Zvenigora stars Nikolai Nademsky (Earth), as the grandfather of Timoshka (Semyon Svashenko), whom he alerts to secret treasure buried in the mountains, which the boy spends the rest of his life trying to find.
The film wonderfully blends both lyricism and politics, and uses its central construct to build a montage praising Ukrainian industrialisation, attacking the European bourgeoisie, celebrating the beauty of the Ukrainian steppe and re-telling ancient folklore.
Zvenigora is a most remarkable avant-garde film, which has a unique style in its approach, and disregards the more traditional storytelling devices.
Film: Zvenigora
Release date: 14th February 2011
Certificate: 12
Running time: 70 mins
Director: Alexander Dovzhenko
Starring: Georgi Astafyev, Nikolai Nademsky, Vladimir Uralsky, Les Podorozhnij, Semyon Svashenko
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
Studio: Mr. Bongo
Format: DVD
Country: Soviet Union
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