The Severe Illness of Men
A highly metaphorical film collage which denounces the oppression of ideology. A man, partly bandaged, wanders through an industrial landscape; his wandering interwoven with excerpts from science films and the movie Chapaev (1934).
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Revolutionary Sketch
Collage of Soviet newsreel images, animation and feature around the theme permanent revolution. -
Boris and Gleb
Two characters are linked to important namesakes from Russian history. -
Metastasis
Found footage and sound fragments of training films, documentaries and speeches by Soviet leaders are mixed with rock `n’ roll in order to provide a…
Film details
- Country of production
- USSR
- Year
- 1987
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2006
- Length
- 10'
- Medium/Format
- Mini DV PAL
