How I Ended This Summer
Director: Alexei Popogrebsky
Starring: Grigory Dobrygin, Sergei Puskepalis
Russia,, 2010,, 2 hours 4 minutes, subtitles
Winner Best Film Award London Film Festival 2010
BAFTA Cymru screening Watch the trailer >>>
In beautifully minimalist fashion, this taut psychological drama is made all the more gripping by the isolation and desolation of the striking polar landscape of its setting. On a deserted, windswept Russian island inside the Arctic Circle, two men spend the summer working at a remote meteorological station. The gruff polar veteran Sergei barely tolerates the inexperienced Pavel, a feckless graduate on a temporary posting. Then a series of misunderstandings and mishaps cause them to turn against one another. Both actors give subtle, compelling performances, and the film also boasts striking cinematography and well-chosen music. Highly original, and with a unique atmosphere and sense of place, this is a memorable and deeply affecting work.
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| Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff | 2011-03-09 | 18:00:00 | Buy Tickets |
