a larger biographical program created for Channel 4 on the life and times of Igor Stravinsky, finds the brothers working in a slightly different vein than the one that would come to characterize their later work. This is the first section, which covers the pianist’s “French period” from roughly 1920-1939, and it details, among other things, his connection with Jean Cocteau (who, as a matter of fact, contributes voice work to this project). Filtered through gonzo and impressionistic puppetry (often bearing strong resemblance to the work of Terry Gilliam), the film takes an unconventional and often beautiful stab at the television biography special.

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Igor Stravinsky: The Paris Years Chez Pleyel 1920-1929 Cast

Name	Character
Alexei Jawdokimov	as Igor Federovich Stravinsky
Milos Kirek	as Vladimir Mayakovski

Igor Stravinsky: The Paris Years Chez Pleyel 1920-1929 Crew

Name	Department
Keith Griffiths as Producer. He was 54 (87) years old when He died	Production
Stephen Quay as Director. He was 34 (now 76) years old	Directing
Timothy Quay as Director. He was 34 (now 76) years old	Directing