Description |
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.66:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Note |
Russian dialogue, English subtitles. |
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Title from container. |
Cast |
Galina Vishnevskaya, Vasili Shevtsov, Raisa Gichaeva, Evgeni Tkachuk, Andrei Bogdanov, Rustam Shakhgireyev, Alexei Neimyshev. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Alexander Burov ; editor, Sergei Ivanov ; composer, Andrei Sigle. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. |
Summary |
In a desolate, sun-sorched corner of the world, an elderly woman has come to see her beloved grandson. He is a young officer stationed at a remote military outpost. With the enemy just beyond the compound, she wanders the barracks, observing the routines of military life, before making a sudden trip into the outlying countryside. |
Note |
Special features: Press conference with director Alexander Sokurov, actress Galina Vishnevskaya and composer/producer Andrei Sigle (60 min.); "Patience labour:" a short film by Alexander Sokurov (10 min.); theatrical trailer; essay by film critic David Shengold. |
Subject |
Older women -- Russia -- Drama.
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Grandparent and child -- Russia -- Drama.
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Russia. Armi︠i︡a -- Guard duty -- Drama.
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Russia. Armi︠i︡a -- Barracks and quarters -- Drama.
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Russia. Armi︠i︡a -- Military life -- Drama.
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Genre |
War films.
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Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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Added Author |
Sigle, Andreĭ.
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Sokurov, Aleksandr, 1951-
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Vishnevska︠i︡a, Galina, 1926-
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Shev︠t︡sov, Vasiliĭ, 1975-
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Gichaeva, Raisa, 1939-
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Tkachuk, Evgeni.
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Bogdanov, Andrei.
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Shakhgireyev, Rustam.
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Neimyshev, Alexei.
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Proline-film (Firm : Russia)
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Rezo Productions (Firm)
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Russian Federal Culture and Film Agency (Firm)
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Centre national de la cinématographie (France)
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Cinema Guild.
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ISBN |
0781512921 |
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9780781512923 |
Standard No. |
881164000118 : $29.99 |
Music # |
CG 000105 Cinema Guild |
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