The Village Detective: a song cycle (2021)
05 Sep 2021 • Documentary • 1h 21m
In July 2016, four reels of "Derevensky Detektiv", a 1969 Russian film starring the Soviet-era character actor Mikhail Zharov (1899-1981), were found in a fisherman's net trawling the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, 20 miles off the Icelandic coast. The recovered footage is combined with original music by David Lang, and interwoven with interviews and clips from Zharov's lengthy filmography to form a song cycle, reflecting how life, history, and art intersect and endure on celluloid.
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Language:
English, Icelandic, Russian
Awards:
1 win
Country:
United States
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DVD Release Date:
20 Oct 2021
Box Office Total:
$2,839