| Director: Alexander Sokurov Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama Studio: Facets Format: DVD - Black and White,Color - Subtitled DVD Release Date: 02/27/2007 Original Release Date: 01/01/1977 Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/1977 Release Year: 2007 Run Time: 1hr 6min Screens: Black and White,Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 MPAA Rating: Unrated Languages: Russian Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish |
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  | Elegy of the Land Director: Alexander Sokurov Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama UR 2007 1hr 6min ELEGY OF THE LAND contains two shorts by Alexander Sokurov about the significance of the land to Russia, where it has an almost spiritual meaning. Both films are embued with the director?s signature moody melancholy. "Mari... more » |
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Movie ReviewsSimple life Yoselovich Boris | 07/12/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "A fine addition to Sokurov's impressive output.A short early documentary mixed with the peculiar Sokurov art style about the life of a russian peasant woman in the kolhoz.The first part shot in color describes her happy days at work in the fields,in her family,on vacation.The second part shot in B&W 9 years after the first part tells the tragic end of Maria and gives to the movie an elegiac feel of happiness lost.It's a very moving comment on human condition.Recomended." Two Sokurov films, one of which is a masterpiece... Grigory's Girl | NYC | 11/06/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "This DVD is a must for Sokurov admirers (like myself). The first film, Last Day of a Rainy Summer, is OK. It reminds me of farming documentaries made during the New Deal in the 30's. It's not particularly interesting, as most of the participants sit around talking about corn (seriously). There are some lyrical shots of Russian country life, which are nice. The film is certainly watchable, but, honestly, Russians talking about corn and farming is not thrilling cinema. The film is also shot in a workmanlike style, nothing at all like Sokurov's later work. Overall, it's decent. It's only 20 minutes long, so it's not a chore.
But the 2nd film, Maria, is a masterpiece and one of Sokurov's greatest works. We learn about a peasant woman working on a farm. Some of the imagery in this film is astonshing lyrical, reminiscent of Sokurov's masterpiece Mother and Son. The opening farm scenes as well as the scenes at the end in the middle of a snowy Russian winter are gorgeous. After we see Maria working on the farm, all of a sudden, Sokurov jumps ahead in time nine years and we find out the sad fate of Maria. While this is a bit jarring at first, you quickly adjust and find yourself mesmerized by the poignancy of this woman's journey in life. It's really unexpected, and the film is a sorrowful, elegaic comment on, honestly, life itself. Maria is one of Sokurov's best works, and no serious fan of his work can miss it." |
