Dostoevsky's Travels

"Dostoevsky's Travels" (1991) is a documentary by director Pawel Pawlikowski about Dmitri Dostoevsky - a Leningrad tram driver and the only direct descendant of Fyodor Dostoevsky - who retraces his famous ancestor's journey across Western Europe in the hope of raising enough money for a Mercedes. The tragicomic road movie has won a number of international awards. The screening is part of Cinelibri 2026's documentary programme, shown out of competition as a tribute to the director, who will be present in Sofia in person; it is followed by a conversation with the audience moderated by Georgi Gospodinov.