In Search of a Lost Paradise (2015)

Original title

Валентина Кропивницкая: В поисках потерянного рая

Directed by

Evgeniy Tsymbal

Genre

biographical film

Country

Germany, Russia, France

Runtime

52 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the lives of Russian artists Valentina Kropivnitskaya and Oscar Rabin. It shares their personal story and their views on twentieth century art.

contemplativebiographicalreflectivepersonalthoughtfulhistoricalobservationalintimate

What happens

In Search of a Lost Paradise is a 2015 German-Russian documentary by Evgeniy Tsymbal and Alexander Smoljanski which tells the story of Russian artist Valentina Kropivnitskaya and her husband, the artist Oscar Rabin. Aside from the biography of the artists, the film also addresses their thoughts about twentieth-century art. The documentary was directed by Evgeny Tsymbal. In Search of a Lost Paradise is the recipient of a Nika Award 2016 for Best Documentary Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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