Capo
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Post by Capo on Aug 4, 2007 23:45:00 GMT
Vozvrashcheniye The Return Andrei Zvyagintsev 2003 Russia After a twelve year absence, a father returns to see his sons, and takes them on a mysterious fishing trip. Challenging in its persistent, overwhelming ambiguity, it's as if Zvyagintsev was determined to make a film which adheres to Bordwell's analysis of what constitutes "art cinema" (as outmoded as it might be). Character motivation moves toward nothing in particular, the narrative arc has no foreseeable pattern, there is no solution when it ends, and there is little explanation as to who this mysterious stranger really is or why he is suddenly back. It's a success, too: the location is exploited fully, the north Russian landscapes look gorgeous, and it conjures an atmosphere of mystery and danger with seeming ease, one which lingers for days after.
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