Loznitsa has been shooting at several former concentration camps for his new documentary austerlitz, inspired by wg sebalds book of the same name. The film critics joy, sergei loznitsa festivalists. Sergei loznitsas rigorous adaptation of a novel by noted belarusian author vasili bykov is mysterious. Sergei loznitsa, ukrainian film maker, was born on september, 5th 1964 in baranovichi, ussr. Sergei loznitsa having completed three documentaries, plus several documentary shorts since his 2012 sophomore narrative feature in the fog, ukrainian director sergei loznitsa has at last commenced with a third fiction project, a gentle creature, adapted from a short story by fyodor dostoevsky. The films of ukraines sergei loznitsa invite a closer. I saw his latest film in the fog in cannes, last may. The film competed for the palme dor at the 2012 cannes film festival. Sergei loznitsa s in the fog is a stark and sombre morality play during world war ii. Sergei loznitsa s in the fog by ignatiy vishnevetsky, 20620, in an era when vague is en voguewhen filmmakers are more likely to find acclaim for posing big questions than for trying to answer themin the fogstands out for being resoundingly unambiguous. Trailer in the fog by sergei loznitsa trailer original version with english subtitles western frontiers of the ussr, 1942.
Aug 07, 2012 trailer in the fog by sergei loznitsa trailer original version with english subtitles western frontiers of the ussr, 1942. Vlad abashin in sergei loznitsas in the fog, based on a novel of world. Vladimir svirskiy, vladislav abashin, sergei kolesov, sergei loznitsa. Moving from confusion to clarity after narcissistic abuse. T he title of sergei loznitsas mysterious, challenging, disturbing film is said by the director to be inspired by the 2001 novel by wg sebald, in which a character called austerlitz, after an. Studied mathematics in kiev as well as film at the moscow state film school wgik. Sergei loznitsas film, adapted from a novel by the belarusian writer vasil bykaw is the best thing robbie collin has seen so far this year. His film is slow burning and austere, with the conflict unfolding. His rigorously edited, coolly composed shots contain all the information needed for. In the fog is the ukrainian directors second fiction and is an adaptation of the book by vasil bykov sergei loznitsa began his career as a documentary filmmaker. Here, belarussian writerdirector sergei loznitsa is more concerned with the moral fog the compromises and corrosion of souls.
The films of director sergei loznitsa screen this week at ucla, calarts, the cinefamily and filmforum. Loznitsa at work on new wg sebaldinspired documentary the. A gentle creature has its north american premiere in the new york film festival, where it screens october 4 and 5. The final scenes are shot in fog, but the title probably refers to the fog or uncertainty of war. In the fog is based on the book by the white russian writer and social activist vasil bykov 19242003. Since the midnineties, he is making documentary films mainly on the russian province and the history of the soviet union, such as blokada 2005, letter 20. Sergei loznitsa is a ukrainian director known for his documentary as well as dramatic films. This channel was generated automatically by youtube s video disc. Sergei loznitsa begins a gentle creature shoot news. Sergei loznitsas documentaries are conceived as silent commentary. May 25, 2017 sergei loznitsas documentaries are conceived as silent commentary. Ukrainian director sergei loznitsa is best known to western audiences for his feature films. Apr 16, 2018 as an impulsive us president and ruthless russian one taunt each other while missiles fly, and sedate salisbury resembles a john le carre book, the cold wars chill is back. Sergei loznitsa returns to cannes after my joy which featured in competition two years ago.
It was kind of my fault, except not at all, one man says of anothers death in sergei loznitsas solemn moral epic, adapted by the director from a 1989 novel by vasil bykov. May 31, 2018 ukrainian auteur sergei loznitsa has turned his camera on the wartorn separatist regions of the donbass in his new film. His rigorously edited, coolly composed shots contain all the information needed for viewers to feel the weight of his argument. For meduza, film critic anton dolin argues that the result is a harrowing. Sergei loznitsas in the fog is a stark and sombre morality play during world war ii. Feb 24, 2017 the films of director sergei loznitsa screen this week at ucla, calarts, the cinefamily and filmforum.
Sergei loznitsas stark parable about soviet collaboration with the nazis. It is set in belorussia, as belarus was known when it was part of the ussr, in 1942, during the german. Loznitsa at work on new wg sebaldinspired documentary. Sergei loznitsa on art, life and his new film a gentle. He grew up in kiev, and in 1987 graduated from the kiev polytechnic with a degree in applied mathematics.
Sergei loznitsa may seem calm, but he is not tired. Sergei loznitsa has directed 21 internationally acclaimed documentary and 4 feature films. It was one of those late press screenings, and many colleagues were spreading that infamous this better be goodmood that can become so catching, when your high expectations have been disappointed too often in the previous days of. In the fog, a wartime tale in a russian forest the new york times. Sergei loznitsas in the fog follows a suspected nazi collaborator. Sergei loznitsas my joy, a fable about postcommunist russia and the plight of a lorry driver trying to dig himself out of the rubble of a fallen regime, was wellreceived at cannes three years ago, but it is his second film, in the fog, adapted from the novel by vasili bykov, that puts european history on trial in an excellent piece of mesmerizing cinematography. After studying engineering, he graduated from the national institute of cinematography in. The films of ukraines sergei loznitsa invite a closer look. In the fog by sergei loznitsa sergei loznitsa, vladimir. Retro sergei loznitsa sees clearly in the fog sergei loznitsas my joy which gets released by kino int. Adapted from a novel by vassili bykov, in the fog opens in 1942. His feature debut my joy 2010 and followup in the fog 2012 were both received with critical acclaim at international film festivals.
