Thu April 9, 2015
Durakovo: Village of Fools (Nino Kirtadze; France, 2008)
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World Cinema Directing Award, Sundance Film Festival 2008 !
(Durakovo: Le village des fous)
An eye-opening documentary shot on the grounds of Durakovo, a “rehabilitation” center outside Moscow. In this gated compound, autocratic leader Mikhail Fyodorovich Morosov lords over the residents, ostensibly helping them gain skills for modern-day society. In his words, he “shapes a new man for a new Russia.” Some initiates have submitted themselves to his indoctrination techniques, while others have been brought to the center by concerned family members. In this microcosm, we see a frightening locus for oppressive behavior and Russian nationalism. Kirtadze’s portrait of life at Durakovo is a metaphor for where Russian leadership is heading today.
• Written by Kirtadze. Photographed by Jacek Petrycki.
(90 mins, In Russian with English subtitles, Color, DigiBeta PAL, From Zadig Productions)
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(Durakovo: Le village des fous)
An eye-opening documentary shot on the grounds of Durakovo, a “rehabilitation” center outside Moscow. In this gated compound, autocratic leader Mikhail Fyodorovich Morosov lords over the residents, ostensibly helping them gain skills for modern-day society. In his words, he “shapes a new man for a new Russia.” Some initiates have submitted themselves to his indoctrination techniques, while others have been brought to the center by concerned family members. In this microcosm, we see a frightening locus for oppressive behavior and Russian nationalism. Kirtadze’s portrait of life at Durakovo is a metaphor for where Russian leadership is heading today.
• Written by Kirtadze. Photographed by Jacek Petrycki.
(90 mins, In Russian with English subtitles, Color, DigiBeta PAL, From Zadig Productions)
World Cinema Directing Award, Sundance Film Festival 2008 !
(Durakovo: Le village des fous)
An eye-opening documentary shot on the grounds of Durakovo, a “rehabilitation” center outside Moscow. In this gated compound, autocratic leader Mikhail Fyodorovich Morosov lords over the residents, ostensibly helping them gain skills for modern-day society. In his words, he “shapes a new man for a new Russia.” Some initiates have submitted themselves to his indoctrination techniques, while others have been brought to the center by concerned family members. In this microcosm, we see a frightening locus for oppressive behavior and Russian nationalism. Kirtadze’s portrait of life at Durakovo is a metaphor for where Russian leadership is heading today.
• Written by Kirtadze. Photographed by Jacek Petrycki.
(90 mins, In Russian with English subtitles, Color, DigiBeta PAL, From Zadig Productions)
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(Durakovo: Le village des fous)
An eye-opening documentary shot on the grounds of Durakovo, a “rehabilitation” center outside Moscow. In this gated compound, autocratic leader Mikhail Fyodorovich Morosov lords over the residents, ostensibly helping them gain skills for modern-day society. In his words, he “shapes a new man for a new Russia.” Some initiates have submitted themselves to his indoctrination techniques, while others have been brought to the center by concerned family members. In this microcosm, we see a frightening locus for oppressive behavior and Russian nationalism. Kirtadze’s portrait of life at Durakovo is a metaphor for where Russian leadership is heading today.
• Written by Kirtadze. Photographed by Jacek Petrycki.
(90 mins, In Russian with English subtitles, Color, DigiBeta PAL, From Zadig Productions)
show less
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