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Lavr 2018. Best art-film
Lavr 2018. Best art-film
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Lavr
Lavr
October 12, 2018
Set against the backdrop of one of Russia's most industrially brutal and polluted cities, Harmony explores social and gender dynamics of Russian youth through the paradigms and preconceptions of the country’s most prominent sports: ice hockey and rhythmic gymnastics. The two respectively embody Russia’s nationalistic interpretation of hyper-masculine and feminine ideals. Here, sport and everyday life gather broader meaning — reflecting the traits and obsessions of society as a whole.
Harmony
7
Frederick Paxton
Russia, UK, 2018
70 min
Russian
English
Georgia, Kutaisi. The war had just ended, there were few joys. Everyone's nerves were on edge, the homeless went in flocks. I lived as a partisan in my hometown, and the only island where I felt good was Library No. 6, this is how the amazing childhood story of the artist, writer and director Rezo Gabriadze begins, in which real facts are mixed with the fantasies and dreams of a 10-year-old boy. In simple words of a little boy, Rezo Gabriadze talks about love, respect, repentance, forgiveness, growing up, interspersing funny and sad in equal proportions. He tells charming and touching stories about how to pass the test of humanity, comprehend compassion and find beauty in the little things in life. A feature-length animated film based on the stories and drawings of Rezo himself is a warm and touching declaration of love to the artist from the people closest to him.
Rezo
9
Leo Gabriadze
Russia, 2017
63 min
Russian
English, German, Hebrew, French
The story of everyday survival of traditional Arctic sea hunters of the Bering Strait in the Far East of Russia is enriched with incredible and heartwarming animated Inuit myths, that, at times, prevail reality. "The Book of the Sea" is a dramatic parable about the vitality of the ancient Arctic culture.
The Book of the Sea
8
Alexey Vakhrushev
Russia, 2018
85 min
Russian, Chukchi, Eskimo
Russian
The action of the film takes place in the Donbass today. Slovak Mira leaves the boring life of an emigrant in England and goes to the LPR. He sees his mission in the restoration of the symbols of the Soviet empire, monuments to Lenin, miners, workers.
Mira
7
Denis Shabaev
Russia, 2018
80 min
Russian
English
Asino (Italian for donkey) is an epic ode to this beast of burden. The donkey has a long cultural history dating back to Greek mythology and the Bible: Jesus rode into Jerusalem on one; Sancho Panza had a loyal donkey; Winnie the Pooh was friends with the dejected Eeyore. Donkeys stand for stupidity, stubbornness and humility. Asino consists of eight novellas, approximately 20 minutes each. Shot in Italy, Vasiliev's film teeters between reality and allegory, asking viewers to reflect on what they see. The chapter titles (Bacchus, Medea, etc.) and quotes from Apuleius, Pirandello and Aeschylus provide context. The third novella documents the donkey worship in Alba, Italy, where donkey races are held during the Palio. In Asino, donkeys are simultaneously domesticated animals, humans and divine, mythological creatures, so in a sense the film summarises the beast’s role in Western culture.
Asino
6
Anatoly Vasiliev
Switzerland, 2018
167 min
Italian
Russian, English
What binds a person to a certain place on Earth? What lets him say, “I'm from here, and this is my land?” What’s setting the boundaries of our existence? The film immerses us in the daily life of a village near Moscow, where local old-timers live side by side with immigrants from Tajikistan. How do the fences arise, then are destroyed and arise once again between cultures and people?
Circumstances of Place and Time.
8
Dmitry Kabakov
Latvia, Russia, 2018
90 min
Russian, Farsi
Russian, English
Once upon a time In Vladivostok, Russia there lived an old woman. She lived all her life with her old man. They lived like two dogs. Biting each other all time. He told her: “Do not smoke, Olya!” She said to him: “Fuck U”. So they lived happily they had children and grandchildren too. They celebrated the New Year together, until one day the old woman died. And the fairy tale here is not the end. That’s where all the fun begins. How to live further?
Fragments of stars will fall from the sky and disappear
8
Pyotr Starostin
Russia, 2018
77 min
Russian
English
The Wall
8
Dmitriy Bogolyubov
Russia, 2017
43 min
Russian
English

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