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Russian Film Festival · 2008

Russian Film Festival 2008

Documentaries

Factual filmmaking has always played a key role in Russian cinema - this strand celebrates the best of the country's most recent documentaries.

Programme

4 films · 1 review

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The Drunken Sailor

(Country: France, UK, Germany, Italy, Russia; Year: 2007; Director: Sergei Bodrov; Writer: Sergei Bodrov; Stars: The Tiger Lillies, Adrian Stout, Adrian Hughes, Martyn Jacques)

A Melody For German

Documentary about Russian Filmmaker Aleksei German (My Friend Ivan Lapshin) - renowned for shooting his films in black and white.

(Country: Russia; Year: 2007; Director: Ivan Bolotnikov; Writer: Ivan Bolotnikov)

Rock Monlogue

Featuring previously unseen footage, this documentary charts the life of rebellious rock musician Yuri Morozov.

(Country: Russia; Year: 2007; Director: Vladimir Kozlov; Writer: Vladimir Kozlov)

Virginity

Review preview for Virginity

The atmospheric sequences without narrative are too long, and the grainy texture and nauseating fast pans across neon cityscapes an unnecessary distraction.

Emma Slawinski · 2.5 out of 5
Three girls travel to Moscow to exchange their greatest asset - their virginity - for money, celebrity or love.

(Country: Russia; Year: 2008; Director: Vitaly Mansky; Writer: Dmitry Bykov)

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