Stanislavski: Lust for Life
A story about Konstantin Sergeievich Stanislavski, a twentieth-century theatre genius. Owing to his powerful extraordinary talent he managed to stay a true artist and a free spirit within the harsh Soviet system. In the film contemporary theater and film directors (Kirill Serebrennikov, Katie Mitchell, Lev Dodin and others) show how Stanislavski's method affects their everyday work. Each of the directors finds his or her own reflection in the mirror of his genius. In search of an answer to the question whether modern theatre really needs Stanislavski they discover that art lacks its most essential part – the human being.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Marina BrusnikinaSelf | Self |
| YYuriy ButusovSelf | Self |
 Lev DodinSelf | Self |
| DDeclan DonnellanSelf | Self |
| VVeniamin FilshtinskiySelf | Self |
| OOskaras KorsunovasSelf | Self |
| LLev LevermoreSelf | Self |
 Renata LitvinovaSelf | Self |
 Nikita MikhalkovSelf | Self |
 Katie MitchellSelf | Self |
 Kirill SerebrennikovSelf | Self |
 Meryl StreepSelf | Self |
 Konstantin StanislavskiSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |