Orpheus Descending

The film tells of the life and work of Sergey Paradzhanov On December 15 1973 the Master was to leave for Yerevan to start work on a film based on Andersens fairy tales It is not known why he had changed his decision and left on that very day for Kiev where two days later on December 17 he was arrested The film recounts the years the director spent in prison The author tries to penetrate the mysteries of the Masters spiritual world naming the sources from which he drew the strength to endure the adversities of not only camp life but of the life in general that had endowed him with huge talent and made him pay for it in full measure