Later the loznitsa family moved to kyiv, ukraine, where loznitsa finished high school in 1987 he graduated from kyiv polytechnic institute as a mathematician. Sergei kolesov, who appeared in loznitsas 2012 film in the fog, and. The ukrainian sergei loznitsa my joy aptly portrays the ambivalent, heavyweight war drama in an infinite number of shades of grey. The film, based on a novel by belarussian author end page 27 vasili. The film won the golden apricot at the 2012 yerevan international film festival, armenia, for best feature film. Adapted by loznitsa from a novel by soviet writer vasil bykov, the. The region is under german occupation, and local partisans are fighting a brutal resistance campaign. In the fog is the ukrainian directors second fiction and is an adaptation of the book by vasil bykov. Shifting planes of responsibility, on which the slightest decision by one individual can tip others into catastrophe, characterise the philosophical setting of a work that takes as its central premise a terrible. After studying engineering, he graduated from the national institute of cinematography in moscow. Loznitsa was born on 5 september 1964 in the city of baranovichi, in belarus. Known widely for his work in archival and observational nonfiction, ukrainian director sergei loznitsa has, over the last decade, also established a substantial parallel career in fiction filmmaking.
Sergei loznitsa is a belarusianukrainian director known for his documentary as well as dramatic films. His second film, in the fog, based on a highly regarded novel by. Sergei loznitsa born september 5, 1964, ukrainian film. Project muse in the fog v tumane directed by sergei. Sergei loznitsa, director of maidan, my joy, in the fog and a gentle creature before his war movie on ukraine and russias recent past comes the release of loznitsas latest drama, a gentle. A train is derailed not far from the village, where. Ukrainian auteur sergei loznitsa has turned his camera on the wartorn separatist regions of the donbass in his new film. Sergei loznitsas top ten july 27 to july 30 what makes the belarusborn sergei loznitsas cinema so unsettling is that he dares as few do to look reality dead in the eye, working in a laconic, observational mode that hearkens back to early cinema, while fixing an. In 19871991 sergei worked as a scientist at the kiev institute of cybernetics, specializing in artificial intelligence research. Austerlitz director talks art, life, a return to good old cinema in new film a gentle creature the subject of a 2016 idfa retrospective and curator of its top. Sergei loznitsa began his career as a documentary filmmaker. Nov 21, 2016 t he title of sergei loznitsas mysterious, challenging, disturbing film is said by the director to be inspired by the 2001 novel by wg sebald, in which a character called austerlitz, after an.
Sergei loznitsas movies, austerlitz, victory day, donbass, state funeral, the trial, a gentle creature. Desperate to save his dignity, he faces impossible moral choice. The contrast with sergei loznitsas bleak, slowpaced feature in the fog2012 could not be any starker, and in many ways it provides an alternative to mainstream blockbuster history. The cast also features romanian actor valeriu andriuta, who played the priest in cristian mungius beyond the hills. I n the fog finds sergei loznitsa once again preoccupied with the ghosts of world war ii, but this time, as in his documentary blockade, the ghosts are in the making.
Sergei loznitsas montage film blockade 2005 is based on the archive footage of besieged leningrad. Sergei loznitsas top ten july 27 to july 30 what makes the belarusborn sergei loznitsas cinema so unsettling is that he dares as few do to look reality dead in the eye, working in a laconic, observational mode that hearkens back to early cinema, while fixing an unblinking gaze on distinctly 21 st century phenomena. Set in the russian frontiers during german occupation, a man is accused of collaboration and sent into the woods by two partisan soldiers to be executed. First feature film in 2010 with my joy, followed by the fog 2012.
Belorussianborn helmer sergei loznitsas sophomore feature is a more. The film, based on a novel by belarussian author end page 27 vasili bykov, is set in germanoccupied belarus in 1942. Sergei loznitsa the shadow of the cult fog island trilogy, book 2 by mariette lindstein 15 oct 2020. Sergei loznitsa s my joy, a fable about the increasingly nightmarish journey of a lorry driver lost in a violent postcommunist russia, was well received at cannes three years ago but is yet to be. In the waning days of world war ii, a rail worker living in germanoccupied ussr faces execution by his own comrades after being accused of sabotage by the enemy and then inexplicably freed. Apr, 2018 sergei loznitsa, director of maidan, my joy, in the fog and a gentle creature before his war movie on ukraine and russias recent past comes the release of loznitsas latest drama, a gentle. The region is under german occupation, and local partisans are. Between 1987 and 1991 he worked in the institute of cybernetics. Loznitsas documentary work has remained lesser known, but this is rapidly changing as a result of the directly political connotations of his most recent films. Sergei loznitsa is no stranger to cannes, both of his previous features competing for the palme dor with 2012s in the fog winning the critics fipresci prize.
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