Donatas Banionis... Legendary theater and film actor. For most of us, his name personifies the heyday of Soviet cinema. He starred in cult films by cult directors: “The Dead Season” by Savva Kulish, “Solaris” by Andrei Tarkovsky, “King Lear” by Grigory Kozintsev, “Beware of the Car” by Eldar Ryazanov, “Goya” by Conrad Wolf, “Beethoven” by Horst Szeemann - this is incomplete list of films with his participation. Banionis' partners were such popular artists as Rolan Bykov, Anatoly Papanov, Andrei Mironov, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Viya Artmane... But the fate of a great actor is not only about triumphs, fame and the love of the audience. It also contains disappointments, failures and the bitterness of loss. During his long life, Banionis was born in 1924, he saw and experienced a lot and decided to share his thoughts with readers. The AST-PRESS publishing house brings to your attention a story about the life of Donatas Banionis, an amazing person and a great actor, whose talent has received love and recognition in many countries of the world.