This book by the outstanding Russian film director Andrei Konchalovsky, The Exalting Deception, following his first one, Low Truths, tells about the author's life in Russia, Europe, and America; about the screen and stage stars fate brought him together with; about the women he loved; about the birth of films and stage productions that more than once sparked fierce debate; about the director’s creative workshop; the living circumstances in which his celebrated productions were created; and the twists of their audience and festival destinies. As before, the author is starkly candid when speaking about the dramatic circumstances of his creative and personal life, which, however, are inseparable—united by one passion, one set of spiritual landmarks, one line of fate.