Oleg Kovalov retro
Overview of films
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Sady skorpiona
Sparkling, masterful début by Kovalov is found-footage compilation of e.g. news items, propaganda material and instruction films.
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Russkaya ideya
Montage documentary based on screenplay by Kovalov shows the Russian Messianic influence on politics and film in the early years of the revolution.
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Kontsert dlya krysy
Kovalov’s first feature is a paranoid grotesque picture of the totalitarian Soviet past, based on the life and work of Daniil Kharms.
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Bumazhnye glaza Prishvina
Politically-tinted film about the pioneers of Soviet television shows Kovalov as an actor.
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Ostrov myortvykh
Film about the tragic, legendary Russian film star Vera Kholdnaya (1893-1919) is compiled from countless films from that age.
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Sergei Eizenshtein. Avtobiografiya
New cut of Eisenstein’s films based on personal notes by Eisenstein provides a psychological insight into this Russian master.