Oleg Kovalov retro

Overview of films

• Bumazhnye glaza Prishvina

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  Valery Ogorodnikov | 150' | USSR | -

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

• Kontsert dlya krysy

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  Oleg Kovalov | 110' | Russia | -

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

• Ostrov myortvykh

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  Oleg Kovalov | 86' | Russia | -

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

• Russkaya ideya

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  Sergey Selyanov | 52' | Russia | -

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

• Sady skorpiona

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  Oleg Kovalov | 96' | Russia | -

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

• Sergei Eizenshtein. Avtobiografiya

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  Oleg Kovalov | 90' | Russia | -

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