Rent Brief Encounters (1967)
3.7 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 32min
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- Synopsis:
"Brief Encounters" (1967) was the debut feature from Kira Muratova. It was here we saw the beginnings of Muratova's impressionistic style, blending observational realism with new wave experimentation. Despite the continued censorship Muratova's work received, she still managed to emerge as one of the leading figures in Ukrainian and Russian cinema, thanks in part to 'Brief Encounters' and 'The Long Farewell' being shown in secret to film students in the intervening years when she wasn't allowed to make films. Muratova made a remarkable comeback after Perestroika and built a very successful film career from the late 80s onwards due to her boundary pushing directorial approach and aesthetics. 'Brief Encounters' tells the story of an intricate love triangle, connecting a city planner (played by Muratova herself), her free-spirited geologist husband (legendary Soviet protest singer Vladimir Vysotsky), and the young woman from the countrvside (Nina Ruslanova) whom she hires as their housekeeper. - Actors:
- Nina Ruslanova, Vladimir Vysotskiy, Kira Muratova, Lidiya Bazilskaya, Olga Vikland, Aleksey Glazyrin, Valeri Isakov, Tatyana Midnaya, Kirill Marinchenko, Svetlana Nemolyaeva, Grigoriy Kogan, Olesya Ivanova, Raisa Radko, Ekaterina Kissel-Zagoryanskaya, Leonid Kushnir, Rudolf Mukhin, Igor Starkov
- Directors:
- Kira Muratova
- Writers:
- Kira Muratova, Leonid Zhukhovitsky
- Aka:
- Korotkie vstrechi / Short Encounters
- Studio:
- StudioCanal
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Countries:
- Soviet Union
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/09/2023
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- Russian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with Dr. Elena Gorfinkel
- Isabel Jacobs on 'Brief Encounters'
- Video essay by Masha Shpolberg
