An Independent Life (1992)
- Original title
- Самостоятельная жизнь
- Directed by
- Vitali Kanevsky
- Genre
- drama film, historical drama
- Country
- Russia, France
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 4.1 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film follows a young man's struggle to build a life after being released from a juvenile detention center in Soviet Russia. It shows his attempts to find work, housing, and connection in a harsh and indifferent world.
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What happens
An Independent Life (Russian: Самостоятельная жизнь, translit. Samostoyatelnaya zhizn) is a 1992 Russian film directed by Vitali Kanevsky. It is the second in a trilogy of autobiographical films. The film was an international co-production between companies in Russia, France and the UK, including StudioCanal and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. It tied with Dream of Light to win the Jury Prize, the third most prestigious award of the event, at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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