Dau-film about Russian physicist Lev Landau 1908-1968

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The film "Dau," directed by Ilya Khrzhanovsky, explores the life of Russian physicist Lev Landau, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1962 for his work in condensed matter physics. The film is set during a tumultuous period in Russian history, particularly the 1940s and 50s under Stalin, highlighting the contrast between the insulated academic environment and the broader societal challenges. Although initially announced years ago, the film remains unfinished, with speculation about its release in 2011, potentially at the Cannes Film Festival. The narrative is based on the book "How We Lived," written by Landau's wife, Kora. The film has garnered attention due to Khrzhanovsky's previous accolades, including international awards for his 2005 film "4." Further information about Landau's life and contributions to physics can be found in various online resources, including his Nobel Prize biography and a dedicated Wikipedia page.
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Dau--film about Russian physicist Lev Landau 1908-1968

The film-maker is Khrzhanovsky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Khrzhanovsky

Here is the Cannes Film Festival page about the Landau film ("Dau")
http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/cinefoundation/ficheFilmAtelier/id/4347979/year/2006.html

The latest information I have is that the film is not finished yet, or in any case not released.

Dau was Landau's nickname, the the other physicists called him. He was an interesting character---extremely brilliant and creative and perhaps a bit eccentric. It was an interesting time for Russian physics too---the 40s and 50s---Stalin---the bombs---the contrast of the sheltered life within the "Academy" compared with life outside.

Landau was awarded the 1962 physics Nobel prize for his work in condensed matter.

Does anybody know anything more about this film, or about Landau, or the director Khrzhanovsky (who won a lot of international prizes for his 2005 film "4")?
 
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I guess it is possible that the film "Dau" will be released this year because this
page says it is expected to enter the 2011 Cannes Film Festival

http://www.ioncinema.com/news/id/5802/top-100-most-anticipated-films-of-2011-ilya-khrzhanovskys-dau

Here are some links about Landau himself, not the movie:
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1962/landau-bio.html

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1962/
(he did a lot of different research but what he got the prize for, it says, is theoretical work on condensed matter "especially liquid helium."

Landau was not able to go to Sweden in 1962 to attend his Nobel prize award ceremony.
 
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IMDB has some general information about "Dau"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1728616/

and also a short news article here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1728616/news

The book the film is based on "How We Lived" was written by Landau's wife Kora.
People writing about the film seem to think it is now finished and expected to be released this year. I would guess that if it is released in 2011 it will be in May, at the Cannes festival.

Here is the book "Academician Landau: How We Lived" on line:
http://lib.ru/MEMUARY/LANDAU/landau.txt
It is in Russian. AFAIK the book has not been translated into English. The Wikipedia article gives a lot of information about Landau's life:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Landau
 
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