Silent Souls (2010)
- Original title
- Овсянки
- Directed by
- Aleksei Fedorchenko
- Genre
- drama film, road movie, romance film
- Country
- Russia
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rated
- 16+
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 68 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
A man travels across rural Russia with his boss to fulfill the boss's request to give his deceased wife a traditional funeral by the river. The journey involves carrying the woman's ashes and reflecting on their shared past.
slow-burnmelancholicmeditativelyricalunderstatedelegiacvisually lushreflective
What happens
Silent Souls (Russian: Овся́нки, "The Buntings") is a 2010 Russian road drama film that was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice Film Festival. It is based on a 2008 novella by Denis Osokin. The film was awarded the Golden Osella for best cinematography and a FIPRESCI award. It was considered a frontrunner for the Golden Lion, but did not win. However, it did win Best Screenplay (awarded to Denis Osokin) at the 2011 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. It received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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