Room and a Half (2009)

Original title

Полторы комнаты, или Сентиментальное путешествие на Родину

Directed by

Andrei Khrzhanovsky

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical drama

Country

Russia

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film blends live action and animation to tell the story of poet Joseph Brodsky. It shows his childhood in Leningrad, his life in a cramped apartment, and his forced exile from the Soviet Union.

poeticmelancholicnostalgicmeditativevisually inventivedreamlikesomberreflective

What happens

Room and a Half (Russian: Полторы комнаты, или сентиментальное путешествие на родину, romanized: Poltory komnaty, ili sentimental'noye puteshestviye na rodinu) is a 2009 Russian biographical film. It won three Nika Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Khrzhanovsky) and Best Screenplay. It also received the Best Film award in the East of the West section at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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