... touches upon Ckehhov in Dmitri, Anton, and Francine (and Bill too).
This is especially affecting: "One impression from the film that will last in my mind is of Shostokovich having his favorite Chekhov story, 'Gusov,' read to him shortly before his death. 'Gusov,' is a sad but beautiful story of a man dying at sea with nothing more than to show for his life than memories of his Russian winters at home. The end of that story is as poignant as anything Chekhov wrote and the entirety of it is exemplary of the amazing way that he could make a story so interesting when nothing really happens." To have a great work of literature read to you when you are dying - as I'm sure Shostakovich did - is the mark of a truly cultivated man.
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