Posted on 02/11/2004 4:17:46 PM PST by MarMema
First channel will air a documentary about 1000 years of Christianity in Russia to commemorate 75th anniversary of Russian Patriarch Alexei II.
If someone had ever mentioned that the famous rock musician will visit sacred places and take part in filming a movie-postcard for the Patriarch himself, it would have been considered a joke. Times change however and so do people.
Filming takes place in various sacred places across Russia. The working title of the movie is "A 1000 year history of the Russian Orthodox Church".
The cast includes such famous actors as Alexei Petrenko, Stanislav Lyubshin, Vladimir Zamansky, Vladimir Ilyich, Fyodor Bondarchuk. The 10series film will tell a story of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Famous rock musician, leader of the "DDT" rock band Yuri Shevchuk arrived at the hotel yesterday. The first thing he unpacked from his suitcase was a thick book devoted to the life of St. Serafin Sorovsky. Yuri will need to talk about the old man's life in the film. "I am overwhelmed. There is so much that needs to be done here," says Yuri. "I have to memorize so many lines in just two days."
Production team barely had enough time to eat. They hurried to the monastery of Troitsk. "It is probably a sin to walk into a monastery with a camera," remarks Shevchuk. "But all of this is done with good intentions."
Shevchuk did not forget to light a candle before Sorovsky's icon. "I will also take a few bottles of holy water with me," says the musician.
-Yuri, why are you taking part in this project?
-Remember a saying, "Opium for the masses"? Today, there is no religion; only opium is left.Young generation enjoys nothing but drugs, and mentally retarded pop-culture. I do not want people to become brainless vegetables. It is through this film that I will attempt to tell everyone about the immense love and enlightenment.
The film is planned to be a present for Russian Patriarch's 75th anniversary. The film will be aired on the First channel.
The Russian version of Mel Gibson?
"The biting satire of DDT's lyrics has outraged the communist government of the time - and the band has often gotten into political scandals. The political persecution took a more serious turn as Yuriy was getting ready to write a new album in 1985. That year the communist government of Ufa threatened him with emprisonment if the album were released. However, Yuriy was able to successfully record the album in Russia's capital. DDT's first major-label album couldn't materialize until the more lenient government practices of Gorbachev in the late 80`s."
Priest Sentenced in Church Gun Incident
Wed Feb 11, 2:22 PM ET
LEBANON, Pa. - A Serbian Orthodox priest was sentenced to at least six months in prison for pulling a gun on a church leader while arguing over church business.
The Rev. Filip Velisavljevic was sentenced to between six and 23 months for simple assault and the same term for reckless endangerment. Judge Samuel Kline said the priest can serve the sentences together and should be eligible for work-release.
Velisavljevic, a priest at the Church of the Holy Resurrection of Christ for 15 years, said he pulled the pistol on Frederick Pantelich, church council president, only out of fear for his own safety.
During the 2002 argument in the church social hall, Velisavljevic's pistol went off and the bullet apparently grazed his own foot.
Members of the church council have said the dispute was fueled by tensions between older, American-born members and younger, recent immigrants.
" It is through this film that I will attempt to tell everyone about the immense love and enlightenment."
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Oh yeah, if you ever see this movie please grab one for me.
Or two, I will pay you plus gas money for your travel, to bring them home.
Shevchuk was my oldest daughter's last name before we adopted her and changed it. My husband says it is "Ukrainian name" and so do his friends.
Here are a few songs I tried to translate, many with MIDI. Idi spi ;-)
Reminds me of being in Russia.
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