Vozvrashcheniye (The Return) (2003)Directed by: Andrei Zvyagintsev
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My Rate: 5/5
The portrait that is carved in my memory about a Russian movie, is a black and white, long and boring film whose story usuallys happens in a village fully covered by snow with poor muzhiks living there, very few words uttered and so on, everything converges to dejectedness in those films.
After a long time of watching western movies, this one was handed over me. The only thing it has in common with that style is it's minimum words. This, along with astonishing scenery, blur and cold colors makes it a very calm and relaxing film.
It's the story of two youngsters, Ivan and Andrey, who have not seen their father since they were very young. The only memory is a family picture hidden in the attic. But suddenly the father comes back out of nowhere and takes them out to a short trip which lasts longer than expected. He teaches them how to be a man, he says: "Use your hands" in response to feeble boys' complaints facing to physical works for the first time.
It's a tribute to fatherhood I think, in contrast with Pedro Almodovar's Return and it's highly recommended as well.
After a long time of watching western movies, this one was handed over me. The only thing it has in common with that style is it's minimum words. This, along with astonishing scenery, blur and cold colors makes it a very calm and relaxing film.
It's the story of two youngsters, Ivan and Andrey, who have not seen their father since they were very young. The only memory is a family picture hidden in the attic. But suddenly the father comes back out of nowhere and takes them out to a short trip which lasts longer than expected. He teaches them how to be a man, he says: "Use your hands" in response to feeble boys' complaints facing to physical works for the first time.
It's a tribute to fatherhood I think, in contrast with Pedro Almodovar's Return and it's highly recommended as well.
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