The year is 1963. Alabama, the set of To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck, dressed as Atticus Finch, suddenly rips off his tie, throws down his jacket, and shouts, "Cut out the lights!" He just found out that his son Jonathan (12 years old) tried to commit suicide. There was a letter from the boy in his jacket pocket: "Dad, I can't be your hero." This jacket will become a relic, and the role of Atticus will be his pain and salvation. Gregory Peck Part 1: The Trauma that Made Him Atticus Childhood in San Diego (1916-1930s): His mother divorced when Gregory was 5...

Birth of the Russian "Great Mute" (1898–1917) It is known that the French brought the movies to Russia. It was at the beginning of 1896. However, many Russian photographers were able to quickly learn a new craft. Already in 1898, documentary plots were shot not only by foreign, but also by Russian operators. But still 10 years were before the appearance of Russian feature films. Only in 1908, director and entrepreneur Alexander Drankov made the first Russian film with actors under the title Ponizovaya Volnitsa (Stepan Razin)...