The fighting lasted many days. Bedlam surrounded us. Then, suddenly, everything stopped. A terrifying silence fell.
Alexander Pasternak , younger brother of the poet, Boris, was brought up in a cultured
Moscow household at the turn of the century, where artists such as Tolstoy, Rachmaninov and Scriabin were regular visitors. Ann Pasternak Slater , his niece, tells the story of the break up of society, and of the Pasternak family, in a feature based on Alexander's memoirs (soon to be published).
With Michael Pennington as Alexander Pasternak Producer CATHY WEARING
(Michael Pennington is a National Theatre player)