简介：Thesecondfilminthe“DiaryofSt.Petersburg”documentarycycleisdedicatedtotheoutstandingSovietfilmmakerGrigoryKosintsev,whoseprofessionallifewasentirelydevotedtotheLenfilmStudios.HisflatisnotfarfromtheStudiosinVasilievBrothersStreetandinitnowlivesthelatefilm-maker'swidow.Itisdeserted,almostamuseum,andcomesacrossasashelterformemories.Thisemptinessisfullofmemories,andtheintensivelookingatandlisteningtothisemptinessrevealsarespectandgratitudeforthelifeofanotherman,alifeofconstantcreativeactivity,andforthephotographs,booksandtheacclaimedfilmsthathavebeenleftbehind.ThespecialmannerofSokurov'slookingandlisteningisdictatedbysuchmemories. Thesememoriesarenotsomuchthoseofthewomannowlivingintheapartment.Rather,itourreminiscences,wethespectatorsofKosintsev,thataremaderealbySokurov'scamera.Althoughhehasleftthislife,GrigoryKosintsev,thedirectorofthefilmsoftheMaximTrilogy,adaptationsofHamletandKingLear,thelatteraclassicoftheSovietcinema,stilloccupieshisplaceasbefore.Itisaplacereservedforhimalone,bothinthehistoryofcinemaandinhisapartment.Hispresenceremains.…