House on the Sand (1991)

Original title

Дом на песке

Directed by

Nijole Adomenaite

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman recounts her memories of a quirky, naive friend named Sonya from their youth in Soviet Leningrad. Through flashbacks, we see Sonya's awkwardness and kindness, and how her life intersected with others over decades.

melancholicslow-burnintrospectivenostalgicbittersweetmeditativepoignantlonelyatmospheric

What happens

«Будинок на піску» («Дом на песке») — радянський художній фільм 1991 року, знятий режисером Нійоле Адоменайте на студіях «Союзтелефільм» і «Ленфільм» за оповіданням Тетяни Толстой «Соня». (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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