IFFR 1997

Valery Ogorodnikov

Politically-tinted film about the pioneers of Soviet television shows Kovalov as an actor.

Kovalov's first feature is a paranoid grotesque picture of the totalitarian Soviet past, based on the life and work of Daniil Kharms.

Film about the tragic, legendary Russian film star Vera Kholdnaya (1893-1919) is compiled from countless films from that age.

Montage documentary based on screenplay by Kovalov shows the Russian Messianic influence on politics and film in the early years of the revolution.

Sparkling, masterful début by Kovalov is found-footage compilation of e.g. news items, propaganda material and instruction films.

New cut of Eisenstein's films based on personal notes by Eisenstein provides a psychological insight into this Russian master.