Vozvrashcheniye (2003) directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev
After the breakup of Soviet Union its cinema was in absolute doldrums. There was no recovery in sight and once in a while viewers craving for serious Russian cinema quenched their thirst through watching a couple of films like Sergei Bodrov's Prisoners of the mountains, Burnt by the Sun directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. The worldwide success of The Return is the most apt testimony to the fact that innovative film-making will always be welcomed no matter how difficult the market might be. Everything about this film is bathed in an aura of mysticism. Both the director and the cameraman have made real good use of expansive Russian landscape which heightens the film's suspense. This film is a veritable intellectual puzzle for the viewer as it leaves numerous unanswered questions. This is a positive trend as viewers have always been pampered into watching minor details by inexperienced filmmakers. This is a once in a lifetime experience which much be watched with at the end of one's breath attitude.
After the breakup of Soviet Union its cinema was in absolute doldrums. There was no recovery in sight and once in a while viewers craving for serious Russian cinema quenched their thirst through watching a couple of films like Sergei Bodrov's Prisoners of the mountains, Burnt by the Sun directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. The worldwide success of The Return is the most apt testimony to the fact that innovative film-making will always be welcomed no matter how difficult the market might be. Everything about this film is bathed in an aura of mysticism. Both the director and the cameraman have made real good use of expansive Russian landscape which heightens the film's suspense. This film is a veritable intellectual puzzle for the viewer as it leaves numerous unanswered questions. This is a positive trend as viewers have always been pampered into watching minor details by inexperienced filmmakers. This is a once in a lifetime experience which much be watched with at the end of one's breath attitude.
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