Mazeppa (1993)

Directed by

Bartabas

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 51m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A French drama retells the legendary ride of a Ukrainian hero tied to a horse. Based on a story from a Lord Byron poem the film shows this brutal journey through a stark and artistic lens.

lyricalvisceralbroodingslow-burndreamlikeintenseausterely beautifulmeditative

What happens

Mazeppa is a 1993 French drama film directed by Bartabas. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Technical Grand Prize. It is part of the cultural legacy of Mazeppa, a Ukrainian hero and a narrative poem by Lord Byron. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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