Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.
Cinematography
Morrison's decaying-film aesthetic transforms damage into poetry.
Editing
Brilliant crosscuts between 1969 fiction and 2016 discovery.
Sound
Haunting score by David Lang mirrors the oceanic mystery.
Director
Bill Morrison
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