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The Leaving (1998)

The Leaving poster
Original title
Уход
Directed by
Dmitri Frolov
Genre
French Impressionist Cinema
Country
Soviet Union, Russia
Runtime
6 min
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A film that consists of a single long, sorrowful gaze into the camera, filled with love and pity. It was shot on the day of a hotel fire in Leningrad during the winter of 1991. The viewer looks into the eyes of the screen, sharing a moment of shared grief.

slow-burnmelancholicintimatemournfulcontemplativetenderquiet

What happens

«Уход» — концептуальный фильм, смыслом которого является долгий скорбный, переполненный любовью и жалостью, взгляд с экрана в глаза зрителю. Фильм снимался в день пожара гостиницы «Ленинград» зимой 1991 года. Международная премьера состоялась в декабре 1998 года в Центре Жоржа Помпиду в Париже. Использована композиция Жана-Мишеля Жарра Third Rendez-Vous. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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