Rent The Village Detective: A Song Cycle (2021)
3.5 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 21min
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- Synopsis:
- In 2016 a fishing boat off the Icelandic coast hauled up four reels of Derevensky detektiv (The Village Detective), a Soviet-era film starring the well-known Russian actor Mikhail Zharov. The discovery led filmmaker Bill Morrison (Dawson City: Frozen Time) on a fascinating cinematic odyssey. The decayed footage is woven together with clips from Zharov's lengthy filmography, and an entrancing score by David Lang, to tell the story of its star - and of Soviet cinema itself. Morrison creates a unique and mesmerising document, reflecting how life, history, and art intersect and endure forever on film.
- Actors:
- Mikhail Zharov
- Directors:
- Bill Morrison
- Producers:
- Madeleine Molyneaux, Bill Morrison, Maria Vinogradova
- Writers:
- Bill Morrison
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/02/2024
- Run Time:
- 81 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo, Russian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Russian LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.77:1
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Exclusive, newly filmed interview with Bill Morrison
- Bill Morrison's short films: Beyond Zero: 1914-1918 (2014, 40 mins); The Unchanging Sea (2018, 30 mins); Sunken Films (2020, 11 mins) and Let Me Come In (2021, 11 mins)
