Blue Bird Gzhel

Documentary from the series "Folk Arts and Crafts of Russia
  • Technical support • Editing

The town of Gzhel near Moscow has long been famous for its unique porcelain with unusual blue cobalt hand-painted underglaze. Today Gzhel ceramics is known all over the world. We shall tell you about the history of the trade since its inception in the 17th and 18th centuries to the present day, and get acquainted with the exhibits of Gzhel museums. And in the workshops of artists and potters we shall see the whole process of creating a work of art. And most importantly - we'll try to convey the beauty of Gzhel, the atmosphere of folk, non-academic art, its originality and purity.

  • DIRECTOR

  • Alexander Kasyanov

  • DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

  • Evgeny Lyoshin

  • PRODUCERS

  • Vladimir Buka

  • Elena Evstigneva